April 1, 2018 - Happy Easter from Hanoi. We celebrated the day here at St Joesph’s Cathedral this morning. It is a Neo-gothic style church that dates from the 19th century.
There are some 4 million Christians in Vietnam. When the Vietminh took control of the North in 1954, the church went through decades of persecution. St Joseph did not reopen until Christmas Eve 1990
Today services are held regularly but are still scrutinized by the government. We were honored today to have the Mass presided over today by Cardinal David Nguyen. The sanctuary was packed. The service was entirely in Vietnamese but the message was clear and when Handel’s Messiah soared through the air it was quite moving.
So I wish you all Happy Easter and the hope of Matthew 28:6 as we heard it this morning
“Anh ta không ở đây. Anh ấy đã sống lại, như anh ấy nói anh ấy sẽ .... "
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