In Japan, a Catholic church dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows stands just seven minutes’ walk from a ski resort!
Catholic Myoko Church, in Niigata Prefecture, even has a neighboring retreat lodge with a natural hot spring.
Visitors from across Japan and overseas also attend Sunday Mass there.
But Bishop Daisuke Narui, who visited the parish in July, reports something more wonderful: three parishioners in their nineties, affectionately called the “90s girls,” whose faithful prayer inspires the community.
They pray faithfully for their parish. Let’s offer a prayer for them!