Ho Chi Minh City (AsiaNews) - In accepting Pope Francis call to bear witness to the Gospel on World Mission Day, which was celebrated last Sunday, Vietnamese Catholics focused on the role of the laity in the journey of evangelisation. On the day of celebration, various parishes in Ho Chi Minh City, in the south of the country, sponsored courses in catechesis for young couples and the baptism of catechumens. Father Joseph Pham Van Nhan, vicar of Nhan Hoa Parish, said that 30 new members received the Holy Spirit, thus joining his community. Two couples had their union legalised by receiving the sacrament of marriage according to Church tradition. In Saigon, thousands of Catholics attended Mass and prayed in communion with the pontiff for the missions, with particular attention to the evangelisation of the family in accordance with the model proposed by Cardinal François Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan. In his book Path of Hope, the Vietnamese prelate repeatedly stressed that the family is the centre of light and that a happy family is itself a source of light for others. asianews.it/news-en/Saigon:-with-Pope-Francis,-Vietnam-laity-leads-the-journey-of-evangelisation-32507.html
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 02:46:43 +0000