The joy of the kinh nu vuong thien dang prayer
I've always loved how the kinh nu vuong thien dang changes the whole vibe of a prayer session as soon as Easter Sunday hits. It's like a spiritual switch gets flipped. One day we're sitting in the quiet, reflective sorrow of Holy Week, and the next, the "Regina Caeli"—as it's known in Latin—is echoing through the rafters. If you've ever been to a Vietnamese Catholic service during the Easter season, you know exactly what I'm talking about. There's this palpable sense of relief and victory that comes with these specific words. ...