ABSTRACT
Justa “has helped many poor ... by her prudence and works of mercy,” described Fróis of the founder of the Nagasaki Misericórdia.1 The Society of Jesus regarded works of mercy as important as their ministries of the Word, sacraments and worship, and schools.2 In Europe, the Jesuits mobilized lay confraternities for their works with the poor.3 In Japan, Kiriishitans also organized various confrarias (confraternities), and the Nagasaki Confraria de Misericórdia (Confraternity of Mercy) became widely known.
