ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong announces that at Easter 3,400 catechumens will receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation

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Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, during the Annual Assembly of the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong announced that “at Easter 3,400 catechumens will be baptised - a noteworthy increase from the 3,040 from last year”. According to information on the Association’s website, the 52nd Annual Assembly of the Central Council of the Association was held on 2 March at the Santa Croce Centre, with about a hundred participants from various parishes. Bishop John Tong addressed the Assembly, who heard his roundup of the results achieved over the last year and the works in progress for the coming year. In recent times more than 2,000 are baptised each year in the Diocese of Hong Kong and for the first time, last year, the number rose above 3,000 thanks to the impressive commitment by the diocese and the mobilisation of the laity. Currently the diocese’s faithful counts 356,000 members, equivalent to 5% of the Island’s population.

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Awesome! I wonder if there is a difference between the Hong Kong Diocese and the “Official” Catholic Church loyal to the government in China…
 
Just want to add a little caveat. I gather HK public schools aren’t very good, generally. For that reason private, Catholic schools are popular, & admission is competitive. There’s usually some sort of requirement that students (& their parents) must be able to show proof of Baptism in order to gain admission. While we hope the many new “converts” were moved by the action of the Holy Spirit, the fact of their coming in to the Catholic Church often has more to do with utility than piety. I’m just sayin’ …
 
WOW! :eek: That is a ton! 😃 I can’t imagine how long the Easter vigils will be lol jk
 
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