Lang Anh parish’s An Hau community under Vinh diocese has held a happy feast day of St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the Catholic deanery.
For Catholics, the feast of the patron saint is a special occasion of the year to show their respect and honor to the saint who is regarded as their heavenly protectorate. In Vinh diocese, the patronage feast dedicated to St. Francis Xavier is annually held on December 3 by its deaneries, congregations, religious orders and affiliated organizations.
Catholic youth of An Hau community perform an offering ceremony
During the event organized by An Hau community, a willingness ceremony featuring a drum dance and other performances self-acted by local Catholics was held on the eve of the main mass for recalling the involvement and merit of the patron saint.
An Hau Catholic community in Nghe An province’s Vinh city is currently home to 528 Catholics.
St. Francis Xavier is known as the great Navarre-Spanish missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus who was declared as the patron saint of evangelical parishes by Pope Pius X in 1904.
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