Since the beginning of the war in Ukrainein February 2022 around 200,000 refugees have arrived in Bulgaria. Well-wishers, families, social and church organizations are opening their doors to Ukrainian citizens. As Benedictine sisters we have visited their center and given our donations to help especially in buying food. Sr. Nadya with Ukrainians Ukrainian children We…
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12th December was the first visitation to our parish Our Lady of Sorrows in Zarev brod by our new Bishop Strahil Kavalenov. We were the last parish to be visited by the Bishop since he assumed his office on March this year. Prior to his ordination as a Bishop, he had spent several days in…
Installation of Sr. Abraham Kang as Superior of Bulgaria On August 26, 2021 M. Maoro Sye installed Sr. Abraham Kang as new superior of Bulgaria. We thank Sr. Abraham for saying Yes and Sr. Maria Agens Cerina, who led the Bulgarian communities for the last three years. Community of Bulgaria with M.…
Final Profession of Sr. Nadya Petrova Ruzhina On the Solemnity of St. Benedict, Patron of Europe, Sr. Nadya Ruzhina had her final profession in Tutzing / Germany. Coming from Bulgaria she had her monastic, spiritual and professional formation in Germany being part of Tutzing Priory. Sr. Ruth Schönenberger, Prioress of Tutzing, gave her the ring…
Zarev brod community in Germany For the feast of St. Benedict this year, on July 11th as a community we were invited to Tutzing priory for the final profession of our one and only Bulgarian Sr. Nadya Ruzhina. We travelled on the 8th of July, together with the parents of Sr. Nadya and her brother.…
Easter Candles Display The Easter candles express God’s love and mercy, falling upon the world through Jesus Christ who is the Beginning and the End. The Cross carved on the Easter candle conveys the Paschal Journey of suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. The priory house Easter Candles were displayed, decorated by Sr. Liberata…
