Month: August 2014
Korean catholics inspired by the legacy of their martyrs
(Vatican Radio) After having visited and prayed at the Seo So-Mun Shrine of the martyrs in Seoul on Saturday, Pope Francis celebrated the Beatification Mass for 124 Korean martyrs before the symbolic Gwanghwamun Gate in the presence of some 500,000 faithful. Sean Patrick Lovett who is in Seoul reporting on the Pope’s apostolic visit gives…
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Pope: the example of the martyrs says much to society today
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the Beatification of the Korean Martyrs pointing to their example that – he said – has much to say to societies today where alongside immense wealth, dire poverty is silently growing and where the cry of the poor is seldom heeded. On the fourth day of his apostolic…
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Cardinal Yeum Soo-jung: the Korean Church is a good example
(Vatican Radio) At the end of the Mass for the Beatification of the Korean martyrs at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, Korean Cardinal Andrea Yeum Soo-jung thanked Pope Francis and asked for prayers for Korea. Please find the translated text of his address below: Holy Father, I welcome you with joy together with the laity, religious…
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The Feast of the Assumption.
Feast of the Assumption: Friday August 15th, 2014 “Holy Day of Obligation” Anticipated Mass: Thursday, August 14th 5:30 pm Masses on August 15th, 2014: 6:30 am 8:20 am (RCE School Mass) 12:05 pm Please Note: There is no noon mass on Thursday, August 14th. — GLADE PARK, CO (Catholic Online) – On November 1, 1950,…
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Bulletin: August 10,2014-19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Bulletin: August 10, 2014-19th Sunday in Ordinary Time