Morning Mass of Thursday after Epiphany主の公現後木曜日の早朝ミサ

Dear Members of the Viatorian Family in the world,

Happy New Year.

I am Yukinobu OSHIMA, an associate member in Kyoto. This is my first post to this website.

The sun rose at 7:06 here in Japan this morning. The temperature was 3 degrees Celsius today. We have had these cold days for a week. 

We celebrated the morning mass for the first time this year. It was the Mass of Thursday after Epiphany. Father William, other associate members, and the faithful gathered for this mass at 7 o'clock in the morning. Our church is the only church in Kyoto City where the morning mass is celebrated at this moment. It is in many ways independent of the diocese, and its unique historical standing as a Viatorian community-led church allows it to set its own mass schedule. So parishioners from other Kyoto area churches can come and celebrate with us. We are really happy as associates to support the church activities and to prepare for masses.

I pray in the mass every morning so that this year will be a wonderful year for all the Viatorian Family members in the world.

親愛なるヴィアトール・ファミリーの皆様へ

あけましておめでとうございます。準会員の大島幸信と申します。初めて投稿させて頂きます。

今朝の日の出は７時６分で、気温は3℃。冷たい日が続いています。2022年初めての朝のミサを迎える事が出来ました。主の公現後木曜日のミサです。

早朝ミサは京都市内では現在この北白川教会だけで捧げられています。これも修道会の教会でこそ行えることです。ウィリアム神父様をはじめ準会員と一般信徒の皆様が朝7時に集まりました。修道会の教会なので、こうして小教区を越えたミサもしやすくなっています。私たち準会員は、こういった修道会教会の活動や、ミサが滞りなく捧げられようお手伝いさせてもらって、とても嬉しく思っています。

世界のヴィアトール・ファミリーの皆様にとって、今年も素晴らしい一年になりますように、毎早朝のミサで祈ります。