When God speaks

The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Memorial of St. Andrew Kim Taegon & Companion Martyrs, 20 September 2023
1 Timothy 3:14-16   ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*> + ><}}}}*>   Luke 7:31-35

Praise and glory
to you, God our loving
Father!  As we celebrate
today the Memorial of Korea's first 
priest martyr St. Andrew Kim Taegon
and his companion martyrs of over
100 others, we thank you too
for the vibrant Christian faith
in that part of the world.

How amazing are your
grace and works, O God
in that "land of the morning calm" -
Korea - where the seeds of faith
were primarily planted by 
lay people touched by 
the few missionaries
who have reached their
shores.

Undeniably great is the mystery of devotion, Who was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the spirit, seen by angel, proclaimed to the Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:16

Great 
is their mystery of devotion
as St Paul put it;
grant us the same grace
of continuing fascination
to Christ's mystery among us
through prayers and studies
of your words and of the
Church's teachings;
let Jesus be manifested 
in our lives of witnessing
as vindicated by the Spirit,
proclaimed and believed,
accepted and embraced
because it is so true
by everyone.

Grant us discernment,
dear God,
to always recognize 
and follow you in the 
various persons and 
instances, no matter how
unusual they or these may be,
for you are a God of surprises.
Amen.

St. Andrew Kim Taegon
and companion martyrs
of Korea,
Pray for us!