Accepting the Call to Serve

          Our chapter of Thiếu Nhi Fatima located in Torrance, California was given the name "Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin" 25 years ago.  Today we celebrate the feast day of "Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin" which means "The Annunciation", when Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to bring her the good news that she would be the Mother of God.  The importance of this day isn't just how Mary was chosen to be bear the only Son of God but that she freely chose to accept her Divine Maternity.  As we know, God loves us so much He has given us free will to choose right even if we fail to do so.  The reason why we glorify is because Mary is our perfect example of how to be children of God.  By saying yes, she put all her trust in God to serve Him despite the hardships she knew she would have to overcome.  We pray that in our lives we can be like Mary and have the courage to accept God's calling. Ave Maria, please continue to guide us to be humble servants of God just like you.

          On Saturday March 21, TNF Torrance celebrated this special milestone with a fun filled day of trò chơi lớn games and a night of delicious phở, entertainment, and a beautiful symbolic cake. In preparation for the big day, many of our TNF members contributed in wrapping utensils, making decorations, singing for choir practice, and planning games.  We would like to thank everyone who has supported us through praying, teaching, and encouraging us to continue our calling as children of Fatima.  Please keep us in your prayers so that we can continue to achieve many more milestones in the future. 

        

The blue color of the cake represents the blue scarves of the members of our organization.  Around the cake, there are brown and white ribbons which are inspired by the color of the scarves our youth leaders and clergy. This symbolizes how they tie together our youth group by shaping the spiritual lives of our younger members.  On the cake, there are exactly ten white roses which is a decade of the "Hail Mary" prayers to express our offerings to Mary.

"Ave Maria, gratia plena, dominus tecum 

Amen"

Chị Brenda Nguyễn

Nghĩa Trưởng

Đoàn Thiếu Nhi Fatima 
Đức Mẹ Truyền Tin Torrance