austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment

103-korea-saint-martyrs.jpg

By our own correspondent

        Korea, 19 September 2022 -- For almost a century now (since the first 75 Korean martyrs beatification was in 1925) the Korean Catholic Church has been celebrating the 'Month of the Martyrs' and on 20 September is celebrating the Solemnity (for Korea) of St Andrew Kim Tae-gon and companions (103 Saint Martyrs): "O God, who has been pleased to increase your adopted children in all the world, and who made the blood of the Martyrs Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon and his companions a most fruitful seed of Christians, grant that we may be defended by their help and profit always from their example."

        The history of 10,000+ martyrs in the 18th and 19th century brought about today's Korean Church with almost six million faithful, 12,000 religious, and 6,000 priests. During the past 50 years the Korean Catholic Church has made a huge effort to document and deepen the memory of their martyrs: the Catholic History Research Center (1964) is producing many professional publications. Around the country there are no fewer than 187 Martyr's shrines, Martyrs tombs or birth-places, Martyrs memorial halls or Martyrdom venues.

        While most of the Martyrs pilgrim places are in the countryside, in September 2013 the Archdiocese of Seoul, along with the city of Seoul, created a 44.1km Catholic Pilgrimage Route to coincide with Pope Francis' visit in 2014, that was later (in 2018) approved as a World Official Pilgrimage by the Vatican (https://martyrs.or.kr/en/mpilgrims/about.html).

        During the Martyrs' Month Korean Catholics remember not only 103 saints canonized in 1984 by St Pope John Paul II, 124 Blesseds beatified in 2014 by Pope Francis, but also the beatification of Venerable Fr Choi Yang-eob Thomas and 133 servants of God - martyrs. Also for the Salesian Family (SDB province of Korea is entrusted to the Saint Korean Martyrs) it is a time of special thanks, pilgrimages and sharing the martyr's stories.

        However, there are two other groups of 'recent' martyrs who gave their life for Jesus in North Korea or during the Korean War (1950-1953): Servant of God Bishop Francis Hong Yong-ho and 80 companions with Servant of God Abbas Bonifacio Sauer, OSB and 37 companions. A permanent exhibit of 57 annihilated Catholic parishes in North Korea documents this ongoing tragedy of persecution going on also today.

        The Feast of 103 Saint Korean Martyrs is a good opportunity to deepen our faith roots and give thanks to all who brought the faith to the numerous countries of the East Asia and Oceania region.

        Related resources:

        Japan: Saints-Blesseds-Venerables-Servants of God


 

 

20220918_095045.jpg

 

20220901_152023.jpg

 

20220901_151948.jpg

 

20220817_093928.jpg

 

Martyrs-Blood-Heart.jpg

 

Korea-124-blessed-martyrs.jpg

 

Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )

  1. 5870(III)_From Guatemala to Mongolia

    153rd Missionary Expedition: interview Guatemala/Colle Don Bosco, 20 September 2022 -- Hi! My name is Cristian Adolfo López de León, I´m 29 years old, a Salesian missionary from a small country in Central America called ...
    Date2022.09.20 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views563 file
    Read More
  2. 5870(II)_Freedom is Personal responsibility

    Celebrating 47 years of Freedom By Kristoffa Ephraim, Luther Kuelinad and John Kawapuro Gabutu, Port Moresby, PNG, 20 September 2022 -- Dressed in their red, black, white, and gold colors the Salesians, and Salesian educators of Don Bosco T...
    Date2022.09.20 CategoryPGS Reply0 Views499 file
    Read More
  3. 5870(I)_The Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of new Christians

    By our own correspondent Korea, 19 September 2022 -- For almost a century now (since the first 75 Korean martyrs beatification was in 1925) the Korean Catholic Church has been celebrating the 'Month of the Martyrs' and on 20 Septemb...
    Date2022.09.20 CategoryKOR Reply0 Views461 file
    Read More
  4. 5869(II)_VocTok contribution to vocation culture: Year Two

    By our own correspondent FIN Province, 17 September 2022 -- 'VocTok' is an ONLINE TAMBAYAN (hang-out spot, meeting place) meant to help, even in small ways, young people to become SALT and LIGHT of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). This ...
    Date2022.09.17 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views478 file
    Read More
  5. 5869(I)_TLS Salesian Youth Ministry Resumes Gathering at National Level

    Dili, Timor-Leste, 17 September 2022 -- The Salesian Youth Movement in the TLS Vice-Province resumes its gathering after two years of interruption due to Covid-19 and its restrictions. Fr. Nelson Gonçalves, SDB as the Delegate of the...
    Date2022.09.17 CategoryTLS Reply0 Views436 file
    Read More
  6. 5868(I)_Preparing for the Canonisation of Brother Zatti

    Letter from the RM RMG, 16 September 2022 -- The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernandez Artime makes a clear point in this 20 page-long letter released on September 11, 2022: “I make my own the words of Fr Vecchi (2000) to ask each P...
    Date2022.09.16 CategoryRMG Reply0 Views469 file
    Read More
  7. 5867(VI)_The seed of self-sustenance

    Planting Project at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians By Ms. Joyce Bustamante Photos by Mr. Mark Balikanta Paranaque, The Philippines, 15 September 2022 -- During this Season of Creation, the Knights of Columbus and the Disaste...
    Date2022.09.15 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views413 file
    Read More
  8. 5867(V)_Missionary interview - 153rd Salesian Missionary Expedition

    The Becchi, Colle Don Bosco, Italy, 14 September 2022 -- The annual Salesian Missionary Expedition is held every last Sunday of September. Since Don Bosco's first Misssionary Send-off to Argentina on November 11, 1875 this year the even...
    Date2022.09.15 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views613 file
    Read More
  9. 5867(IV)_“Bind Us Together, Lord”

    The Myanmar Vice-Province Day 2022 By A. Maung Maung, SDB Anisakan-Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, 14 September 2022 -- It has been more than two years that we could not come together as a whole vice-province, due to the pandemic and critical politi...
    Date2022.09.15 Reply0 Views401 file
    Read More
  10. 5867(III)_Annual Seminar on the Spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales

    By THA SC Hua Hin, Thailand, 14 September 2022 -- The Salesian Province of Thailand (THA) held a seminar with the theme “the Spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales” in two batches, the first batch from September 5 to 7, 2022, an...
    Date2022.09.15 CategoryTHA Reply0 Views687 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 ... 533 Next
/ 533