Statement of the Regional Superior of the Xaverian Missionaries in Japan

March 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Regarding the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Fr. Piero Manni, XS, Regional Superior of the Xaverian Missionaries in Japan, MI writes:

“The area affected by the monstrous earthquake and by the repeated Tsunami waves lies mainly in the north of Tokyo on the side towards the Pacific Ocean.

Because there is continued earthquake activity of varying intensity we are not able to assess the compete magnitude of the destruction at this time. Moreover we are unable to communicate with our churches and religious institutions because both landline and cell telephones are not working and rail and auto routes are totally blocked.

As far as we know Xaverian missionaries are not currently in the afflicted area but we ask for your prayers for all our Japanese brethren who are now suffering because of this tragic situation.”

Xaverians who once served in the United States Province and who presently serve in Japan are Fr. Michael Luciano, SX, Fr. Renato Filippini, SX, Fr. Denny Wahyudi, SX, and Fr. Franco Sottocornola, SX.

For history of the Xaverian presence in Japan please go to: http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/M_Life/WorldPlaces/Asia...

For more information on assistance for the victims of the Japanese earthquake, please contact the Xaverian Missionaries at 973-942-2975 or missionmedia@xaviermissionaries.org

Eight hundred Xaverian missionaries currently serve in: Bangladesh, Burundi, Brazil, Cameroon, Chad, Columbia, Dem. Republic of Congo, Gr. Britain, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Spain, Taiwan, and USA.

Contact: Fr. Carl Chudy, SX
Provincial Superior
St. Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society, Inc.
12 Helene Court, Wayne, NJ 07470
973.942.2975

usaprovincial@gmail.com
www.xaviermissionaries.org

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About the Xaverian Missionaries: “We share the Love of Christ with people across different faiths and cultures, by proclaiming the Good News of Jesus in new Christian churches. Inspired by St. Francis Xavier and Blessed Guido M. Conforti, we are a Catholic religious community committed to serving God in the poor.”