Join the
"Volunteering Group of Archdiocese"
Responding to the
invitation of Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Nang (Saigon Archdiocese), with the
encouragement of the Provincial Superior, many brothers of the Saint Alphonsus
Theologate have signed up to join the "Volunteer Group of Religious"
to serve Covid patients-19.
After considering
health and medical conditions..., on the evening of July 21, 2021, the Office
of the Archdiocese Saigon announced a list of 206 religious brothers and
sisters who volunteered to serve Covid-19 patients, including many Redemptorist
brothers.
On the morning of July
22, at the Theologate's chapel, Fr. Joseph Do Dinh Tu presided over the Mass to
pray for peace and celebrate the sending forth liturgy. After Mass, our
Redemptorist brothers officially set out to serve, with the belief that God is
working with them (cf. Mk 16:20).
This is a very good
opportunity for Redemptorists to carry out the mission of their consecrated
vocation. Please pray for these brothers as well as for all the doctors, nurses
and medical volunteers to be safe and have a lot of health to serve.
Reaching out to the
poor
Thanks to the kindness
of benefactors everywhere, this week, Saint Alphonsus Theologate bought: more
than 3 tons of rice, 3 quintals of vegetables, 200 bottles of fish sauce, 200
bottles of cooking oil, 1,000 eggs, 1,000 packs of noodles to share with poor
families living around the Theologate.
After sharing with the
poor in the afternoon of July 21, a brother was very touched when he recounted:
“The poor man burst into tears when he received 10 kg of rice… Indeed, it is
not the religous who "preach" to the poor but it is the poor who
"evangelize" the religious."
Regarding the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, on the morning of July 20, the Ministry of Health announced 2,155 new cases of Covid-19, of which 2,154 cases were recorded domestically in 24 provinces and cities; Ho Chi Minh City alone has 1,519 cases. According to the Ministry of Health, 2,155 newly announced cases recorded from 6:30 pm on July 19 to 6 am the morning next day were the 58,026 - 60,180 Covid-19 patients in Vietnam. From the beginning of the epidemic (January 2020) to the present, Vietnam has a total of 60,180 cases, of which 58,100 are domestic cases and 2,080 imported cases. The number of new cases recorded in the country from the 4th outbreak (April 27) to date is 56,530 cases, of which 8,273 patients have been declared cured.
