Card. Filoni’s visit to the Betharramite community of Maepon (Thailand)
On Monday 20 May, the Card. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the Maepon community on the occasion of the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam.
He was welcomed by Fr. John Chan Kunu scj, Regional Vicar in Thailand, who in his welcome speech briefly illustrated the presence of the Betharramite Congregation in the Diocese of Chiang Mai starting from December 195. Then he recalled the work of Mons Lucien Lacoste scj, first Bishop of the Diocese of Chiang Mai and illustrated the history of the mission of Maepon along with the work done by the religious with the Karen population.
In his homily, Cardinal Filoni highlighted the point that Christians, like the apostles, are called to share their faith with those who do not know Christ yet.
Beside him, there were Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, (Bishop of the Diocese of Chiang Mai), Bishop Joseph Vuthilert Haelom (Bishop of the Diocese of Chiang Rai) and Bishop Paul Tschang In-Nam (Apostolic Nuncio of Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos) as well as many Betharramite priests and religious.
For the occasion, a large part of the population of the nearby villages reached the village of Maepon, making this particular visit even more joyful.
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