Feast Day: 6 February
Year: 1597
Country: Japan
Martyr
As part of my attempt to live more liturgically as a family, we've been celebrating various feast days as a family during dinner. The saints have become our special meal guests. Our first special guests were St. Paul Miki and companions.
Catholic News Agency (CNA) provides a great one page write up about St. Paul Miki and companions martyrdom, also referred to as the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki. There are a couple of other writes up, which I link to in the sources section at the bottom of this post. I liked that they included quotes from the saint. There is just something fascinating to me about actually reading the words they said. We read this out loud as a family over dinner after we did our prayers. While we learned about St. Paul Miki, we also received a brief history lesson of what was happening in Japan in the late 16th century.
Dinner was a simple spread of Japanese inspired food: ramen, sushi, and teriyaki chicken over rice. When I say simple, it really means simple. The ramen was the a couple of cheap Top Ramen (chicken flavor) packs. The sushi was something my husband picked up from our local grocery store. The teriyaki chicken was nothing more than chicken drum sticks marinated and cooked in teriyaki sauce. There are various other Japanese foods, so you can modify the menu to fit your preference. While the meal felt like a feast to my kids, it didn't require long hours in the kitchen. That's what I consider a win-win.
In one family dinner we got to know more about the saints, a history lesson, and become exposed to different culture. That's faith, food, and together.
Sources:
Franciscan Media. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-paul-miki-and-companions/
Filz, Gretchen (6 Feb 2017). https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/the-martyrdom-of-st-paul-miki-and-companions-the-26-nagasaki-martyrs/
Year: 1597
Country: Japan
Martyr
Catholic News Agency (CNA) provides a great one page write up about St. Paul Miki and companions martyrdom, also referred to as the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki. There are a couple of other writes up, which I link to in the sources section at the bottom of this post. I liked that they included quotes from the saint. There is just something fascinating to me about actually reading the words they said. We read this out loud as a family over dinner after we did our prayers. While we learned about St. Paul Miki, we also received a brief history lesson of what was happening in Japan in the late 16th century.
Dinner was a simple spread of Japanese inspired food: ramen, sushi, and teriyaki chicken over rice. When I say simple, it really means simple. The ramen was the a couple of cheap Top Ramen (chicken flavor) packs. The sushi was something my husband picked up from our local grocery store. The teriyaki chicken was nothing more than chicken drum sticks marinated and cooked in teriyaki sauce. There are various other Japanese foods, so you can modify the menu to fit your preference. While the meal felt like a feast to my kids, it didn't require long hours in the kitchen. That's what I consider a win-win.
In one family dinner we got to know more about the saints, a history lesson, and become exposed to different culture. That's faith, food, and together.
Sources:
Franciscan Media. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-paul-miki-and-companions/
Filz, Gretchen (6 Feb 2017). https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/the-martyrdom-of-st-paul-miki-and-companions-the-26-nagasaki-martyrs/
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