pronounced their first vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience at the Epiphany Church in Thu Duc, Vietnam on Saturday 9 September 2023 during the Eucharistic Celebration presided by Fr. Provincial Joseph Pham Tuan Nghia, SJ
SJVN – The Vietnamese Province of the Society of Jesus has welcomed 13 new scholastics who professed their first vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Society of Jesus in September. The Vow Day Mass was held at the chapel of St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Thu Duc, Hochiminh City.
When Fr Peter Nguyễn Văn Toàn SJ received the Sacrament of Holy Orders in St Ignatius Catholic Church in Tokyo on 4 September, he was not doing it alone. He carried with him all the people who had accompanied him in his vocation journey, even if they could not be physically present at his ordination.
Not all of us can do the great thing
But we can do the small thing with great love -Mother Teresa-
Thu Duc, Vietnam-August 30, 2021 – Fr. Paul Nguyen Thai Son, SJ, a priest of the Vietnamese Province of the Society of Jesus in Vietnam, has recognized that when it comes to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, senior citizens are especially vulnerable to severe illness.
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.
