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

April 21, 2024

Good Shepherd Sunday & Feast of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha 

According to the liturgical calendar, the 4th Sunday of Easter is called Good Shepherd Sunday. The Church sets aside this Sunday to call believers to pray for the vocations of priests, religious men and women, so that they can always become shepherds like Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Pray not only for the priests, religious men and women of the Church, but also pray that all the leaders of the countries, doctors, teachers, parents... also become good pastors. In a way, they are also “shepherds”. This is why we join the Church in praying for all the shepherds of the Church and society. 

In particular, today our parish solemnly celebrates the feast of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. It is a privilege of our parish, because in our church, the saint is always present at our side, visible and invisible. This celebration not only reminds us of the time when she completed her journey on earth 344 years ago (born 1656 - April 17, 1680), but is also an opportunity for us to honor an exceptional young woman from our parish, specifically Mohawk breed. and our own North American peoples. She was canonized as a saint because during her lifetime she demonstrated a heroic life of faith in God, in Jesus who was her friend, her master and her Good Shepherd. His image is like a good and holy sheep who always directs and tames everything to his shepherd. 

Following the example of the saint, may God help each of us to live a good, holy and faithful life to God and Jesus through his teachings in the Bible, in the Church, especially where the teaching of good and true pastors is entrusted by Jesus. 

May Saint Kateri intercede for each of our personal prayers and for our parish, the Church and all the pastors of our Church.

Pope's global prayer for April 2024

For the role of women

We pray that the dignity and immense value of women be recognized in every culture, and for the end of discrimination that they experience in different parts of the world.

By Vatican News