HIGH POINT — The Vietnamese communities of Immaculate Heart of Mary and Christ the King came together for a special Mass Aug. 17 to celebrate Our Lady of La’Vang, the patroness of Vietnam.
Father Joseph Dinh, pastor of Christ the King, presided over the Mass that was offered in both English and Vietnamese. The Vietnamese choir of Christ the King coordinated the musical arrangement.
“This was the very first time I prayed in the Vietnamese language,” Father Patrick O’Connor, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary, said. “The Mass, the beautiful music, and the devotion and solemnity of the people in prayer made this one of our most powerful religious experiences this year.”
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