“I have called you friends” is the theme chosen by fifteen newly ordained Jesuit priests who were recently ordained to the presbyterate by Most Rev. Peter Nguyen Van Kham, Bishop of My Tho Diocese during the ordination mass at Epiphany parish in Thu Duc City, Vietnam on Saturday 02 December 2023.
Jesuits in Vietnam Celebrate First Vows Mass of 11 Scholastics Eleven 2nd-year novices professed their first vows on the feast
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.
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.
