A gift from Vietnam

The vestment and prayer beads pictured at right are gifts to the Congregation from the Lovers of the Holy Cross in Vietnam. They were presented to the Congregation by Sister Ann Vang Tran, a member of the Vietnamese congregation.

Sister Ann is living with the Sisters of Providence in Owens Hall as she attends Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She is working on her master’s degree in pastoral theology. Sister Ann has studied in the United States for five years and came to the Woods in June. In August she returned to Vietnam for several weeks to renew her visa and to be present for her sister’s final vows in another religious congregation. She brought the vestment and the prayer beads with her when she returned to the Woods in September.

Father Daniel Hopcus will wear the vestment this Sunday, Oct. 3, the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Mass begins at 11 a.m. (EDT) All are welcome to attend.