Lunch shared with a young lady from GermanyRecreation on this festive dayThe celebrant, Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute, with a lighted candle in his hand, listens to the singing of the Gospel.Before the procession on February 2ndAn aperitif is served by the sisters after Holy Mass.January 29th, feast of Saint François de SalesNovena for the Feast of Saint Francis de SalesThe Chapel of CandlesBasilica of Saint MaryMaria Consolatrix Afflictorum. Mary, Consoler of the afflicted. This image is the representation of the miraculous statue of Our Lady that’s found in the Cathedral of Luxembourg. She is the patron saint of this small country.In the 17th century, Hendrick Busman, a German merchant, received a request from heaven to build a chapel in this city. His wife had a dream in which she was told how the chapel was to be built and the image that was to be venerated there.The Sisters go to Gnadenkapell : the Chapel of GracesThe Professed Sisters have an outing to Kevelaer in the district of Düsseldorf ; the second Marian shrine in Germany after Altötting in Bavaria.then to the Museum of Natural SciencesIn Germany, many beautiful churches have retained their original appearanceOuting of the Novitiate near Bonn. First they visit Kreuzberg (top of the Cross), a hill near the city.Short walkAdoration of the Child Jesus!Preparing the refectory for a festive dinner shared with familyOn that day, holy water is sprinkled throughout the house and the whole house is incensed.Blessing of incense grains, German customAfter the Gospel, the solemn announce of the coming movable feasts of the liturgical year by the deacon during the solemn MassOffice of Lauds sung for the feast day in our small chapel.In Germany, on the eve of the Epiphany, water is blessed in remembrance of the Baptism of Christ.
