Marian devotion
The parish of Yeongdeok, near the eastern coast of Korea, is dedicated to Heart of Mary. The advocation contemplates the inner life of the Mother of Jesus: listening to the Word, faithful memory, compassion in the trial and availability to serve.
Advocation: Mary's heart.
Official Korean name: Skills Symm Sesim.
Temple: 영덕성당 · Yeongdeok Catholic Church.
Address: 11.23 Deokgok 3-gil, Yeongdeok-eup, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk- do 36433, Corea del Sur.
Official Foundation: April 5, 1962.
Jurisdiction: Catholic diocese of Andong, East Sea district.
Dependent stations: one, according to the episcopal directory.
Coordinates checked: 36.4144655, 129.3686179.
A confirmed patronage
The Bishops' Conference of Korea Sex Mole, Heart of Mary, as patronage of Yeongdeok. The official record also confirms the founding date, direction and jurisdiction.
Good News Catholic and Love Catholic corroborate the identity of the parish. There is no local Marian apparition: a parish dedication is documented.
A parish founded in 1962
The community was erected 5 April 1962. The accessible sources do not publish an extensive foundational chronology or explain why the patronage was chosen.
In respect of this limit, no founders, previous buildings or specific historical circumstances have been attributed that could not be demonstrated.
The heart in the Bible
In biblical language, the heart is not limited to feelings. It is the center of the person, where one remembers, discerns, decides and responds to God.
To speak of the Heart of Mary means to contemplate the whole of her interiority unified by faith and oriented towards Jesus Christ.
Save and meditate
The Gospel of Luke presents Mary by preserving events and meditating on them in her heart. He doesn't understand everything immediately, but he doesn't cast away what discloses her.
John Paul II pointed out this attentive memory as an essential part of his way of faith. Mary allows the experience to be illuminated by the Word.
Listen before you answer
In the Annunciation, Mary listens, asks and answers freely. Their silence is not passivity, but space for discernment.
A community inspired by its heart must allow questions, respect consciousness and accompany without coercion.
A heart that's on its way
After the announcement, Mary visits Isabel. The authentic interior does not enclose the person in itself: it discovers a need and becomes service.
The parish lives its patronage when it visits the sick, accompanies the elderly and provides help without humiliating or seeking a role.
A heart through
Simeon announces that a sword will pass through Mary's soul. She remains by the cross and knows the pain without abandoning Jesus.
This compassion does not make suffering desirable. In the face of illness, abuse or danger, listening requires protecting, seeking help and acting with justice.
Christ-centered return
Paul VI asked that all Marian piety preserve biblical root, relationship with the liturgy and Christological orientation.
The Heart of Mary is the heart of the disciple. In Cana he recognizes a need and directs the servants to the word of his Son.
Yeongdeok and the East Sea
Yeongdeok-gun opens to the eastern coast of the peninsula. The lives of its inhabitants are linked to the sea, small populations and inter-community displacement.
Without making the landscape a historical explanation of patronage, Mary's attentive heart offers a proper spirituality for those who sail, wait and care.
Dispersed Communities
The directory records a dependent missionary station. The data shows that pastoral responsibility does not end in the main temple.
A marker for this station is not yet created: first it is necessary to identify its name, address, current situation and possible patronage.
To accompany the elderly
In territories far from the great metropolis, aging and distance can increase loneliness. The community can support networks of visit, transport and help.
The Heart of Mary inspires attention that discovers silent needs before they become abandonment.
Work and dignity by the sea
Fishermen, transporters, traders and families face risks, seasonal changes and uncertainty. Prayer does not eliminate these realities.
A mature devotion becomes respect for the worker, accident prevention, support for families and responsible care of the sea.
Memory and reconciliation
Saving in the heart doesn't mean hiding the damage. The Christian memory listens to the victims, seeks truth and works so that the wound does not repeat itself.
From the eastern coast you can ask for separate families and for a reconciliation of Korea that a freedom, justice and compassion.
The current community
The consulted episcopal record counts 1,007 faithful, a priest and presence of the Servants of the Holy Family. These are administrative data subject to update.
The number of the priestly house published is 054-733-0511. The hours should be confirmed directly before they come.
verified location for the map
The official address is 11-23 Deokgok 3-gil, Yeongdeok-eup. Mapping by name and address places the temple in 36.4144655, 129.3686179.
The marker corresponds to the parish building. The county centre and the dependent station not yet investigated have not been used.
To visit and pray
One ten can be prayed for those living from the sea, one for the elderly and the single, and one for the reconciliation of Korea.
Before the Heart of Mary patient listening, reconciled memory and ability to transform prayer into concrete care can be asked.
Prayer to the Heart of Mary of Yeongdeok
Mary, Mother of an attentive heart, keeps the parish of Yeongdeok and the communities of the eastern coast. It protects those who live from the sea, accompanies the elders and comforts those who are alone. Teach us to keep the Word, listen to the wounds and turn prayer into service. It forms a heart in us capable of working for the truth, reconciliation and peace of all Korea. Amen.
Sources consulted
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