Happy New Year! Our seminary community welcomed back Father Nhat Le ’05, pastor of St. Alphonsus Ligouri Parish, to celebrate Mass and the Asian Lunar New Year, a very important celebration in many countries.
For our seminarians, this is an opportunity to be intentional about building fraternity, to praise God for a fresh start, and to pray for family and friends. Before Mass, everyone was reminded to take a moment to remember their parents, families, friends, benefactors, and beloved ones who have passed, as our seminarian Asian Choir sang “Cau Cho Cha Me (Prayer for Parents).” Throughout the Mass a variety of languages – Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, and English – were featured in readings, hymns, and petitions.
Our rector, Father John Kartje, blessed a basket of Bible verses that will serve as inspiration in the coming year, a Christian version of the traditional ritual that features quotes from Confucius.
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