took their first perpetual vows on the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola during a Mass presided over by Rev. Fr. Joseph Pham Tuan Nghia, SJ, Provincial of the Vietnamese Jesuit Province, at Epiphany Parish in Thu Duc City, Vietnam, on Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Vietnamese Scholastic Paul the Convert Do Thanh Nguyen SJ was ordained to the diaconate in Cambodia by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, on 19 May.
Nine Jesuit scholastics from the Society of Jesus in Vietnam were ordained to the diaconate by Most Reverend Peter Nguyen Van Kham, Bishop of My Tho, at St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate’s chapel during the celebration on the Feast of Saint Joseph, Patron of the Society of Jesus and St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate (SJJS) in Thu Duc City, Vietnam. Also present were Fr. Provincial Joseph Pham Tuan Nghia, SJ, Jesuits, professors, and students of the SJJS.
In his decree dated 13 January 2023, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, has approved the establishment of ST. JOSEPH JESUIT SCHOLASTICATE, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as an Ecclesiastical Higher Educational Institution of the Holy See, with canonical public juridic personality under Church law.
Eleven new Jesuit priests were ordained on the Feast of St. Francis Xavier on Saturday 3 Dec 2022 at St. Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc city, Vietnam, during a solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Most Rev. Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc, Bishop of Phu Cuong.
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.
