For 13 years Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan of Vietnam suffered solitary confinement in prison but managed to celebrate Eucharist for fellow prisoners, at night when lights were out. “I will never be able to express the joy that was mine: each day, with three drops of wine, a drop of water in the palm of my hand, I celebrated Mass. The strength of the love of Jesus is irresistible. The darkness of the prison turned into light, the seed germinated silently in the storm.” What eucharistic sacrifice and joy!


