Diocesan Resources
Introduction to the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement in the USA (2016)
Introduction to the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement in the USA
The Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement in the USA (VEYM-USA) shares its origin with the international Eucharistic Youth Movement (EYM). Specifically in Vietnam, the Eucharistic Crusade was established by the St. Sulpice priests in 1929 at a school with traditional religious purposes facilitated by the “École Puginier” brothers in Hà Nội. Over a period of active development throughout the dioceses, the Eucharistic Crusade released its first Bylaws in 1964 to unify all activities. In 1965, the name was changed to the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement, with emphasis on the mission of educating the youth. With the continuous momentum of the Movement and to meet the educational needs of young people more effectively, a new Bylaws for the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement was published with the approval of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam in January of 1971.
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, waves of Vietnamese spanned across the globe seeking refuge. Subsequently, the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement flourished and developed spectacularly within Vietnamese Catholic communities throughout the world, such as France, Germany, the United States, Canada, Australia… At the present in the United States, the Movement bears the name The Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement in the United States of America (VEYM-USA).