SAINT FEAST DAY 6 FEBRUARY: ST PAUL MIKI

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY

Saints celebrated on the 6th of February

Prayer to the Angels and the Saints

Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.

In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.

Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.

Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.

ST PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

⬅️ The Martyrs of Japan

Saint Paul Miki was born in Japan between 1564 and 1566. Entering the Society of Jesus, he preached the Gospel to the people with great success. But when persecution against Catholics became oppressive, he was arrested along with twenty-five others. After enduring torment and derision, they were finally taken to Nagasaki and there suffered crucifixion in 1597. 

PRAYER:

God our Father,

source of strength for all your saints,

you led Paul Miki and his companions

through the suffering of the cross

to the joy of eternal life.

May their prayers give us courage

to be loyal until death in professing our faith.

Through Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

➡️ 205 Martyrs of Japan