Diaconate Ordination
Blood Missionaries to be of service to the Church in
all our ministries.
Although Dominic’s family were in Vietnam and
not able to be with him in the flesh, their presence was
felt in the celebration as Bishop Charron remembered
a personal visit he made to them while he was there.
Representing them, one of Dominic’s cousins, Sister
Monica Nhung Lê, a Dominican nun living in the
United States, was able to help vest him as a deacon for
the first time.
During Litany of the Saints, Dominic manifests his dedication.
After the Liturgy of the Eucharist, Dominic shared
some personal thoughts in both Vietnamese and English,
showing a deep sense of thanksgiving as well as his
typical good humor. He especially thanked the Wichita
ascs for hosting the celebration as well as providing
support in many liturgical ministries, creating the
splendid environment for the celebration, and hospitality.
This summer, he will reside at the Wichita Center again
as he assists Fr. Tom Welk in hospice ministry as part of
his pastoral formation.
The celebration moved into the dining room for a
festive reception, featuring more Vietnamese songs of
praise the new deacon joined and more superb asc
hospitality, augmented by several Vietnamese cooks who
helped create a multi-cultural meal. The spirit moving
through the room was difficult to let go of, and as people
dodged raindrops in leaving, they were buoyed by the
infectious joy and hope at the start of a new chapter in
Dominic’s life: a life of service to the People of God as a
deacon in the Catholic Church.
Dominic prepares the altar before the Eucharistic Prayer.
Love and Encouragement
Editor’s Note
by Fr. Keith Branson, c.pp.s., Publications Editor
Dominic Nhan Bui was invited to visit the Bishop
of Wichita soon after his arrival at the Adorers Center
next to Newman University. Knowing the purpose of his
study, the Bishop asked him, “Have the sisters taught you
any dirty words yet?” Dominic thought for a moment,
and responded carefully, “They haven’t taught me any
bad words, but they have taught me two very good ones:
love and encouragement.”
The Chapel of the New Covenant at the Adorers
Center in Wichita was filled with a spirit of festivity no
grumbling thunder could overcome on Saturday, May
23, as the Ordination Mass for Dominic started with a
beautiful hymn “I Come to Do Your Will,” sung by the
Vietnamese Choir from St. Anthony Church, Wichita
in their native language. The chapel was full; members
of the local Vietnamese community joined the Adorers
of the Precious Blood and members of the Kansas City
Province in the celebration. Bishop Joseph Charron,
C.PP.S. presided for the bilingual liturgy, and celebrated
the sacrament of Ordination to the Diaconate.
In his homily, Bishop Charron reminded Dominic
of the great tradition of service embodied in the
diaconate, going back to the original seven chosen by
the Apostles. He pointed out a verse from the Second
Reading of the Mass, 2 Corinthians 5:18, “And all this
is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through
Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation.” As
ministers of Reconciliation we are called as Precious
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There will be no edition of
The New Wine Press for August 2015.
Watch for a redesigned version of
The New Wine Press in September 2015!
Also, watch for a redesigned version
of the Kansas City Province’s website,
kcprovince.org, which will also
be ready in early September.
Fr. Dien Truong, Fr. Joe Nassal, Dcn. Nhan Bui, Bishop Joseph
Charron, Fr. Tom Welk, Fr. Mark Yates, & Dcn. Loi Nguyen.
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