Over the years, accompanying the development of the homeland, parishioners in the province have united, joined forces, and together overcome difficulties, contributed to the overall development of Binh Duong province. Specific jobs in production and labor, helping each other in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation, charity and humanitarian activities, etc., have proved the Catholics’ patriotism, solidarity, attachment and companionship with the country.
In addition to well obeying the Party’s guidelines, the State’s policies and laws, parishioners have done many practical activities, making important contributions to the overall achievements of the province. In particular, patriotic emulation movements among Catholics were widely implemented, especially campaigns of "All people unite to build new countryside and civilized city""; "For the poor - Leaving no one behind"; models of exemplary parents, respectful children, peaceful religious villages, secure and orderly religious hamlets; works of preventing and combating social evils also concerned parishioners and priests. Therefore, social security and order of the parishes are guaranteed. The movement of helping each other do production business among Catholics has also contributed to the uplift of urban and rural faces in parishes. Many parishioners have done business effectively, escaped poverty sustainably; more and more typical examples, who are good at doing business, appeared among Catholics.
In particular, the moral tradition "When drinking water, remember the source", "Good leaves protect torn leaves" have been realized in daily life by Catholics in the province. Namely, during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, responding to the call of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels for the entire people to join hands for the fight against the pandemic, priests and parishioners in the province participated in the fight in an active, proactive and creative way, with many activities suitable to the specific characteristics and situations of their respective localities. They also contributed a lot of goods, necessities, and money to the province's Covid-19 prevention and control. In addition, Catholic people of Binh Duong actively participate in patriotic emulation movements among Catholics in the Southeast provinces, such as community health care, study promotion, talent promotion, charity activities, contributing to improving the people’s material and spiritual lives as well as spreading noble deeds in the community...
Reported by K.Tan - Translated by Ngoc Huynh
