Under the theme: " Sent to the ends of the earth - thanks for the use of Regensburg missionaries in South Africa " takes Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, together with the Regensburg Domspatzen from 24 March to 8 April 2008, a pastoral visit to South Africa on the occasion said the 50-year ministry of Mallersdorf sisters in Nkandla (South Africa) At the press interview Provost prelate Dr. Wilhelm Gegenfurtner, the same person as superior of the Mallersdorf sisters. is the Background to the trip. First, Archbishop Michael Buchberger was the early fifties, where a large number of priests the opportunity to go as missionaries to South Africa, on the other hand there seem coming from the diocese of Regensburg bishops Dr. Hubert Bucher, Dr. Oswald Hirmer and Dr. Fritz Lobinger. These bishops are also responsible for the development of Bible-sharing and the Model of Small Christian Communities, which made the world and making the school. The three bishops in South Africa Regensburg Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller during the visit of the Pope's Regensburg in 2006, again invited to visit South Africa, which he gladly accepted.
This "thank you tour" also has another focus. It is this visit to the Mallersdorf his sisters, who 50 years ago built in Vryheid a large mission station (a school with 400 students) and also at various other places such as Maria Ratschitz, Nkandla, Richards Bay and Kokstad operate. They are geared particularly nursing and social work, particularly given the enormous expansion in the area of HIV / AIDS assistance. Total live and work currently 50 Mallersdorf sisters in South Africa, including 25 native sisters.
On Sunday 30 March, then as a climax big festival in the Benedictine abbey Inkamana take place. This abbey was a native of Regensburg Mission P. Thomas founded Spreiter OSB Order of St. Ottilie, located near the office of the Vryheid Mallersdorf sisters. Together with the bishops and many missionaries Mission Bishop Gerhard Ludwig in the Abbey Church Inkamana will hold a celebration service and help shape the cathedral choir and worship this evening a festival concert.
There is, as a world premiere, the musical version of "Canticle" of Saint Francis heard in the setting of the famous German film music composer Enjott Schneider ("Nasty Girl" "Autumn Milk"), who has also dedicated this song to the cathedral choir. Domkapellmeister Roland Büchner is very pleased that it will add so beautiful that the cathedral choir can add this song to a special assessment Sisters Mallersdorf present their work. In addition to sacred choral music, the cathedral choir for the sisters but also bring well-known German folk songs to the lecture. The cathedral choir will be traveling on this trip also to the stations in Maria Ratschitz and Nkandla to come into contact with land and people.
Horoba Hagen, director of the Center for International Church, points out that the first tour group with Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller do in Pretoria and Soweto station is also there to come to terms with the missionaries and bishops in contact. In the second part of the trip, the group will go after a stay in Hluhluwe Umfolozi National Park and a concert in the Abbey Church Mariannhill near Durban to Cape Town, where there are also various services and concerts and have many encounters with local choirs and Catholic communities on the program.
Provost Dr. Gegenfurtner stressed that this trip is our way of thanking the Cathedral Chapter of the Regensburg Cathedral Choir, Sunday after Sunday and at many other liturgical celebrations and the Solemnity in liturgical service in an outstanding manner in the Cathedral of St. Peter does .
image (right to left): Provost and superior prelate Dr. Wilhelm Gegenfurtner, Director of Music and Roland Büchner Horoba Hagen, director of the Center for Universal Church.
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