The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ in Vietnam

"The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ was founded in 1720 by St. Paul of the Cross (1694 – 1775) in Italy and presently we are in 61 countries around the world with more than 2,000 Passionists. The present superior general is Father Joachim Rego C.P from Myanmar. The Passionists came to Vietnam almost 13 years ago. Now we have 3 foreign priests, 6 Vietnamese priests, 1 deacon, 9 brothers, 5 novices, 3 pre-novitiate, 8 philosophical students and more than 10 aspirants. The Passionists in Vietnam belongs to Holy Spirit Province comprising 4 countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam. Passionists profess vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. But the unique vow of any Passionist is his first vow. We vow to meditate on the Passion of Jesus and to proclaim the meaning of his Passion to all. Our motto is "May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts". The Passionists charism is a dedication to preach Christ Crucified to a suffering world. Nowadays, the Passionists seek to remind people of the love of God which we see in the Passion of Jesus and to respond with love to those who suffer."