Reading 1: Revelation 14:14-19, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 96:10-13, Gospel: Luke 21:5-11

Through the missionary efforts of various religious families beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing until 1866, the Vietnamese people heard the message of the gospel, and many accepted it despite persecution and even death. On June 19, 1988, Pope John Paul II canonized 117 persons martyred in the eighteenth century. Among these were ninety-six […]