In Germany, on the eve of the Epiphany, water is blessed in remembrance of the Baptism of Christ.Office of Lauds sung for the feast day in our small chapel.After the Gospel, the solemn announce of the coming movable feasts of the liturgical year by the deacon during the solemn MassBlessing of incense grains, German customOn that day, holy water is sprinkled throughout the house and the whole house is incensed.Preparing the refectory for a festive dinner shared with familyAdoration of the Child Jesus!Short walkOuting of the Novitiate near Bonn. First they visit Kreuzberg (top of the Cross), a hill near the city.In Germany, many beautiful churches have retained their original appearancethen to the Museum of Natural SciencesThe Professed Sisters have an outing to Kevelaer in the district of Düsseldorf ; the second Marian shrine in Germany after Altötting in Bavaria.The Sisters go to Gnadenkapell : the Chapel of GracesIn 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.Maria 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.Basilica of Saint MaryThe Chapel of CandlesNovena for the Feast of Saint Francis de SalesJanuary 29th, feast of Saint François de SalesAn aperitif is served by the sisters after Holy Mass.Before the procession on February 2ndThe celebrant, Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute, with a lighted candle in his hand, listens to the singing of the Gospel.Recreation on this festive dayLunch shared with a young lady from Germany
