English Mass
Yesterday was All Souls' Day, which is no longer a holy day of obligation in Korea. My wife, daughter and I went to the Catholic Worker's Hall in Daegu (tel 053-253-1313 / fax 053-255-4861) for the celebration of the Holy Mass in English. The priest was an elderly Frenchman and almost of those in attendance were migrant laborers from the Phillippines. I was probably the only native-speaker of English. Most of the liturgy was in English, but several parts of it and many hymns were in Tagalog.
The experience was an excellent reminder of the universality and true international character of our Catholic Church.
Yesterday was All Souls' Day, which is no longer a holy day of obligation in Korea. My wife, daughter and I went to the Catholic Worker's Hall in Daegu (tel 053-253-1313 / fax 053-255-4861) for the celebration of the Holy Mass in English. The priest was an elderly Frenchman and almost of those in attendance were migrant laborers from the Phillippines. I was probably the only native-speaker of English. Most of the liturgy was in English, but several parts of it and many hymns were in Tagalog.
The experience was an excellent reminder of the universality and true international character of our Catholic Church.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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