Marian devotion
The parish of Songnim-dong, in the eastern district of Incheon, is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Founded in 1955, in Mary glorified a hope that embraces the whole person, soul and body, and that leads to the concrete service of daily life.
Advocation: Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
Official Korean name: Venue Seongmo Seungcheon.
Temple: INTERVIEW · Songnim-dong Catholic Church.
Address: 14 Hwadojin-ro 24beon-gil, Songnim-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon 22552, Corea del Sur.
Parish Foundation: September 19, 1955.
Jurisdiction: Catholic diocese of Incheon, Central District - Dong-gu.
Coordinates checked: 37.4757899, 126.6369220.
An officially confirmed dedication
The directory of the Episcopal Conference of Korea records the Assumption of Mary as patronage of Songnim-dong. The same fact sheet confirms the founding date, direction and jurisdiction.
The diocese of Incheon includes the parish in its public relationship of the central district-Dong-gu. The title has not been deducted from an image or an informal association.
A parish since 1955
The community was founded 19 September 1955, a few years after the Korean war. The official source does not expressly attribute its foundation to a specific post-war event.
Therefore, the page does not invent a foundational chronicle. It retains the proven data and places the spirituality of the Assumption within the urban life of Incheon.
Qué celebra la Iglesia
The Solemnity of the Assumption, the August 15He proclaims that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was brought by God to glory in body and soul.
It does not mean that he ascended by his own power or that he ceased to be a creature. It is a unique participation in the victory of the risen Jesus Christ.
The unity of the person
Francis has explained that the Assumption confirms the unity of the human person. The body is not a despicable prison or an object that can be used without respecting the person who inhabits it.
This faith requires care for health, integrity, rest and safety; it also rejects abuse, trafficking, torture and all forms of bodily humiliation.
Mary, first disciple
Mary's union with Jesus began in the Annunciation and matured throughout her life. His glory is linked to a path of listening, daily work, compassion and fidelity.
The Assumption does not invite you to escape the world. It shows the fate of those who serve God within the concrete reality and remains with those who suffer.
Hope for death
Benedict XVI presents Mary as a figure and first of the Church that one day will be glorified. The party offers comfort to death without denying the duel or hastening its times.
Christian hope does not demand to stop crying. He states that God's love can gather, transform and bring to full what we now know as fragile.
El Magníficat
The Gospel of Solemnity contains the Magnificat. Mary praises God because she looks at the little one, melts the arrogance and remembers his mercy.
A parish under this patronage is called to unite prayer and justice: to listen to the humble, to feed the needy and to examine any abusive exercise of power.
Hope in an urban district
Songnim-dong is part of the historical and residential fabric of Incheon. In a city marked by port, industry, displacement and urban renewal, the parish can be a meeting place between generations.
This pastoral application is a reading of the title, not an affirmation of specific parish programs that the sources do not detail.
Take care of the body without idolizing it
Honoring the body does not mean converting appearance, health or performance to the extent of human value. Dignity remains in disease, disability, ageing and dependence.
The Christian community must provide accessibility, accompaniment and protection, and bring professionals back when a need exceeds their pastoral capacity.
Peace as a shared destiny
The Assumption announces a reconciled humanity in God. From Incheon you can pray for peace on the peninsula and for separate families.
Peace is not built by hiding wounds. It needs truth, possible reparation, victim protection and patient learning from a different coexistence.
verified location for the map
The episcopal direction is 14 Hwadojin-ro 24beon-gil. The nominal mapping of the temple 37.4757899, 126.6369220.
The score corresponds to Songnim-dong Catholic Church and not to Songnim 4-dong, the nearby diocesan building or a generic point in the neighborhood.
To visit and pray
The parish is in operation. The hours may change and should therefore be confirmed and respect the veneration and community activities.
The fourth glorious mystery can be prayed for those who face disease, mourning or contempt for their body, and take a concrete gesture of care for a vulnerable person.
Prayer to Our Lady of the Assumption of Songnim- dong
Our Lady of the Assumption, keeps the parish of Songnim- dong and the families of Incheon. Teach us to glorify God with all our lives, to respect every body and to care for those who feel fragile or abandoned. Hold those who cry, strengthen our hope in the resurrection and intercede for reconciliation and peace in Korea. Always lead us to Jesus Christ. Amen.
Sources consulted
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