Korean laywoman who kept the faith in the persecution of 1839 and was martyred on December 29, 1839.
Life
Magdalena Yi Yong-dok was born in 1812. Wishing to give herself to God, she did not marry but lived as a virgin, and she lived the faith together with her family, devoting herself to prayer and the practice of the faith.
Arrested in the Gihae persecution of 1839, she did not deny her faith through interrogation and torture. She was beheaded outside Seosomun in Seoul on December 29, 1839.
Spirituality
Magdalena Yi Yong-dok's spirituality is the offering of an undivided heart to God. She gave her youth wholly to God and kept that offering up to the moment she gave her life.
Reflection
Magdalena Yi gave her youth entirely to God. How much of my time and heart do I give to God? Today, why not set aside one hour and spend it for the Lord?