austraLasia #2043

Salesian Day in Vietnam

 

HO CHI MINH: 30th January 2008 -- Today, the province of Vietnam held its annual Salesian Day. There were about 700 hundred people gathered for the event which was also one week before the Lunar New Year Celebration. Most of the SDB's were present, together with 30 FMA's and many Co-operators, past-pupils. The key speech was delivered by Fr. John Ty, the former provincial and also ex-missionary of Mongolia. He drew his listeners' attention with his insightful comments on the Rector Major's Strenna. The theme was also acted out with dances and songs by different groups, novices, post-novices and FMA's. The Co-operators concluded the stage program with their well-wishes for the Lunar New Year. 

    The Eucharistic celebration was the peak moment of the day. The whole congregation was touched by the sending-out ritual for a lay man who volunteered to go to Mongolia as a lay missionary. This was the first time the province of Vietnam has a layperson as a missionary. Fr.  John Baptist Them, the provincial, expressed his hope that there would be more and more lay people for mission ad gentes.

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Title: australasia 2043
Subject and key words: EAO Provinces VIE Salesian Day
Date (year): 2008
ID: 2000-2099|2043