Friday, 28 August 2020 22:47

MSC Vietnam. Ordination of Diaconate Ceremony, Thi and Bang

MSC Vietnam.  Ordination of Diaconate Ceremony

Bang and Thi

On the Friday morning of August 21, 2020, members of the Vietnamese MSC community (the MSCs in Vietnam) gathered together at the very nice and warm Chapel of Pastoral Central of Phu Cuong Diocese (neighboring diocese to Saigon diocese) with a few relatives of the family of Dominic Savio Bang Hai DINH, MSC and Francis Xavier Thi Dinh NGUYEN, MSC to attend the Ordination of Deacons ceremony.

PUDDING CAKE gift from MSC Community meaning Congratulation 2 deacons BANG and THI

The presider was bishop Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc of Phu Cuong Diocese together with MSC priests and fr. Joseph Luc of the diocese as concelebrants. Some OLSHs and MSC sisters were also with us.

laying on of hand by the Bishop for THI

handing on of the book of Gospel to Thi

We had to limit the number of guests because of the pandemic. Actually only brothers and sisters of MSC family and families of our two deacons attended the ceremony. Yet the ceremony took place earnestly, solemnly and warmly.

Bang Hai Dinh

Bang

Thi

Thi

After the ceremony, everyone moved to our community house in Go Vap district and had an intimate lunch together.

MSC choir

lunch after the Ordination

Thank God through the intercession of the Holy Mother for granting The MSC Vietnam many great special graces of blessings to the Br.Thi and Br.Bang in their new missionary roles as Deacons.

Co celebrants and Deacons

Thanks Br. Hung Quoc Le, MSC for this information.

MSC Community2

cutting the cake by BANG and THI 2