2023-12-24 14:40:00
1 hour and 40 minute mass including a manger veneration, taking selfies with children and greeting them
President Yoon Seok-yeol attended the Christmas Day Mass held at the Hyehwa-dong Cathedral in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Christmas Eve, the 24th.
Do-woon Lee, Senior Secretary to the President’s Office for Public Relations, announced in a written briefing that President Yoon held a Christmas Mass with believers for 1 hour and 40 minutes, including a veneration of the manger and offering of gifts.
President Yoon is said to have prepared for the mass by taking a seat in advance before it began to ensure that there would be no inconvenience during the mass. Chief Lee said that when the President’s presence was introduced at the end of the mass, the believers welcomed him with loud applause and cheers.
After the mass, President Yoon shook hands with believers waiting in line not only inside the cathedral but also outside the cathedral, shared the joy of Christmas and prayed for family happiness.
He also took selfies with children who asked for pictures.
Attending the Christmas Mass on this day were Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon, Senior Secretary for Civil Society Hwang Sang-moo, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office Kim Tae-hyo, and Senior Secretary for Public Relations Lee Do-woon.
Hyehwa-dong Catholic Church, where President Yoon celebrated Mass, was separated from Jonghyeon Parish in 1927 and established as Baekdong Parish, and was later divided into Jegi-dong Parish (1947), Miari Parish (1948), Donam-dong Parish (1955), and Seongbuk-dong Parish (1975). It is a place that has served as a cradle of faith in the northern part of Seoul, including branching out.
Meanwhile, President Yoon held mass at Myeongdong Cathedral in Jung-gu, Seoul on Christmas Day in 2021, when he was a presidential candidate, and at Yakhyeon Cathedral in Jung-gu, Seoul in 2022, his first year in office.
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