Posted on 10/09/2021 6:05:12 PM PDT by marshmallow
Bishops declare Oct. 17 the National Day of Praying for Healing the pandemic
Catholics in Vietnam's central dioceses where religious activities have returned to normal plan to observe special days to pray and fast in October to end the rampaging coronavirus.
Bishop Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long of Vinh said the month of the rosary has been a special time for Vietnamese Catholics to express their deep love to Mother Mary through rosaries for generations.
The bishop said the rosary resounds from individuals, families, communities and parishes like incense offered to the Holy Trinity by the mother's maternal hands, that pass countless blessings of souls and bodies on to them.
The 68-year-old prelate called on people to respond to pastoral activities in October proposed by Vietnam's bishops, who declared Oct. 17 the National Day of Praying for Healing in the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the coronavirus outbreak has taken a heavy toll on human lives and seriously affected people's activities. Since the outbreak first hit Vietnam in early 2020, some 780,000 infections and 20,000 deaths have been recorded.
"Our diocese will spend that day together fervently appealing to the God of love to have mercy on humanity and end the pandemic soon," he said.
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Vietnamese Catholics? Is that the antithesis of an Irish Buddhist?
Vietnam was a French colony; why wouldn’t there be Catholics there?
Here in So Cal there are many Vietnamese Catholics.
They need to fast to end insane government policies more than the actual disease, which is still an insignificant factor for younger, healthy people.
Vietnamese Catholics have their own Vietnamese-American priest and Mass schedule in my little eastern WA state town, although, of course, anyone can attend any Mass.
No longer true for Catholics wishing to attend Traditional Latin Masses.
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