Marian devotion
The parish of Sangyeok, in the northern district of Daegu, has as its patron Our Lady of Sorrows. Mary remains with her Son's cross and teaches compassion that does not flee to suffering, but does not idealize it.
Advocation: Our Lady of the Dolores.
Official Korean name: The Virgin Mary · Gong-ui Seongmo Maria.
Temple: 산격성당 · Iglesia católica de Sangyeok.
Address: 68-3 Daejong@@
Parish Foundation: August 25, 1982.
Jurisdiction: Catholic archdiocese of Daegu.
Coordinates checked: 35.897203157311, 128.61289876159.
A documented dedication
The directory of the Episcopal Conference of Korea confirms the name of the parish, its membership in the Archdiocese of Daegu, the direction and date of foundation. She expressly registers the Virgin Mary of the Dolores as a patron.
The same title appears in other parishes, including Dongin, also in Daegu. They are not duplicated: each temple has its own community, history and location.
A parish born in 1982
Sangyeok was founded on August 25, 1982. A historical news of the Catholic press documents the beginning of the construction of the new temple and notes that the community held initially in provisional units.
These data show a parish formed by shared effort. This tab avoids adding architectural details or completion dates that the selected sources do not demonstrate with sufficient clarity.
The Virgin by the Cross
The advocation especially contemplates Mary in the Passion of Christ. The Gospel stands by the cross, present when many had fled.
Their strength is not insensitive. It is a love capable of going through the pain without abandoning the beloved.
The pains of Mary
The tradition meditates on seven pains: the prophecy of Simeon, the flight to Egypt, the loss of Jesus, the encounter of Calvary, the crucifixion, the descent and the burial.
This enumeration does not seek to accumulate sadness. It helps to contemplate how Mary's faith persevers in circumstances that she does not fully understand.
Compassion approaching
Mary's pain opens her heart to the victims. Those who pray before her should not become indifferent to the sick, the poor, the migrant, the violent or the grieving.
Christian compassion listens before offering solutions. Respect the rhythm and dignity of the injured person.
Do not glorify suffering
Faith does not teach to seek pain or to passively endure abuse. When there is danger, violence or disease, asking for help and protecting life are responsible acts.
Nor does prayer replace medical, psychological, legal or social care. It can give strength to seek it and to accompany the process.
The Christian sense of pain
St. John Paul II taught that suffering raises a deep question and that Christ does not answer with a distant explanation: he enters into it and transforms it through love.
Mary participates in that mystery as a mother. Your presence helps not to reduce the person to your disease or injury.
A mother who remains
Pope Francis has stressed that Mary remains next to the crosses of her children. Such fidelity can inspire families, caregivers and communities.
Staying does not mean control. Sometimes it is to share silence; others, to act to get competent help or to denounce an injustice.
Pain and hope
Our Lady of the Dolores is not locked up on Good Friday. The cross is seen in the light of the Resurrection, without denying what happened.
Christian hope does not force us to forget. It allows us to remember with truth and to trust that evil will not have the last word.
A community attentive to hidden wounds
In an urban area, loneliness, anxiety, the exhaustion of caregivers or economic difficulties may be unnoticed. Sangyeok's patronage interpels to recognize them.
There are no specific programmes assigned to the parish here; the evangelical requirement contained in its advocation is expressed.
Mary and families in mourning
Those who have lost a loved one can find in Mary a mother who knows separation. Your company does not artificially speed up the duel.
Remember, cry and ask for support are part of a human path. The believing community is called to accompany him patiently.
Prayer for Korea
From Sangyeok you can pray for families separated from the peninsula, for victims of war and persecution and for those who live without freedom.
Mary at the foot of the cross teaches to listen to the suffering of the other without turning it into propaganda and to work for a peace founded in truth and justice.
verified location for the map
The episcopal direction is 68-3 Daedong-ro 1-gil. The public address record links it to the plot 1285-4 of Sangyeok-dong and to the coordinates 35.897203157311, 128.61289876159.
The score is Sangyeok Catholic Church, not Dongin or another parish of the Archdiocese with the same patron.
To visit and pray
The current hours should be confirmed directly before they come. The visit must respect the celebrations and privacy of those who pray.
You can remember by name a person who suffers and wonder what gesture responsible for closeness you need. Prayer becomes fruitful when it opens to service.
Prayer to Our Lady of the Dolores of Sangyeok
Our Lady of the Dolores, keeps the parish of Sangyeok and the city of Daegu. It remains with those who cry, protect the victims and strengthen those who care. Show us a compassion that listens, acts with responsibility and waits in the Resurrection. He pleads for reconciliation and peace throughout Korea. Amen.
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