Korean laywoman who kept the faith in the persecution of 1839 and was martyred in September 1839.
Life
Magdalena Cho was born in 1807 and was the daughter of Catherine Yi. Wishing to consecrate herself to God, she did not marry but lived as a virgin, and she devoted herself to the life of faith together with her mother.
Arrested with her mother in the Gihae persecution of 1839, she held firmly to her faith through interrogation and punishment. Enduring the harsh life of prison, she died there in September 1839 together with her mother, as a martyr.
Spirituality
Magdalena Cho's spirituality is a life of consecration, her heart given wholly to God. She chose a path that looked to God alone rather than to the ways of the world, and she lived that offering faithfully to the end beside her mother.
Reflection
Magdalena Cho kept the faith at her mother's side to the end. Am I a companion in faith to my parents or family? Today, consider praying especially for one member of your family.