ASIA/CHINA - The vows of the religious women from different congregations and a diaconal ordination bear witness to the missionary vitality of the continental Catholic community

Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The vitality and missionary aspect of the continental Catholic community continue to manifest itself in the month of October with the vows of the religious women from different congregations and a diaconal ordination. According to reports from Faith of He Bei, on October 1, the Feast of the Patroness of the Missions, Saint Therese of Lisieux, three congregations dedicated to St. Therese belonging to the diocese of An Guo and the diocese of Han Dan in the province of He Bei and the diocese of Wen Zhou in the province of Zhe Jiang, celebrated the solemn vows of 13 religious women. The Bishops who presided the solemn liturgy in their respective dioceses invited the nuns to follow St. Therese’s footsteps in order to be authentic missionaries, through an intense spiritual life and an active missionary work. On the eve of the missionary month, 4 nuns of the Congregation of the Servants of the Holy Spirit in the diocese of Lan Zhou, in Gan Su province, professed their perpetual vows.
On the feast of St. Francis, October 4, His Exc. Mgr.Li Ming Shu, Bishop ordinary of the Diocese of Qing Dao in Shan Dong province, presided the diaconal ordination of the seminarist Yang Jian Bin. During the same celebration, two novices of the diocesan congregation professed the first temporary vows in front of more than 500 faithful. (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 11/10/2011)