Japan's Holy Martyrs: The Franciscan Story Fitch traces Serra’s life from

Fitch traces Serra’s life from his early formation in Majorca through his missionary work in New Spain and the Sierra Gorda

in the presence of the Eucharistic Lord

His pages offer the faithful a sure guide to the sanctuary: the movements of the priest at the altar

delivers a prophetic survey of the forces that have assailed the Church in every age

Japan's Holy Martyrs: The Franciscan Story Fitch traces Serra’s life fromHere unfolds the history of the Franciscan Martyrs of Japan. This work, written by Father Emmanuel Kenners, OSF, details the drama, peril, and eventual canonization of these martyrs in 1862 by Pope Pius IX. Father Kenners account, founded in historical records and contemporary testimony, recounts the trials of the Franciscan missionaries who, in their fidelity to Christ and his church, found themselves pitted against the might of a vehemently anti