The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan. Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a political prisoner of the Communist regime in Vietnam for thirteen years, nine of which he spent in …More
The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan.
Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a political prisoner of the Communist regime in Vietnam for thirteen years, nine of which he spent in solitary confinement. His remarkable faith sustained him during those long years when he would celebrate mass in secret with three drops of wine in the palm of his hand and the host smuggled inside a flashlight by his faithful. His spiritual writings, penned on the back of old calendars, have spread throughout the world inspiring millions.
Speaking about Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan, Pope John Paul II said he was "a witness of the cross in the long years of imprisonment in Vietnam. He has frequently recounted the realities and episodes from his sufferings in prison, thus reinforcing us in the consoling certainty that when everything crumbles around us, and perhaps even within us, Christ remains our unfailing support.”
Salt an Light Television premiered "Road of Hope: The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Van Thuân" at the International Eucharistic Congress held last month in Quebec.
Full text available at www.zenit.org
Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a political prisoner of the Communist regime in Vietnam for thirteen years, nine of which he spent in solitary confinement. His remarkable faith sustained him during those long years when he would celebrate mass in secret with three drops of wine in the palm of his hand and the host smuggled inside a flashlight by his faithful. His spiritual writings, penned on the back of old calendars, have spread throughout the world inspiring millions.
Speaking about Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan, Pope John Paul II said he was "a witness of the cross in the long years of imprisonment in Vietnam. He has frequently recounted the realities and episodes from his sufferings in prison, thus reinforcing us in the consoling certainty that when everything crumbles around us, and perhaps even within us, Christ remains our unfailing support.”
Salt an Light Television premiered "Road of Hope: The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Van Thuân" at the International Eucharistic Congress held last month in Quebec.
Full text available at www.zenit.org