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South Africa - The Land of singing together

Tomorrow morning we leave Kwazulu Natal. In an evening service and the subsequent Concert we attended this evening farewell. The reading from Acts 1:8 led again to the source of the motto of "Tour of Thanksgiving": "Sent to the ends of the earth". Canon Peter Hubbard, Speaker for the World Church of the diocese of Regensburg, spoke of all the priests and religious of his gratitude for their work of charity for the poor and needy in South Africa. A special "May God reward you," he offered for supporting this work on Cardinal Wilfred Napier, Archbishop of Durban, who celebrate with the evening service in the packed church, a 19th century monastery of Mariannhill. The Franciscan Cardinal Napier devoted the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Director of Music Roland Büchner then especially the presentation of the Franciscan Canticle of Enjott Schneider. Also present was the "Mariann Hill Cathedral Choir in concert and prayer. As an encore, he sang with the cathedral choir Beethoven's "triumph in the sky". The approximately 250 guests applauded enthusiastically.

for the cathedral choir, it was a successful completion of the journey through Zululand, but also a beautiful day. Den she had spent in Durban, one of the most important cities on the coast of South Africa. In the uShaka Marine World, one of the largest aquariums, they experienced in an imaginatively designed in a shipwreck underwater world, the fascinating marine biodiversity. A dolphin and seal show, a lunch on the Indian Ocean, swimming and romping in the huge bath complex - the men and boys were really good. And some, finally lifted off yet - by helicopter to a flight over the 2 million inhabitants.

Superior Dr. Wilhelm Gegenfurtner visited this morning the Mallersdorf sisters who are studying in Mariannhill their nursing education. Father Georg Lautenschlager led the group of those left behind by the impressive monastery. The church is adjoined by a large cloister with garden, which takes its simple beauty caught. Father George told the story of the Mariannhill missionaries who are also like all the orders that we have learned about so far here in a time of upheaval. Only five European missionaries living in the monastery. However, 40 indigenous brothers are currently in training. An era in South Africa is slowly coming to an end, but a new beginning: the time of African religious sisters and brothers. The Common, which was established here, we were able to experience KwaZulu Natal: the common joy of the faith, the great commitment to the charity, but also the enthusiasm with which both the locals and is sung - lived.