![]() My stay in the seminaries, Flavigny and Ecône, is full of good memories, joy, and happiness. In Europe I felt at home because I could attend the Traditional Latin Mass daily. I do not remember any until I came to the Philippines. Onoda: I did not have cultural shock arriving in Europe. : Did you have a cultural shock arriving in Europe to attend seminary?įr. Franz Schmidtberger for allowing me to enter Flavigny. ![]() Eric Simonot, who were sent to Japan while I was still there. When I wrote to Fr Joseph about my vocation, he strongly recommended me to go to Ecône. Meanwhile, while studying in Tokyo as university student, Divine Providence allowed me to discover the Traditional Latin Mass. I started to become aware of the crisis in the Church. The new priest even persecuted the old-timers. Fr Joseph would be sent back to France later. Then, a new Japanese priest came and he changed everything. He was the "problem" (as they say) of the diocese and was accused of being a "Lefebvrist." I asked co-parishioners, then, who Archbishop Lefebvre was, but nobody answered me.Ī few month later after my baptism, he was asked not to function as parish priest anymore and he left his position after having kept it for 30 years. He gives Holy Communion on the tongue of the kneeling faithful. Roman Canon) without omission, with his fingers joined after the consecration. He says the Mass, though Novus Ordo, with the first Eucharistic Prayer (i.e. Joseph Marie Jacq was one of the most conservative priests, I would say, in all of Japan. : How did you discover your vocation? How did make your way to a SSPX seminary?įr. ![]() He then, said to me "No." He asked me to come church to attend catechism class followed by the Rosary every Saturday, and to attend the Mass on Sundays at least for one year, if I want to be baptized. So I asked my Catholic classmate to take me to church on Christmas Day in 1979, and after the midnight Mass, I asked the parish priest, Fr. After years of reading, research, and prayers, I came to the conclusion that God exists and created all things that Jesus Christ is the true God, who became true man that this God-man established His Church and that without being baptized in the Catholic Church, I cannot go to Heaven. I was very much intrigued about this subject and wanted to learn more about it. Instead of public school, my parents preferred to send me to a private Catholic Mission School to study, where we were taught the existence of God, the Ten Commandments, etc. By the grace of God, I received the grace of Baptism on Christmas Day 1980 while a high school student. Since my ordination until now, I have been assigned to Manila, Philippines, attending to missions in Japan and Korea.įr. Onoda: I am a Japanese Catholic priest belonging to the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), ordained priest by His Excellency Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta at Ecône in 1993. : Father, thank you for accepting to answer our questions. Thomas Onoda speaks of his conversion, mission, and the historical and current challenges of Catholicism in Japan. About The Society of Saint Pius X is an international priestly society that promotes the traditional Catholic priesthood, the sound doctrine, and the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass and sacraments.Main Concerns The SSPX: its view on the current situation of the Church and its unique answer on how to "Restore all things in Christ" Open submenu of Main Concerns.Organization The structure of authority of the SSPX, the practical organization of the members into various divisions and its essential works.Founder Who was Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre? - A man of the Church, missionary, founder of the SSPX - a man who helped preserve the tradition of the Church after Vatican II. ![]() Almost 50 years of tremendous growth despite weaknesses, failures, opposition and set backs History The SSPX is a work of God's Providence.Mission What does the SSPX want to achieve? A unique religious community within the Church, integrally promoting and preserving the treasures of Catholic tradition around the world.
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