Marian devotion
The Catholic Church of Gwangseongdae, in Daegu, has as its patron Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart. It belongs to the Korean military ordinariate and serves pastoral within an Air Force facility.
Advocation: Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Official Korean name: Skills Symm Sesim.
Temple: 광성대성당 · Gwangseongdae Catholic Church.
Directorate-General: 311 -1 Dunsan@@
Official Foundation: 15 July 1961.
Jurisdiction: Korean Catholic military ordinariate, Air Force.
Access: military installation; general assistance of civilians is not allowed according to the directory consulted.
Coordinates checked: 35.8567485, 128.6229710.
A documented patronage
The Bishops' Conference of Korea Skills, the Heart of Mary, as patronage of Gwangseongdae. It also confirms the founding date, the public leadership and the dependence on military ordinariate.
A second Korean Catholic directory corroborates the place and warns that it is inside an air base, so the civilian faithful cannot normally access the mass.
The heart in the Bible
In biblical language, the heart does not represent only feelings. It is the center of the person, where events are remembered, discerned and decisions made.
Devotion to the Heart of Mary contemplates an inner life entirely open to God. Its purity is not isolation, but availability to love and serve.
Mary kept these things
The Gospel of Luke presents Mary by preserving and meditating in her heart what she lived. It does not understand every event immediately, but it does not discard or manipulate it.
This attitude teaches you to stop before you act, examine your own motivations and let the truth correct impulses, fear or pride.
A heart through
Simeon announces that a sword will pass through Mary's soul. His immaculate heart is not protected from suffering: he remains faithful within him.
Devotion does not idealize pain or make it automatic merit. He invites us to accompany those who suffer and to prevent, wherever possible, what is unjustly injured.
Consagrarse means pertenecer to Christ
John Paul II explained the dedication to the Immaculate Heart as an orientation towards Christ. Mary leads to the covenant with her Son and to a life according to the Gospel.
It's not a magic formula or a material security guarantee. It is a commitment to conversion, prayer, responsibility and service.
Fundada en 1961
Gwangseongdae was officially founded on 15 July 1961. The record does not publish a detailed chronicle or explain the choice of its patronage.
The file keeps that documentary limit. It does not link the date to specific military events or attribute decisions to people that sources do not identify.
A military apvocation
The military jurisdiction describes those who receive pastoral; it does not change the sense of advocation. The Heart of Mary speaks of listening, compassion, truth and peace.
In this context he recalls that obedience never eliminates moral consciousness. Everyone retains responsibility for his or her actions and every authority must respect human dignity.
Prayer for peace in Korea
From a community linked to the Air Force, Marian prayer can be directed especially to the peace of the peninsula, separated families and those living under threat.
Christian peace is not about ignoring injustice. He seeks truth, protection from the weak, reconciliation and means to avoid new wounds.
For those who serve and their families
Military life can involve distance, change of destination, risk and family tension. Mary's maternal heart invites you to accompany these burdens without turning them into propaganda.
It can also be prayed for those who suffer physical or psychological injuries, for the victims of all violence and for those who work to prevent it.
The current community
The consulted episcopal directory records 272 faithful and a priest. These are administrative data subject to change.
The public phone is 053-981-1064. Since the temple is inside a military facility, it should not go in without permission; the page does not invite you to try access.
verified location for the map
The official address published is 311-1 Dunsan-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu. The nominal mapping places the whole in 35.8567485, 128.6229710.
The marker has a documentary purpose. It does not constitute an access route and respects public warning on entry restrictions.
How to unite spiritually
It is not necessary to enter the facility to pray for this community. A mystery of the Rosary can be offered for peace, the victims, those who serve and their families.
The best way to honor Mary's Heart is to cultivate a clean consciousness, reject hatred and turn prayer into responsible care.
Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart of Gwangseongdae
Mary, Mother of an immaculate heart, keeps the community of Gwangseongdae, whom they serve and their families. Teach us to keep the truth in the heart, to obey God rather than fear and to respect the dignity of each person. It comforts the victims, heals visible and invisible wounds and intercede for reconciliation and peace in Korea. Always lead us to Jesus Christ. Amen.
Sources consulted
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