Rome (Italy). On 15 January 2025, in a letter to the Provincials and Superiors of the Preprovinces, the Vicar General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister María del Rosario García Ribas, announced the place where the Feast of Gratitude 2025 will be held – on 26 April – as follows: Mary Help of Christians Province (VTN) of Vietnam.
“The World Feast of Gratitude expresses the gratitude and affection that unite us to our Mother, Sister Chiara Cazzuola, as the center of communion of the Institute. In our charismatic tradition, we live this family moment in a climate of prayer and mutual love, as a sign of belonging and fidelity,” reminded the Vicar.
She also thanked the Provincial, Sister Maria Hoàng Thi Thu Hà, together with the Sisters of the VTN Province, “for having welcomed the proposal with joy and for having given their willingness to prepare the feast.”
Ensuring that the letter of presentation of the Feast with the choice of theme and the journey of preparation, together with the detailed program of the celebrations will be sent in due time, she has entrusted to Mary the celebration of this important event of the Institute:
“Let us ask Mary, Mother of Hope, in this Jubilee Year, to continue to bless and accompany our Institute on the path of holiness, so that we can be ever more missionaries of hope. To Her we entrust the journey of preparation and the celebration of this ‘choral thank you’.”
In recent years, the Feast of Gratitude has been held: in Mozambique (2024), in Colombia (2023), in Piedmont, Italy (2022).
Grazie carissime sorelle di Viet Nam per la bella storia dello sviluppo della vostra Ispettoria Maria Ausiliatrice. Veramente la Madonna si passeggia in ogni casa vostra e va portando speranza e amore con servizio generoso delle sorelle fra i giovani e fra tanta gente che vi vogliono tanto bene. Vi auguriamo tanta benedizioni e ci rallegriamo con voi con la presenza della Madre.