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'Tis the Memorial of Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, & Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, & Companions, Martyrs (died 1839-1867): Martyr-link Alpha Kilo Tango & Wikipedia-link Alpha Kilo Tango; Martyr-link Papa Charlie Hotel & Wikipedia-link Papa Charlie Hotel; & Martyrs-link CIII ūnus, Martyrs-link CIII duo, & Wikipedia-link CIII.

Commentary: Wayback Machine '14 & Wayback Machine '15. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

Andrew Kim Taegon was the first Korean-born Catholic priest & is the patron saint of Korea. At the age of twenty-five, he was tortured & beheaded near Seoul on the Han River.

St. Paul was one of the Korean martyrs. Paul Hasang went through a series of tortures in which his countenance remained tranquil. Finally, he was bound to a cross on a cart & cheerfully met his death.

Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:

Andrew Kim Taegon was the first native Korean priest. He was the son of converts. His father, a farmer, was also martyred. Andrew was baptized when he was fifteen. He then attended seminary in Macao, China, thirteen hundred miles away from home. After six years Andrew returned to Korea & assumed the job of bringing missionaries into the country secretly. Almost immediately he was arrested, tortured, & beheaded. In a letter written to fellow Christians, Andrew stated, "We have received baptism, entrance into the Church, & the honor of being called Christians. Yet what good will this do if we are Christians in name only & not in fact?"

'Tis also the feast of Saints Fausta & Evilasius, Martyrs (died circa 311), martyred in the reign of the emperor Maxentius: Martyr-link Foxtrot & Wikipedia-link Foxtrot, Martyr-link Echo & Wikipedia-link Echo, & Martyrs-link Foxtrot & Echo.

Commentary: Catholicsaints.info has mixed up St. Fausta's & St. Evilasius's names, but our other sources & the logic of the suffixes -a & -ius confirm that St. Fausta was a young girl, condemned for her faith by St. Evilasius, an older man, who was so moved by her courage in the face of persecution that he converted & was himself martyred.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings
Weekday
The Book of Proverbs, chapter twenty-one, verses one thru six & ten thru thirteen;
Psalm One Hundred nineteen, verses one, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-four, thirty-five, & forty-four;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter eight, verses nineteen thru twenty-one;

or, for the Korean Martyrs
The Book of Wisdom, chapter three, verses one thru nine;
or, the Letter to the Romans, chapter eight, verses thirty-one(b) thru thirty-nine;
Psalm One Hundred Twenty-six, verse five;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter nine, verses twenty-three thru twenty-six.