The words of the Gospel of Matthew–“The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out labourers for his harvest”– became the motivation for the scholastics of St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate … Continued
St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated its second commencement exercises since being affiliated with the Loyola School of Theology (LST) in Manila in 2018. Fr Rogel Abais SJ, LST Vice President for Academic Affairs, flew … Continued
Seven Jesuits of the Vietnamese Province were ordained as deacons on March 2 by Most Rev Luis Nguyen Anh Tuan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saigon. Relatives and friends of the ordinands, and Jesuits from nearby communities gathered bright … Continued
Pleiku is a region of Vietnam that tourists never visit, a mountainous territory in the centre of the country home to an indigenous population made up of 54 ethnic groups. These people speak a language very different from Vietnamese. Their … Continued
On December 2, 2018 Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. It was his first visit to Vietnam. Fr Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam SJ and the Vietnamese Jesuits warmly welcomed Fr General, accompanied by Regional Assistant … Continued
For my Province, the last six days were marked with several beautifully significant events, one of those was the official visit of Fr General Arturo Sosa. We were happy to welcome him, joyful to meet him and delighted to have … Continued
In the morning of December 6, scholastics and brothers in formation of the Vietnamese Jesuit Province warmly welcomed Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ along with Regional Assistant for Asia Pacific Fr Danny Huang SJ and Regional Assistant for Western … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa with his Regional Assistants and the Vietnamese Provincial and his consultors met with Most Rev Joseph Do Manh Hung, Apostolic Administrator of Saigon Archdiocese, and Most Rev Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan at the Archbishop’s Residence on … Continued
Fr Anthony Nguyen Cao Thang SJ, Fr Paul Nguyen Thai Son SJ and Fr Andrew Pham Hoa Lac SJ professed their Final Vows on December 4 in a Mass celebrated by Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa in the chapel … Continued
Six Jesuit deacons were ordained as priests at St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Saigon, Vietnam on December 3. The new priests are Fr Francis Xavier Hoàng Khắc Luận SJ, Fr Philip Trần Thanh Minh SJ, Fr Peter Lê Hoàng … Continued