On the 12th March 2022 the Vietnamese Province celebrates the 400th anniversary of the canonization of Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier at the Epiphany Church in Thu Duc City.
On 19 April, at the Church of the Gesù, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, ordained 13 Jesuit scholastics in the presence of Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ, Fr Johan Verschueren SJ, the Delegate for Interprovincial Houses and Works, and 70 priests both Jesuits and non-Jesuits.
On the occasion of visiting Jesuit missions in the north of Vietnam, Fr. Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam, SJ and his delegation visited the diocese of Lang Son and were warmly welcomed by the Most Rev. Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri, Bishop of the diocese of Lang Son at the Bishop’s residence on April 6, 2022.
Eight Vietnamese Jesuits were ordained to the diaconate by the Most Rev. Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc, Bishop of Phu Cuong at the chapel of St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Saigon, Vietnam on 26 March.
In unity with the global Society of Jesus in the Ignatian Year, Vietnam Jesuits together with their benefactors, friends and parishioners of the Epiphany parish, a Jesuit-run parish in Thu Duc, Hochiminh city, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier at the Epiphany Church’s compound at 6:00 PM on Saturday 12 March 2022.
In unity with the global Society of Jesus in the Ignatian Year, Vietnam Jesuits together with their benefactors, friends and parishioners of the Epiphany parish, a Jesuit-run parish in Thu Duc, Hochiminh city, celebrated the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier at the Epiphany Church’s compound at 6:00 PM on Saturday 12 March 2022.
The Arrupe Month is a time of grace for Jesuit scholastics. In addition to the eight-day retreat, participants have the opportunity to meet different people and listen to their vocation stories, to discuss a wide range of topics, from Ignatian Spirituality to the issues of the Church, from the longing of the faithful to the experience of waiting for a mission. This rich exchange is very helpful for scholastics in reflecting on our vocation. They help us to pray and go deeper into our own spiritual experience.
Activities and events such as priesthood ordination, diaconate ordination, vows mass, etc. of the Province are updated here.
OUr implementation of the uaps
Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) are the fruit of a process of discernment lasting almost two years. All Jesuits were invited to take part and in addition our mission partners. It concluded with a confirmation from Pope Francis in a special meeting with Fr General Arturo Sosa. The Preferences give a horizon, a point of reference to the whole Society of Jesus. They captured our imaginations and awaken our desires. They unite us in our mission. The new Preferences are four areas vital for our world today. The Society of Jesus will pay special attention to them in the next ten years. We invite you to learn more and take action with us! We want to make a Gospel difference.
