The pilgrimage to Nagasaki and Akita in Japan

The group of pilgrims before monument of First Martyrs of Japan

Prayer before monument

After Holy Mass daily, Father Karl Stehlin preached a conference (1)

After Holy Mass daily, Father Karl Stehlin preached a conference (2)

Solemn Mass on Sunday in Nagasaki (May 1, 2016)

Prayer near Ariake Sea, where many Japanese Christians were thrown into the sea from the boats

Prayer before the small house of Dr. Takashi Nagai (1)

Prayer before the small house of Dr. Takashi Nagai (2)

A preserved fragment of the front wall of the Urakami Cathedral after the explosion of a nuclear bomb in 9th of August 1945 featured in that museum (1)

A preserved fragment of the front wall of the Urakami Cathedral after the explosion of a nuclear bomb in 9th of August 1945 featured in that museum (2)

A small fragment of a wall of Urakami Cathedral in park (near Atomic Bomb Museum)

Father Thomas Onoda, Father Karl Stehlin, Father Peter Fortin

On the way to the top...

O'ura Cathedral in Nagasaki

Pilgrims in front of the O'ura Cathedral

Before entering the Cathedral is a statue Our Lady of Japan

In O'ura Cathedral pilgrims prayed before statue of Holy Mother and Child, which is also called a statue of Our Lady of the Discovery of Christians

St. Maximilian also prayed before this statue frequently

The statue of Our Lady of Discovery Christian in Japan

Pilgrims in front of the monument of the Discovery of Christians

A moment's grace (1)

A moment's grace (2)

There is a seminary in which St. Maximilian conducted lectures in philosophy

A huge hall is dedicated to St. Maximilian. Beautiful exhibition presents the life and activity of St. Maximilian

Pilgrims viewed with great interest the first numbers of "Mugenzai no Sono no Kishi" in Japanese

Cover of first number of "Mugenzai no Sono no Kishi" in Japanese

One of the other issues inside

The Miraculous Medal

Pilgrims in a small house, which was, for the first 9 months in Japan, rented by St. Maximilian

Unfortunately, what remained of the original house was only the big brick chimney preserved

The image of the Immaculate before preserved the chimney

Statue of Our Lady on the streets of Nagasaki

Mugenzai no Sono outside

The statue of Immaculata before entrance to Mugenzai no Sono (today)

St. Maximilian and comrades with a statue of Immaculata at the entrance to Mugenzai no Sono

Mugenzai no Sono - a huge hall is dedicated to St. Maximilian

"Mugenzai no Sono no Kishi" in Japanese (exhibition in a huge hall of museum in Mugenzai no Sono)

Mugenzai no Sono - a huge hall is dedicated to St. Maximilian - on the left side of the entrance to the office of St. Maximilian

The entrance to office of St. Maximilian

The office of St. Maximilian

St. Maximilian in his office

Father Stehlin explained Act of consecration by St. Maximilian before the Grotto of Lourdes in Mugenzai no Sono

Pilgrims prayer Holy Rosary in Grotto of Lourdes

In the Country of Cherry Blossoms

On the "sky" way to Akita...

Pilgrims in Akita before embarking on the way to the convent

Pilgrims on the way to the convent (1)

Pilgrims on the way to the convent (2)

Pilgrims before of the entrance to the convent

The prayer in the chapel in the convent (1)

The prayer in the chapel in the convent (2)

Holy Mass in Akita

Conferences in Akita

Adoration of Blessed Sacrament on First Friday

On the Garden of Our Lady in Akita

The group from the Philippines

The joint photograph in front the convent

Fr. Stehlin blessing Miraculous Medals

Father Stehlin accepted 10 new Knights of the Immaculata (1)

Father Stehlin accepted 10 new Knights of the Immaculata (2)

New Knights of the Immaculata (1)

New Knights of the Immaculata (2)

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