vietnam history

“It was during this time of vicious persecution of Catholics that Our Lady appeared to the Catholic faithful cowering in the dense forests. When the wave of persecutions began, Catholicism was firmly entrenched in the hearts of its faithful in Vietnam. As early as 1698, Catholics suffered for the Faith. During the back-and-forth years of the 1700’s and 1800’s, more than one hundred thousand Catholic Vietnamese were martyred. Even today, with a Communist government in charge, bishops and priests are harassed, and the status of the Church is not strong.”

Complete story dated January 24, 2013, at https://catholicism.org/our-lady-of-la-vang-the-catholic-side-of-vietnam.html

History repeats, and all of it is present to God the Father.

Our Lady of Lavang photo courtesy of Catholicism.org

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