26 Martyrs
For the Feast of the 26 Nagasaki Martyrs:
Saint Paul Miki
Saint Philip of Jesus (the first Mexican saint and patron of Mexico City)
Saint Antonio Dainan
Saint Bonaventura of Miyako
Saint Cosme Takeya
Saint Francisco Branco
Saint Francisco of Nagasaki
Saint Francisco of Saint Michael
Saint Gabriel de Duisco
Saint Gaius Francis
Saint Gundisalvus (Gonsalvo) Garcia
Saint Isabel Fernandez
Saint Ignatius Jorjes
Saint James Kisai
Saint Joaquim Saccachibara
Saint Juan Kisaka
Saint Juan Soan de Goto
Saint Leo Karasumaru
Saint Luis Ibaraki
Saint Martin of the Ascension
Saint Mathias of Miyako
Saint Miguel Kozaki
Saint Paulo Ibaraki
Saint Pablo Suzuki
Saint Pedro Bautista
Saint Pedro Sukejiroo
Saint Thomas Kozaki
Saint Thomas Xico
O God, strength of all the Saints, who through the Cross were pleased to call the Martyrs Saint Paul Miki and companions to life, grant, we pray, that by their intercession we may hold with courage even until death to the faith that we profess. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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