Our Lady of La Vang
by Brenda Nippert
Title
Our Lady of La Vang
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Brenda Nippert
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Painting - Painting
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Back in 1798, fearing the spread of Catholicism in Vietnam, the emperor made it against the law to practice the faith. Catholics were hunted down and killed if they were caught. Some people ran into the rain forest of La Vang to hide. Many became very ill in the jungle, but they gathered every night at the base of a tree to pray the rosary. One night Mary appeared in the branches of the tree in traditional Vietnamese dress, holding the baby Jesus in her arms with angels on either side of her. Mary comforted the people and instructed them to boil certain leaves from the trees to cure the illness they were suffering from. When the people returned to their villages, they passed on the story and people began to journey to that spot to pray. Soon a chapel was built. In 1885, more persecutions wiped out many of the Christians and the chapel was destroyed. Later a new chapel was built and in 1954, a statue of Our Lady of La Vang was installed there. The chapel became the Marian center of Vietnam. Through so much persecution, the strong people of Vietnam held on to their faith at all costs.
Her feast day is November 22.
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January 26th, 2018
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