Marian devotion
The parish of Sanbon in the city of Gunpo is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary. This advocation invites us to contemplate with Mary the mysteries of Christ's life and to transform repeated prayer into listening, memory and commitment.
Advocation: Our Lady of the Rosary.
Official Korean name: 의 의 의 Mukjugido-ui Bokdoesin Dongjeong Maria.
Temple: The Catholic Church of Sanbon.
Address: 427 Sanbon-ro, Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do 15820, Korea del Sur.
Parish Foundation: 20 January 1995.
Jurisdiction: Catholic diocese of Suwon.
Coordinates checked: 37.3673638, 126.9268412.
A commitment confirmed by the Korean Church
The directory of the Episcopal Conference of Korea records Sanbon within the diocese of Suwon and expressly encloses the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary. The same source confirms its address and erection date.
It is a specific parish of Gunpo. It shares an advocation with numerous temples of the world, but has its own marker and institutional history.
Founded on 20 January 1995
The parish was erected 20 January 1995. Its trajectory is part of the contemporary growth of the Catholic communities in the Seoul metropolitan environment.
The fact sheet does not attribute foundational motives, works or events that are not documented by the sources consulted. The safe fact is a community of the diocese of Suwon entrusted to the Virgin of the Rosary.
The Rosary contemplates Christ
St. John Paul II explained that the Rosary, although it has a Marian character, is a prayer centered on Christ. Mary teaches to contemplate her face and to remember her works.
The avemary creates a rhythm to meditate on the mystery. If it is pronounced without attention, it may be reduced to mechanical repetition; if it is accompanied by listening, it opens the heart to the Gospel.
The mysteries of life
The joyful mysteries contemplate incarnation and hidden life; the bright, the public ministry; the painful, the Passion; and the glorious, the victory of Christ and the hope of the Church.
The whole goes through the Christian faith from waiting to glory. It is not a collection of abstract ideas, but a prayer of events of salvation.
The repetition that is still
Repeating with serenity can order a dispersed mind and offer a space of inner silence. It is not an automatic technique or a guarantee of well-being.
When there is intense anxiety, depression or other difficulties, prayer may accompany, but it does not replace the necessary professional care.
Mary preserves the Word
The Gospel shows Mary keeping the events in her heart. The Rosary prolongs this attitude: it returns over and over again to the life of Jesus to better understand it.
Saving doesn't mean locking up. The meditated Word encourages you to visit, serve, forgive and work for justice.
A prayer available to all
The Rosary can pray in the church, at home, walking or with a sick person. A ten-fold prayer with attention can be more fruitful than many hasty words.
It can also be prayed in the family, ensuring that duration and language enable children, older people and tired people to participate.
Prayer for peace
Tradition has joined the Rosary to the prayer for peace. St. John Paul II proposed it as a particularly appropriate prayer to ask for that gift and to support families.
Peace is not reduced to the absence of conflict. It requires truth, justice, respect and will to meet.
A parish in Gunpo
Sanbon is part of a city integrated into the large urban region of the capital. The pace of study, work and displacement can make silence difficult.
The parish offers a place where common prayer returns depth to time. This statement describes his spiritual vocation, without attributing concrete unverified activities.
Rosary and daily life
Each mystery can illuminate a real situation: the Visitation encourages us to approach; Cana invites us to trust; Calvary teaches us to remain; the Resurrection sustains hope.
Prayer becomes authentic when it changes the way the neighbor, co-worker and family are treated.
Sin superstición
The material rosary helps to count the prayers and can be blessed, but it is not an amulet. Its value is linked to faith, not to an alleged independent force.
Mary does not replace Christ. He teaches to listen to him and to do what He says.
Rosary for the reconciliation of Korea
From Sanbon you can pray for families separated from the peninsula, for those who are persecuted and for those who must make responsible political decisions.
Each avemaria can educate a look that does not dehumanize the other and sustains patient work for a just peace.
verified location for the map
The episcopal direction is 427 Sanbon-ro. Nominal mapping identifies Sanbon Catholic Church in 37.3673638, 126.9268412inside Gunpo and in the same direction.
The marker corresponds to this parish, not to the generic centre of Sanbon or to another nearby church.
To visit and pray
The hours of mass and opening should be confirmed directly before you go. The visit must respect the celebrations and silence of the community.
One can choose a mystery, read the Gospel passage briefly and pray a ten for a concrete intention. Slow helps more than the desire to end.
Prayer to Our Lady of the Rosary of Sanbon
Our Lady of the Rosary, keeps the parish of Sanbon and the city of Gunpo. Teach us to contemplate the face of Christ, to keep his word and to turn it into service. Hold the families, comfort the sick and make each avemaria a sincere plea for the reconciliation and peace of all Korea. Amen.
Sources consulted
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