Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen celebrates 20th anniversary Mass at Our Lady of La Vang Parish

Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen celebrated the 20th anniversary of Our Lady of La Vang Parish with a trilingual outdoor Mass on Aug. 15. More than 2,000 people gathered beneath a replica of the Shrine to Our Lady of La Vang in Vietnam to attend the liturgy.

The Mass included co-celebrants such as parish pastor Fr. Kiet Anh Ta, along with several priests and deacons from the local area. During the celebration, Bishop Nguyen expressed gratitude to God for the community's history.

Founded in 2004 by the parish's first pastor, Fr. Joseph Son Nguyen, the community originally met in a small rented house. The permanent church was dedicated in August 2006, and the parish has since expanded to include a hall, office buildings, and a shrine modeled after the original site in the Hải Lăng District of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.