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Old people in traditional clothes lead a procession around the village to honor their native martyrs in Xuan Bang parish in Nam Dinh province on Nov. 5. Catholics in Vietnam's two northern dioceses have been urged to maintain their ancestors’ treasures of faith as they remembered hundreds of people killed during waves of persecution since the 18th century.
Fr Joseph Nguyen Van Hy, the pastor of the parish, said native Catholics accepted death to receive eternal life and divine glory in heaven, which are their ultimate goals. They died for the Catholic faith and their absolute loyalty to God. "What we have today is based on their faith and sacrifices and we are the fruits of our native martyrs," he said."We are urged to keep alive their treasure of faith by bearing witness to Christian values in our daily life and transferring it to younger generations."He said the parish, which is home to 140 martyrs including Tho, Con and four priests, has the highest number of native martyrs in Hanoi archdiocese.
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