Vietnam’s Archbishop Promotes Evangelization In Small Communities

August 22, 2022231 views0

Vietnam’s Archbishop Promotes Evangelization In Small Communities

2022-08-22T16:20:37+01:00

By Marie

The head of a northern archdiocese has urged Catholics from small sub-parishes to bear witness to the Good News in their daily lives as a way to bring Christian values to others.Archbishop Joseph Vu Van Thien of Hanoi encouraged them not to be discouraged by their small number of members as it is important how they live out their faith. They should trust in God, who always loves and blesses them, and bring divine love to people around them.“We should try our best to promote charity work and give witness to the faith in our daily lives,” he said.“Evangelization does not mean to do major things but to live a good and simple life. Please try to build happy families, pay much attention to offering faith education to children, be honest in your livelihood, stay clear of drug abuse, and treat drug abusers with love and respect,” the 61-year-old prelate added.Hundreds of Catholics from many parishes warmly welcomed the Archbishop to Dong Xuan sub-parish of An Khoai parish and attended a special Mass.Archbishop Thien celebrated an open-air Mass as the old church built in 1928 was too small to accommodate hundreds of participants, many of them from other places.He praised the local people for properly maintaining their faith during decades of hard times and for producing a priest.“We come here to profess the faith and I am here to encourage all of you to be brave in your life of faith,” he said.He also showed his solidarity with the small community that is part of the local church.The two-day pastoral visit is part of Archbishop Thien’s plan for 2022 which is designated as the year of evangelization by the archdiocese. He is also scheduled to visit remote parishes and sub-parishes.ALSO READ Ministers Installed As Chaplains To The Queen