Today is the birthday of Dr. Takashi Nagai, who survived the bombing of Nagasaki and spent the rest of his life in prayer, trying to understand the mystery of the event that killed his wife and 80K others. He believed his city, the seat of Japanese Catholicism, had been chosen...
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to atone for the sins of humanity and to bear witness to the cause of peace. Why as a result of cloud cover had the pilot selected Nagasaki instead of the primary target? Why, because of clouds, had the pilot targeted not the Mitsubishi iron works but the Urakami cathedral?
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The war ended on the feast of the Assumption of Mary, to whom the cathedral was dedicated. Ill from radiation, he spent his life praying in a hut near the cathedral ruins. "Never again plan war! Grant that Nagasaki may be the last atomic wilderness in the history of the world."

Jan 3, 2019 · 6:31 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @PatriotTurtle
He met Maximilian Kolbe!
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @AllAnyoneNeeds
Dr. Nagai wrote several books. There is also an excellent biography which I have read and recommend: "A Song for Nagasaki," by Fr. Paul Glynn.
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