Deepertruth Tuesday Features Saints Of The Week

Our Lady of Sorrows: “When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son.’ Then to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.” John 19:26-27

As the Apostles before them, Sts. Pope  Cornelius and Bishop Cyprian received the great commission to take the gospel to to all the nations, giving their lives for the service of those in their care. Their legacy today is remembered in the same Church they so strongly defended.

Kim was one of several thousand Christians who were executed during this time. In 1846, at the age of 25, he was tortured and beheaded near Seoul on the Han River. His last words were:

“"This is my last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for my religion and for my God. It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of beginning. Become Christians if you wish to be happy after death, because God has eternal chastisements in store for those who have refused to know Him."