Responding to the pastoral need, Most Rev. Claude Hamelin, Bishop of St. Jean – Longueuil, assigned Fr. Michael Nguyen Dinh VINH, CSSp, a Vietnamese and religious priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) as full time pastor of our parish.

He was born in 1973 in Vietnam. In 2008, He joined the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Saigon, Vietnam. In August 3, 2013, he took his first religious vows and after that he moved to Manila, Philippines to study Theology. From September 3, 2013 to June 2016, he was sent to the UK for the Pastoral Mission Experience (PME). In July 2016 he returned to the Philippines to continue his study and in 2020, graduated in LST (Loyola School of Theology) of Ateneo de Manila University. In March 25, 2021 (Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord) He was priestly ordained by Most Rev. Ronald I. Lunasin, Bishop of Pagadian Diocese, the Southern Philippines. After his priestly ordination, he remained in the Philippines as a formator assistant of the Spiritan Formation House – Manila. He arrived in Montreal on August 18 2023 and on October 1st, 2023, he was assigned to be the pastor of Saint Francis Xavier Mission Church in Kahnawake.

His appointment is effective on Oct 1 st , 2023 and will remain until July 31 st , 2029.

Message from Fr. Vinh Michael Nguyen

July 21, 2024

Rest with the Lord

The Gospel of the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - cycle B invites us to discover the importance of resting in the Lord. The Apostles returned from the mission that Jesus had assigned them. They cast out demons, healed the sick, and preached the gospel. Jesus discovered the weariness of his apostles, so he said to them: “Come alone to a deserted place and rest for a while. (Mark 6:31). During their missionary journey, the apostles obeyed Jesus. command to leave with enthusiasm and their dedication to their work. And they came back happy with what they had done. 

However, for Jesus, he not only accepted their achievements, but he also recognized fatigue among the Apostles, which is why he asked them to have time to rest. Rest that Jesus spoke of not only helps them regain physical health, but also helps calm their souls so that they do not be drunk, do not immerse yourselves in the spirit of victory, in the vanity of the arrogant and the ostentatious about what they have accomplished. For us, our lives always have two aspects. That is, work and rest. Work is a need for life, a blessing from God for us. So if we get so absorbed in work that we forget that we need time for our family, our friends and God; So surely, even if we are busy running for money, no matter how famous we are, it will do it. it will be difficult for us to grasp true happiness and peace in life. May these words of Jesus “Come alone into a desert place and rest for a while “make us discover the value of balance in work as well as rest for body and mind. Whenever we are tired in life, may we know how to come to God to rest, let him nourish and strengthen our spiritual strength, as well as taste the presence of God in ourlives, thus, our work is renewed and full of creativity.

Amen.

Pope's global prayer for July 2024

For the pastoral care of the sick

Source: Vatican News