Marian Days
marian day vietnamese đại hội thánh mẫu officially ngày thánh mẫu main festival pilgrimage vietnamese american roman catholic annual event honor blessed virgin mary taken place first weekend august since acre campus congregation mother redeemer crm carthage missouri ten thousand attendee come throughout united state nonvietnamese local visitor canada vietnam australia also attend april clergy – half congregation – left vietnam boat people fall saigon arrived united state fort chaffee operation new arrival refugee camp cardinal bernard francis law bishop springfield–cape girardeau sponsored priest brother inviting rent vacant oblate mary immaculate seminary lady ozarks college nominal price use u monastery june september nine priest brother four novice arrived carthage predominantly protestant town overseas congregation mother coredemptrix received formal recognition congregation evangelization people september congregation assumption province vietnamese tỉnh dòng đồng công hoa kỳ established october rev barnabus maria nguyễn đức kiên provincial holy see gave province mission minister vietnamese american community congregation organized inaugural marian day u headquarters celebration immaculate heart mary around vietnamese catholic carthage area participated oneday retreat ordinarily marian day take place without major incident carthage police department event organizer enforce rule indecency drug use gang member banned event two gang killed man fight pilgrim died bus crash en route houston carthage around attended th annual marian day august – presiders included bishop johnston bishop emeritus leibrecht springfield–cape girardeau local diocese archbishop gregory aymond new orleans bishop stephanus tri bửu thiên cần thơ bishop joseph nguyễn tấn tước coadjutor bishop phú cường around people attended th annual marian day august – presiders included bishop edward rice bishop emeritus john leibrecht diocese springfieldcape girardeau local diocese archbishop george lucas archdiocese omaha bishop kevin vann diocese orange california auxiliary bishop joseph binzer archdiocese cincinnati prominent presiders throughout history event include venerable cardinal nguyễn văn thuận coadjutor archbishop emeritus saigon nephew ngô đình diệm detained communist government vietnam reeducation camp year archbishop emeritus ngô đình thục huế brother ngô đình diệm cardinal raymond leo burke archbishop st louis cardinal wilton daniel gregory bishop belleville illinois president united state conference catholic bishop archbishop joseph vũ văn thiên bishop hải phòng cardinal daniel dinardo galvestonhouston later president united state conference catholic bishop bishop dominic mai thanh lương first vietnamese american bishop auxiliary bishop diocese orange california congregation decided give marian day twoyear hiatus concern health pilgrim marian day due covid pandemic spreading throughout united state whole world day marian day highlighted large outdoor mass crm ground marian day offer opportunity reconciliation prayer also time benediction workshop young family youth virgin mary vocation much mass celebrated many bishop priest religious brother sister pilgrim turn surrounding area large campground many nearby resident allow pilgrim erect tent lawn pilgrim come earlier set tent expected stay risk losing tent spot wednesday event begin brother priest congregation hold mass procession honor saint joseph patron marian day although celebration centered liturgy also feature number event community large vietnamese population set large tent sell traditional vietnamese food proceeds go parish orphanage diocese vietnam phú cường organization local knight columbus chapter also serve food pilgrim tent night performer thúy nga group entertain large crowd folk popular vietnamese music main schedule includes four pontifical mass two morning mass also many mass take place outside main complex day opening mass thursday honor blessed sacrament opened local diocesan bishop bishop present role given director following mass eucharistic procession around lady peace memorial garden following day concludes pontifical mass honor vietnamese martyr saint usually reserved presided one guest bishop saturday highlight event begin solemn procession statue lady fátima pontifical mass honor immaculate heart mary end procession honor lady fátima two long firecracker lit followed release numerous balloon color tied two flag one blue white virgin mary color south vietnamese flag half country fell communism time many balloon released rosary balloon tradition interpreted symbolically offering country vietnam blessed virgin mary intercession gathered day also address written flag could returned sunday closing pontifical mass celebrated mass end director year marian day announces date next year event give word thanks involved hosting event officially close marian day roman catholicism vietnam vietnamese chi dòng đồng công hoa kỳ – organizer website vietnamese 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