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Card. Amato with the mascot of Takayama Ukon, new Blessed


By joint service of Mr. Chihiro Okawa, Don Bosco Past Pupil (Osaka - Seiko Gakuin)

and Fr. Achille Loro Piana, SDB


Osaka, Japan, 8 February 2017 -- Yesterday the beatification ceremony of Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon was held in my hometown of Osaka, so I felt very much honored. The ceremony was so multicultural! More than 20 Cardinals and Bishops from different countries attended. Also the liturgy was composed of prayers and songs in different languages including Latin, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Italian and English. That expresses richness of the faith of Catholic Church, especially in Japan and Osaka. I was really very deeply moved.


Our beloved late Bishop Francis Mizobe, SDB told just two years ago: "Through a lot of challenges and difficulties, Justo experienced conversion. Under the persecution, he has chosen freely the glory of God, not secular wealth and honor as a local lord. And he lived everyday sincerely and calmly with prayers and kindness to the others. Without execution, he slowly got martyred. Justo shows us that to be a martyr is not only to die because of execution, but also with prayers to live a life sincerely everyday for the Lord Jesus, ourselves and the others. That is a great message to today's Catholics who don't face constant persecution."


In the Osaka-Jo Sports Hall were present also many members of the Salesian Family of Japan, SYM members, SDB Aspirants accompanied by their formators. Also the main celebrant Cardinal Angelo Amato, SDB appreciate very much a successful celebration, that was followed thanks to the live Internet broadcasting in Japan and around the world.

In the same time the NHK (National Television of Japan) dedicated a lot of time in their evening news prime time during past few days. Cardinal Amato was interviewed by the NHK Television also for a simple reason, that the NHK announcer is also a Seiko Gakuin (Salesian High School in Osaka) Don Bosco Past Pupil.


Today morning was held the Thanksgiving Mass in the Osaka Cathedral of Mother of God, tomorrow morning another Thanksgiving Mass in Kanazawa (Carmelite Parish) where Blessed Justo spent last years before his exile in Manila. On Friday evening the last large Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated in the St. Ignatius Church in Yotsuya, Tokyo.


The Beatification raised a visibility of the Catholic community in Japan with an echo also in the secular politic life. Mons. Paul Gallagher, the Holy See Secretary for the relationship with the States was present and met also the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Also many Japan politicians showed their keen interest and joy.


Yes, we firmly believe that this Beatification is not the GOAL but a START to reform the spirituality of us, and the whole Catholic Church in Japan. We hope this Universal Church event of Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon will provide us with new energy and enthusiasm in the Catholic community of Japan and in the hearts of Japanese Christians.


Thanks be to God!

Blessed Justo TAKAYAMA Ukon, pray for us!




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  • vaclav 2017.02.09 22:39
    Grazie la notizia - e-mail in una bella giornata di ieri !

    Naturalmente, abbiamo anche preso parte
    mentre si guarda il LIVE in scuola di noi.
    Messa e Celebrazione della beatificazione di Justo Takayama Ukon, era molto bella.

    Dio  ci ha preparato un grande guardiano!
    per noi giapponesi cristiani e`molto difficile trasmettere Dio alla gente,
    pero`abbiamo ricevuto un gran forza da Ukon!

    ciao ciao arrivederci!

     fma 
  • vaclav 2017.02.09 23:34

    New Energy and Enthusiasm for the Catholic community in Japan!
    (On the Beatification of Justo TAKAYAMA Ukon, a Japanese Samurai of Osaka)
    By joint service of Fr. Achille Loro Piana, SDB and Me

    7日の高山右近列福式をはじめ、来日中のアンジェロ・アマート枢機卿様(教皇代理・サレジオ会員)には、私たちの碑文谷教会(サレジオ教会、東京・目黒区)の主任司祭であるアキレ・ロロピアナ神父様(サレジオ会)が通訳としてお付きになっており、列福式でも枢機卿様のお説教など通訳として大活躍されていました。

    そのロロピアナ師と連名(大阪星光学院<サレジアン・スクール>の同窓生の1人)という形で、昨日の列福式について英語の記事がサレジオ会EAO(東アジア・オセアニア地域)のニュースネットワーク「Bosco Link」で発表されました。
    列福式の模様は国内の報道機関でも広く報道されましたが、カトリック信者に限らず、内外の多くの方によい影響がありますようにと願っています。

    https://www.bosco.link/index.php…

    例によって、サレジオ会EAO地域顧問のヴァツラフ・クレメンテ神父様のお力をいただき、同じくサレジオ会員で右近列福に尽力された故フランシスコ・ザビエル溝部脩司教様のお言葉も引用させていただきました。

    Our beloved late Bishop Francis Mizobe, SDB told just two years ago:
    Justo shows us that to be a martyr is not only to die because of execution, but also with prayers to live a life sincerely everyday for the Lord Jesus, ourselves and the others.

    「ユスト(右近)は、殉教者であるということが、処刑によって死ぬということだけでなく、祈りと共に毎日の生活を主イエス、自分自身、そして他者のために真摯に送ることをも意味するということを我々に示してくれています」

    神に感謝!福者ユスト高山右近、私たちのためにお祈りください。


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