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December 20, 2018The Vietnamese Youth Movement (VEYM) is a branch of the apostleship of prayer group. Founded in 1915 in France, by a priest named Bessières, the movement originally went by the name the Eucharistic Crusade.
The Eucharistic Crusade focused on the formation of children and young people in the spirit of Pope Pius X Quam Singulari decree, encouraging children to receive communion at an early age. The Vietnamese Eucharistic Crusade was established by Saint Sulpice priest in 1929, in Ha Noi.
The Vietnamese Eucharistic Crusade eventually changed its name to The Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement, and after 1975, flourished in many other countries such as the United States, France, Australia and Canada. In the United States, the organization goes by The Vietnamese Eucharistic Movement of the United States of America (VEYM-USA).
Oklahoma City has two VEYM Chapters – VEYM Mary Immaculate Conception Chapter and the chapter at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, with the name VEYM-Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapter.
VEYM Mary Immaculate Conception Chapter was established in 1983 by Father Anthony Bao Ngoc Nguyen and a handful of young men and women who had once been a part of the VEYM in Vietnam. The chapter was established by young men and women who thirsted to help youth of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City learn more and grow in spirit with Jesus Christ through the mottos of prayer, eucharist through communion, sacrifice and apostolic works.
Dec. 8 marked the 35 th anniversary of the VEYM Mary Immaculate Conception Chapter. The anniversary was marked by Mass celebrated by Archbishop Coakley and visits by the general chaplain of VEYM-USA, Father Francis Xavier Binh Nguyen; the president of the national executive committee, Duong Hoang; and the vice president of administrative affairs of VEYM-USA, Bien Nguyen.
The chapter is one of the oldest in the United States and includes about 340 children from ages 7-18. Father Gregory Viet Nguyen serves as chapter chaplain.
The Immaculate Conception chapter meets every Saturday with Vietnamese literature and grammar at 12:30 p.m., catechism class at 2 p.m. and VEYM from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The group attends Mass together at 6 p.m.
Learn more about VEYM at www.veym.net.
Tram Cao is chapter president of the Vietnamese Youth Movement (VEYM), Mary Immaculate Conception Chapter in Oklahoma City.
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