From 21 to 30 March 2025, at the community of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret in the diocese of Vinh, the perpetually professed Sisters and 7 prenovices participated in an annual retreat led by Father Joan Baptist Nguyen Kim Dong.

The preacher’s sharing helped the sisters to rethink their relationship with God, with each other and with others, in order to live in communion and build a united and loving community.

The week-long retreat included times of silence, sharing sessions, community and personal prayer, Eucharistic Adoration and the celebration of Holy Mass.

This intense spiritual experience left a deep mark on each participant, renewing the joy and responsibility of following Christ and serving the poor in fraternal communities, according to the charism of Saint Jeanne-Antide.

In the solemn atmosphere of the feast of the Annunciation, on 25 March 2025, a spiritual event for the whole institute, in the community of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret in Vinh, the Sisters with perpetual vows renewed their religious vows, to reaffirm their faith and their love in Christ.

May Mary’s ‘yes’ help us to say yes to God at every moment of our lives, in spite of everything.