Rectoría San Juan de Dios XXIv Sunday in ordinary time 15 September 2019 Fr Dante Gabriel Jiménez Muñoz Ledo [email protected] https://sanjuandediossmamx.org https://www.facebook.com/englishmasssanmigueldeallende/ SS Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, San Juan de Dios Mass Schedule and Companions—Korean Martyrs Sunday (English) 10:30 am Christianity came to Korea during the Japanese invasion in (Spanish) 8:00 am, Noon, 6:15 pm 1592 when some Koreans were baptized, probably by Chris- Daily (Spanish) 8:00 am & 6:00pm tian Japanese soldiers. Evangelization was difficult because Korea refused all Confession (bilingual) contact with the out- 7:45 am & 5:45 pm side world except for Wednesday thru Saturday taking taxes to Bei- 10:00 am Sunday jing annually. Adoration 8:30 am—6:00 pm In 1791, when the First Fridays small groups of Chris- Monthly Spanish Missals (Misales Mensuales) $20 in the sacristy tians were suddenly viewed as foreign traitors, two converts were martyred. The faith endured, however, and when Fa- ther James Tsiou, a Chinese, entered Korea three years lat- Lectio Divina—XXIV Sunday in Ordinary Time er, he was greeted by four thousand Catholics. More mis- https://ocarm.org/en/content/lectio/lectio-divina-24th- sionary priests arrived and seven years later there were sunday-ordinary-time-c 10,000 Catholics. Announcements/Calendar In 1839, a full persecution began, bringing about the mar- tyrdom many of the priests. The first native priest, Andrew Fiestas Mexicanas—celebrate! Kim Taegon, began his ministry in in 1845 and was martyred September 15, El Grito the following year. Severe persecution followed, and Catho- lics fled to the mountains, still spreading the faith. September 16, Independence Day September 29, St Michael’s Day In 1864, two bishops, six French missionaries, another Kore- an priest, and eight thousand Korean Catholics were mar- Harp Concert with Javier Zavala tyred. Religious freedom did not come to Korea until 1883. Saturday, 21 September, 7 pm in the Church The Korean martyrs of 1839, 1846, and 1864 were canon- Admission gratis ized in Korea in 1984 by Pope John Paul II. The Church hon- ors their memory on September 20. Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Thursdays, 11-1, in the meeting room. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saints-andrew-kim-taegon- paul-chong-hasang-and-companions/ https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4774 Hospitality—if you would like to bring Short video about the Church in Korea: cookies or snacks for our hospitality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ds18nZ1e2E time, please see Ida Martin after Mass. (No need to bring juice; we will keep a From Pope John Paul II’s homily at the Canonization supply of juice in our cabinet.) Mass for the Korean Martyrs: “From the thirteen-year-old Peter Yu to the seventy-two- 54 Day Novena for our Nation year-old Mark Chong, men and women, clergy and laity, August 15-October 7 rich and poor, ordinary people and nobles...—they all https://www.romancatholicman.com/rise-up-join gladly died for the sake of Christ...The Korean Martyrs -tens-of-thousands-praying-for-our-nation-for-54- have borne witness to the crucified and risen Christ. days/ Through the sacrifice of their own they have become like Christ…[In] the words of Saint Paul —’We are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.’” Sale on Catholic Books: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/category/5-and- 10-dollar-books Our Lady of Sorrows 15 September: http://www.sanjuandediossmamx.org/?page_id=1480 .