
2021 Christmas Greetings from the Vietnamese Province
On behalf of Vietnamese Jesuits, Fr Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam, SJ, has sent Christmas greetings to fellow Jesuits, the Province’s benefactors, friends and collaborators.
Fr. Vincent PHAM VAN MAM, SJ
Provincial Superior (08 Dec 2016 to present)
Fr. Mam grew up in Kien Giang. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1976, the year of the reunification of Vietnam. The political situation was very delicate, especially when it came to religious affairs. From 1978 to 1990, he worked at a communist farm for nine years and joined military service for four years. During this time, he sometimes studied philosophy.
On behalf of Vietnamese Jesuits, Fr Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam, SJ, has sent Christmas greetings to fellow Jesuits, the Province’s benefactors, friends and collaborators.
The homily of Fr. Provincial at the Opening Mass of the Ignatian Year. Vietnamese Jesuits celebrated the opening of the Ignatian Year with a Mass at the Epiphany Jesuit Parish on Saturday 22 May 2021 in Thu Duc city. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, maximum in-person attendance at Mass was limited to 30 attendees.
Reverend Father Stephen Chow, SJ Dear Reverend Father, I am sorely grieved to learn of the death of Father M.…
13 novices took their first simple but perpetual vows on May 31, 2020. Fr. Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam, SJ, presided over the Mass together with Jesuits, family, and friends of the newly vowed Jesuits.
After completing two years at the Sacred Heart Novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Vietnam for the first stage…