By LiCAS.news
SEOUL – The Vocation Support Association of the Archdiocese of Seoul celebrated its 50th anniversary on Thursday with a solemn Mass of Thanksgiving at Myeongdong Cathedral.
The liturgy, held at 2.00 pm, was presided over by Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung and attended by clergy, religious, and hundreds of lay faithful dedicated to the promotion of priestly vocations.
Founded on Apr 17, 1975, the Association began as the Seminarian Support Group, a grassroots initiative led by seminary staff and fifteen laywomen under the guidance of the late Fr Kim Deok-jae.
It was officially renamed the Vocation Support Association in October 1977 and has since operated under the supervision of the Archdiocese’s Vocations Department.
“By the grace of our good and loving Father, and through your concern, support, and generous contributions, we have reached a historic moment,” Archbishop Chung said in his homily.
“In this 180th year since the ordination of Korea’s first native priest, Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon, the number of diocesan priests in the Archdiocese of Seoul has finally reached one thousand,” the prelate added.
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