“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine.” Is 43,1 Our dear Sr. Adelheidis (Elisabeth) Florin, OSB was called home to God on August 5, 2024 in Haus St. Benedikt, Tutzing, Germany. She was born on January 7, 1936, in Niederkassel, Germany, Diocese of Köln.…
August Almighty God, we are grateful to you for the charism you gifted us with. Teach us to listen to one another with patience and humility so that we may walk together as one Congregation in search for your holy will. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
“Politics is one of the highest forms of charity because it seeks the common good,” says Pope Francis, quoting his predecessor St Paul VI. In his prayer intention for the month of August, the Holy Father invites the faithful to join him in prayer “that political leaders be at the service of their own people,…
Our prayers are requested for Novice Mary Ayinkamiye,who will celebrate her first profession onAugust 6, 2024 at 10 am in St. Benedict Monastery Jinja.
“I am the Lord’s servant. May it be done unto me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 We are invited to pray for Novice Lucia Mpejiwa and Novice Lamberta Nakamba, who will celebrate their first profession on August 6, 2024 at 10 am in the Priory House Chapel of the St. Scholastica Priory in Peramiho. Novice Lucia Mpejiwa Novice…
Presently, the Casa community is undergoing structural changes to transform the energy system to renewable energy. The work started in May after signing the contract with the firm and the architect. As first step in May the so-called lifeline and then the 225 solar panels were fixed on all roofs facing South. The second step…
On July 14, Sr. M. Paulina Kleinsteuber made her final profession in Tutzing. The holy mass was presided over by Abbot Johannes Eckert of the Abbey St. Boniface in Munich, the gospel read and interpreted by Military Dean Petra Reitz. While the assembled sisters and guests were singing the litany of the Saints,Sr. M. Paulina…
The acronym M.A.Y.D.S. stands for Medicine at Your Door Step. It is a new project in Kenya that was started by our late Sr. Francisca with the aim of providing alternative medicine from traditional herbs and spices. The vision of the project is to grow medicinal herbs to allow God’s healing touch to work in…
The St. Anna Health Center in Uwemba, founded and managed by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters, is an example of a well-functioning rural health care in the Njombe region in southwestern Tanzania. The hospital currently has a capacity of 87 beds. There are the following departments: General Medicine, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dentistry, Eye…
On July 11, Abbot Primate Gregory Polan came to the Casa Community to celebrate the solemn mass and have breakfast with us. His homily reflected on the gospel Mt 19: 27-29 and ended with the promising words:And so, “What will there be for us?” In the mysteries we celebrate here, around the table of the word and the…
