TELEGRAM ON THE DEATH OF MSGR. VINCENZO TRAM NGOC THU

VATICAN CITY, JUL 22, 2002 - John Paul II wrote a telegram to Archbishop Francesco Marchisano, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, upon the death of Msgr. Vincenzo Tram Ngoc Thu, canon for many years in the same basilica. The text follows:

"Upon receiving with great sorrow news of the death of Msgr. Vincenzo Tram Ngoc Thu, canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica for many years, generous servant to the Holy See, first in the apostolic delegation of Saigon, Vietnam, then in the Secretariat of State and finally as an exemplary collaborator in my own secretariat, I implore the Divine Shepherd for the well-deserved prize of the just, for his faithful soul, and expressing sympathy, I ask Him to bestow the consoling, apostolic blessing upon his family members and all those who remember him with affection and esteem."

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