Saint of the day and spiritual life #Jean-Paul II

The Catholic Church honors with great veneration the martyrs of Korea, among whom stand out Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first Korean priest, Saint Paul Chong Ha-sang, catechist and devout layman, as well as their companions who gave their lives for the faith in the 19th century.

Saint Bridget of Sweden is one of the greatest saints of the Middle Ages. Born into a noble family, she was a wife, mother, mystic, reformer, and founder of a religious order.

Divine Mercy is a feast instituted by Pope John Paul II in the universal Church on April 30, 2000, during the canonization of Sister Faustina Kowalaska. It is also a time of plenary and partial indulgences.

The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe begins in December 1531, when the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, a Nahua indigenous man who had recently converted to Christianity, on the hill of Tepeyac (near Mexico City). She asked him to build a church there. To convince the bishop, she left a miraculous proof: her image imprinted on Juan Diego's tilma (cloak).