SUWON (UCAN): Auxiliary Bishop John Moon Hee Jong of Suwon, South Korea, has urged parents gathered for the 20th anniversary of a diocesan prayer group to help their children grow up to become the “right children of the Lord,” says a report.
Bishop Moon made his remarks during a Mass at the closing of the anniversary celebrations of the Lux Mea [My Light] prayer group at Suwon Catholic University.
Parents must “cultivate empathy in dialogue with their children as they pursue a life of contemplation, sacrifice, and consecration,” Bishop Moon said at the anniversary celebration.
The group aims to help parents of teenagers go beyond their role of providing for the material needs of their children and “establish the image of a prayerful parent in the faith,” the bishop added.
Around 260 people including Sylvia Seo Jin-sook, president of the prayer group, and Father Kyu-sung Lee, its spiritual director, participated in the event.
The other participants included 200 parents and grandparents, and 58 children ranging from kindergarten to youth.
Lux Mea was founded on 15 December 2005 and was approved as an organization under the Diocesan Youth Office in March 2019.
