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SOUTH KOREA

HWAN YEONG HAMNIDA!

Korean Regional Leadership Team – March 2022 – 2026

Korea is a homogeneous country where all people speak one language. The traditional religions in Korea are: Confucianism, Buddhism and Shamanism. Christianity started in South Korea in 1784 and was spread by intellectuals who returned from China. For over 100 years, Christianity was suppressed, however, in the 1960’s it started to blossom. There are approximately 15 million Christians in South Korea today, with more than two-thirds Protestant and about 15 % Catholic.

Our sisters first went to Korea in 1966 but withdrew in 1970.  Our second attempt was done by three Korean CPS sisters in 1986.  Presently there are sisters serving in various ministries in the Dioceses of Seoul and Cheongju.

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As we step into the Jubilee Year from December 2024 to 2025,
let us invite God the Holy Spirit to enable us to be real pilgrims of Hope
in our communities and among the people we serve. 

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity
and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen (more…)