Celebrating 166 years of MSC Foundation Day in the MSC Vienam Community

Our Correspondent, Quang, writes that he is to be our correspondent with MSC Vietnam news. We welcome his future articles

Before Dec 8th, there were some cases of positive Covid-19 around our community, but the government quickly controlled it and it did not affect much the life of people. So, our Foundation Day was celebrated in the spirit of unity, happiness, joy and gratitude without any worry of virus.

Our celebration was organized at Le Van Sy house (house of MSC scholastics) with all MSC Vietnamese members, one postulant, two OLSH sisters, and three MSC sisters. In this celebration, we had Mass together, and followed by Agape meal.

For the Mass, Fr. Hoàng, MSC as superior of MSC community in Vietnam was presider. He invited us to look back the legacy of our Founder, Fr. Jules Chevalier, particularly the times of trial or difficulty of him in the early years of founding the MSC Congregation. From that, he encouraged all members of the MSC family to enhance and value the sense and spirit of unity among members of the MSC family in Vietnam. We are so grateful for this sharing. It reminds us about what Fr. Jules Chevalier desired for all MSC members: “The greatest charity, the most perfect unity will always prevail among members of the little community of the Scared Heart of Jesus” (Jules Chevalier, 1855).

Happy the feast of MSC Foundation Day to all members of the MSC family all over the world. May this celebration energize us to go through all the hardships and bring remedy of Jesus’ Heart to all kinds of evil of our time.

By Quang Vu BUI, MSC