Xuan Hiep, Vietnam, 2 July 2016 -- Last Saturday morning, eight salesian deacons of VietNam province were ordained to the priesthood through the invocation of the Holy Spirit and the imposition of hands by the Most Reverend Vincent Nguyen Van Ban, Bishop of Ban Me Thuot diocese, at Tam Hai church in Thu Đuc dist., HCMC.
Present at the mass were Fr. Joseph Nguyen Van Quang, the provincial, about 130 salesian and diocesan priests, superiors and religious of some congregations, parents of the candidates, their relatives, benefactors, friends and young people in Salesian settings and the faithfuls of Tam Hai parish. The number of the participants was about 1200.
In his homily, addressing in a particular way to the priests to be, Bishop Vincent reminded them of the role of a good shepherd: (1) Being faithful to the daily prayers to keep an intimate union with God; (2) Keeping the enthusiasm in proclaiming the Word of God to everyone, especially to the youth.
The followings are newly-ordained priests:
- Fr Joseph Tran Duc Ai, SDB
- Fr John the Baptist Tran Ngoc Phat, SDB
- Fr Joseph Canh Vu Minh Phuoc, SDB
- Fr Martin Đinh Nghia Sy, SDB
- Fr James Dang Dinh Minh Thang, SDB
- Fr Michael Rua Tran Pham Hoang Gia Thi, SDB
- Fr John Nguyen Duc Tien, SDB
- Fr Peter Do Van Truong, SDB
At the end of the Holy Mass, Fr. Joseph Nguyen Van Quang, provincial of the Salesians, thanked Bishop Vincent Nguyen Van Ban, priests, religious superiors, parents of the new priests and everyone for coming and attending the mass to pray for the newly-ordained priests. He also thanked the parish priest and the parish council, the choir of Tam Hai parish for organizing the celebration.
