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• A house, large enough to be of a comfortable dwelling for the Sisters to live
for service
• In 1938, Rev. Fasseaux had a maternity hospital built to assist in childbirth.
The next day, 3/04/1927, there were nearly 300 patients coming for service.
And after more than 92 years of foundation, The Daughters of Mary Immaculate
still stay for service and continue the apostolic mission that our founder and
predecessors have dearly sown in Nuoc Ngot (we could count numerous
authocthon vocations -priests and religious from Nuoc Ngot ... Our Mother House
Choir Director came from Nuoc Ngot, and her younger brother is a priest).

Dedication of our New Chapel

The Congregation was founded for over 10 years; the numbers of sisters
outgrew its old little chapel. Sister Superior Marie Therese invited the sisters to
pray devotedly and make sacrifices so that our dear Lord gives us a new chapel.
Fortunately, our benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Le Phat An listened to our request and
had Mr. Nguyen van Nghi – a famous builder of Hue at that time- build us a large,
beautiful and majestic Chapel, surpassing that of our desire and imaginary wish
(some materials even came from France). On August 15/1931, the Congregation
organized a Solemn Mass for Profession of Vows, and for the Dedication of the
New Chapel as well. Since then, the Congregation has been very happy to have
a beautiful “Palace” for the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacred Liturgy, and for the
whole Congregation to pray the daily Office of the Hours as well as devotional
prayers, all year round... In the letter to the Mission Etrangere de Paris (MEP) dated
12/25/1931, the founder Msgr. Eugene Marie Joseph Allys wrote : “The Chapel that
Mr. and Mrs. Le Phat An offered is large and very beautiful. This Congregation
sincerely wishes to live their consecrated life “.

Death of the Founder and His Associate

From the year of 1931, the Founder Msgr. Eugene Marie Joseph and his Associate
Father Alexandre Paul Marie Chabanon could not be as present and close to our
sisters as they were before. The Founder was blind while his Associate Msgr.
Chabanon had to carry out the heavy responsibility of bishop in charge of Hue
Diocese, unable to take the time to come and teach our sisters, although they
were very concerned about the new Congregation they founded.
On 4/23/1936, Msgr. Eugene Mary Joseph Allys said goodbye to us all and went
to the Father’s Home. Our Sisters deeply suffered of His loss. And then, not long
after our Founder’s death, on 6/4/1936, our Congregation received the bad news
that Msgr. Chabanon died in Marseille, France while he was on His way Home to
take care of His sickness. Mourning and suffering the loss of the two biggest and
dearest Fathers in one year was very hard to bear for our Sisters... Again, two
greatest LOSSES in one year! too big was their grievance ! However, they have

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