Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest and St. Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions, Martyrs

St. Andrew was born in Seoul, Korea, to converts to the faith. His father was a martyr. Baptized at the age of 15, he travelled 1300 miles to the nearest seminary in South China and was ordained Korea’s first native priest. In 1846 he was tortured and beheaded along with his lay associate, St. Paul Chong Hasang. Between 1839 and 1867, 113 martyrs gave their lives for the faith in Korea. (Cf. Ordo)

Weekly Readings
Sept. 14 – (Sun.) Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross
Nm. 21:4-9/ Ps. 78:1-2, 35-38/ Phil. 2:6-11/ Jn. 3:13-17
Sept. 15 – (Mon.) Our Lady of Sorrows
Heb. 5:7-9/ Ps. 31:2-6, 15-16, 20/ Jn. 19:25-27 or Lk. 2:33-35
Sept. 16 – (Tues.) St. Cornelius, Pope and St. Cyprian, Bishop
1 Cor. 12:12-14, 27-31/ Ps. 100:1-5/ Lk. 7:11-17
Sept. 17 – (Wed.) 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13/ Ps. 33:2-5, 12, 22/Lk. 7:31-35
Sept. 18 – (Thurs.) 1 Cor. 15:1-11/ Ps. 118:1-2, 16-17, 28/ Lk. 7:36-50
Sept. 19 – (Fri.) 1 Cor. 15:12-20/ Ps. 17:1, 6-8, 15/ Lk. 8:1-3
Sept. 20 – (Sat.) St. Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest
1 Cor. 15:35-37, 42-49/ Ps. 56:10-14/ Lk. 8:4-15