Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee congratulated Christmas at the Major Seminary and Xa Doai diocese

On the afternoon of December 20, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, together with representatives of departments and branches in the province, came to celebrate Christmas 2019 at Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary and Xa Doai Diocese.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh speaks at Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary. Photo: My Ha.

At Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary, comrade Le Hong Vinh reported on the socio-economic development situation of Nghe An province in 2019 to Father Peter Nguyen Van Vinh - Director of Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary and the school's leadership.

He also happily informed that in 2019, despite many difficulties, Nghe An province achieved many results with 25/27 targets achieved and exceeded the set plan, with total budget revenue of more than 15,500 billion VND.

In particular, thanks to the joint efforts of the people and authorities at all levels, the whole province has more than 250 communes recognized as new rural communes (reaching more than 50% of the communes in the whole province).

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that in this common success, there are contributions from the Catholic community in terms of working days, funding, facilities... and especially the active participation and coordination of the Bishop's Palace, the Major Seminary and parishes and deaneries.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh presented flowers to celebrate Christmas at Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary. Photo: My Ha

On the occasion of Christmas 2019, comrade Le Hong Vinh, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee - People's Council, People's Committee, Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and members of the delegation, presented flowers and wished the priests, lecturers and students in the Major Seminary a peaceful Christmas and good health.

He hoped that in the coming time, the Major Seminary would do well in teaching both scientific and spiritual knowledge and in providing orientation. At the same time, he would continue to pay attention and direct coordination to achieve many successes with the local government in 2019; contributing to the realization of President Ho Chi Minh's wish to make Nghe An a bright spot in the North Central region.

In response to the provincial delegation, Father Peter Nguyen Van Vinh also expressed his joy and gratitude for the affection that the province had given to Vinh - Thanh Major Seminary during Christmas 2019.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh presented flowers to celebrate Christmas at Xa Doai Diocese. Photo: My Ha

On the same afternoon, comrade Le Hong Vinh also came to celebrate Christmas at Xa Doai Diocese. Facing the sentiments of the working delegation, priest Nguyen Van Hieu - dean and parish priest of Xa Doai expressed his gratitude for the results that the province has achieved in the past year, believing that there will be further developments in the coming time./.