Collect · Feb 6, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
6 Feb: St. Paul Miki and companions
Novus OrdoSaint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs — Feb 6, 2027
Deus, omnium fortitudo sanctorum, qui beatos martyres Paulum eiusque socios per crucem ad vitam vocare dignatus es, praesta, quaesumus, ut, eorum intercessione, fidem quam profitemur usque ad mortem fortiter teneamus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, might of all the saints, who deigned to call the blessed martyrs Paul and his companions to Life through the Cross, grant, we beg You, that, through their intercession, we may mightily grasp all the way unto death the Faith which we profess.
St. Paul Miki was the son of the Miki Handayu, a military leader. He joined the Jesuits in 1580 and was educated by them. He was successful a propgating the Faith. Even when the persecutions of Christians began, he continued his work. He was arrested. Miki and the those imprisoned with him were then marched 600 miles to their death.…