Gulf Pine Catholic

20 Gulf Pine Catholic • February 21, 2020 Vietnamese Martyrs Parish celebrates Year of the Rat during annual Tet festival Members of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Biloxi pulled out all the stops for their annual Tet Festival, which was held the first weekend of February. This year is the Year of the Rat. On February 2, Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III celebrated Mass. Top left, Bishop Kihneman andVietnameseMartyrs pastor FatherThang Pham. Top right, the bishop presents people with lucky money. Bottom left, the bishop stands between two of the dragons that participated in the dragon dance. Bottom right, the bishop and Father Pham visit with parishioners. Photos/Juliana Skelton