Korea: Rosary Marathon for Canonization of Martyrs

AsiaNews: A night of prayer attended by over a thousand people, launched on 1 July last by the Archdiocese of Seoul.  It was a ” Rosary marathon” to ask for the canonization of Fr. Choi Yang-oeb, Paul Yun Ji-choong and his 123 companions, killed in hatred of the faith during the persecutions of the XVIII – XIX century. The purpose is to recite 100 million mysteries for each martyr, a total of 12.5 billion prayers. More here.