The Corpus Christi procession on Thursday rather than the 22/05/2008 . Many community members are participating. We also Confirmations go to our faith to the streets. Clock at 8:00 we meet at the Lady Chapel to worship. Then we bring in good weather, singing and praying in the streets and fields. The four stations are decorated. All residents have a lot of trouble. To about 10.30 clock we reached the church: the last stop. The gang was long, but very impressive.
The design Mass of Thanksgiving and closing ceremonies are about the 05/21/2008 . For the second time that meets the organization - team 36th in the track
Preparations are well under way. Theme and structure of worship are, the invitations are distributed and the end of the celebration is well thought out and organized.
We would welcome further applications, however, very much.
On Pentecost Sunday, 05/11/2008 , we assume for the second time the post of lecturers. Early rising is announced, because the Mass starts at 8.00 clock. Complete, almost slept in, but take a good mood, We are fifteen minutes before the church.
Kippert Pastor and Pastor Kramer greet us and wish us luck.
Everything works fine even though the Pentecostal reading is one of the most serious of the church year.
And because we are now once in practice, we also pray at the Holy Trinity, the 05/18/2008 , before the Mass at 10.00 clock.
On Friday, May 16, 2008 we meet for the poster design. At the conclusion of the Firm preparation time, each group to present the result of their internships.
The stations of the past four months, we documented in words and pictures. For this we make not only a "photogenic" poster but also attach a written formulation of practical and theoretical group lessons. We regularly publish these on our website - www.die6firmanden.blogspot.com -
The exhibition is in the parish hall and lasts until Jun 02 2008th
On Friday, 05/02/2008 we meet with another group in the track 36.Diese Confirmations we want to support in their community placements with. They make at 07 June 2008 Service of Thanksgiving and the subsequent closing ceremony.
plan, organize together and fun. Fortunately, mix the two groups and organizations form teams for:
- the content of the exhibition
- the content of the
Party - Invitation and advertising
- room decorations, music and physical well-being. "
Some tasks can be done immediately.
arrange for the other teams the extra appointments.
On Wednesday, May 21, 2008 we will all meet again in the 36th track Then we discuss the progress of the preparations.
"prayer"
topic is our 7 Group unit on Friday, 25 April 2008.
prayer to start with:
I know not whether prayer is?
Each word is too much. It does not say what I feel
in the heart. But I know
you understand me that way.
Each song is too loud. My prayer is
often timid and silent. But I know you love me anyway
. Sometimes I'm
down completely. Then all
dark, dull and insipid. You, my God,
if you are there, come!
Sometimes I feel good. I feel that I
with a. A hand holding
me that leads me.
Whether you sing psalms in the monastery, brings
whether the sick flowers,
whether one is in a retail-friendly,
is not all a prayer?
I do not know whether to pray,
when her friend tenderly kisses
discussed when other
and protested against injustice.
If one wishes, 'Come home safely!
If one asks: What is it?
If one feels: I am blessed!
If it pushes the responsibility.
If a night on the pillow crying because all the trouble seems
'vain.
If he stands at the counter and flush
and still goes on and studied.
If one doubts whether there's God,
and still believes and hopes and loves.
If you can call it prayer, this prayer to God takes
safe "
(Hermann-Josef Coenen)
question.
- Who is God is for me?
- What is the relationship I have with him?
- I believe - I suspect that it exists or
I believe in him - - that is to say - I trust him?
- What is God in my eyes jurisdiction?
it is only my reflection, that everything I do, thinks fit
and confirmed?
- Or I use him as responsible for all my unfulfilled
wishes and my personal suffering, for natural disasters, wars, famines, etc.
...?
Which God do we see?
To find out, let's look at "Images of God" to.
God as,
- the old grandpa
- the "Oh - that - is - not - so - bad - God
- the highest - Nature - God
- the watchdogs - and - Checker - God
- the plumber - God
- the order - and power - God
- the colonel - God
- the humanity - God
- the Punisher - God
- the reward - God
- the incense - God
examined each from an image of God which he believes that in such
on his own Image of God is true and to formulate an explanation.
We are all agreed that God must not be used or abused. A friendly relationship can only grow and prosper, if each respects the other and honor, giving him attention and affection and always remains in contact with him.
We remain in prayer with God in contact. We use formulas, set texts or their own thoughts and words.
Our task is to write a personal prayer. Another aid for a worksheet on the parts of prayer and sentence beginnings are, we can put together at will.
"Good God,
you know who I am.
You know me and accept me the way I am.
I'm really glad that you exist.
God, I thank you for your love and kindness. "
" Dear God,
sometimes I feel quite sure you are near.
You give me support.
But sometimes I doubt if you exist.
But I believe in you.
I'm really glad that you are there, because you accept me as I am.
You know me. You know who and how I am.
God, I thank you for it.
Amen. "
" God,
I do not know who you are, but you know who I am. So sometimes I have doubts whether it you are there. Let me see you, because I want to try it with you. For God, you're good. Thank you for everything you have given me, for what is around me and makes me happy.
God I thank you for everything I have now forgotten to appreciate.
Amen. "
" God,
I do not know who you are, but I feel you for sure in my area. You are my support. I want to try it with you but do not know how I can speak to you. I do not know what's wrong with me if I sometimes have doubts about you. God, I thank you that you accept me as I am. Amen. "
"You,
sometimes I feel quite sure you are near. You know who I am. I have friends and enemies, and desires that are to be fulfilled. Can I speak to you? Let me learn to find words that fit me. I have a great request! Sometimes I do not know how and what to once. You are my support. I know that you accept me as I am. I have goals in life. Help me to realize it. God, I thank thee!
Amen. "
" God,
you know who I am.
Can I speak to you?
Let me learn to talk to you.
Let me see you in my life. Let me
words Found fit to me and are right for you.
others say about you, you're nice.
It was just good to talk to you.
Amen. "
" Dear God,
I do not know who you are.
But sometimes I feel you are near.
You know who I am.
I have friends and enemies. Let me learn to speak with them.
Sometimes I doubt if you exist.
you accept me as I am.
Sometimes I sense as I could.
I have hobbies, talents, and many goals.
Let me see you in my life.
I'm really glad that I'm changing schools since I got better in school.
God, I thank you for all that was and what is to come.
Amen. "
Finally, we finished a rough draft poster. Then we present our Gemeindpraktikum in words and pictures.
prayer concluded:
"Our Father in heaven,
D hese world is your house.
We thank you that we know.
g will eheiligt your name.
In it lies the reason for our happiness
and all our efforts.
Thy kingdom come.
Help us to collaborate on building a kingdom on earth.
Thy will be done on earth as in heaven.
Take our heart as an instrument of your will.
our daily bread give us today.
Give it all through our hands and we all
word.
And forgive us our trespasses.
establish peace between you and us
and in our own hearts.
as we forgive our debtors.
make peace between us all, so that together we are
happy.
And lead us not into temptation
Make us your near certain,
your power and domination.
but deliver us from evil. say
save us from:
It all makes no sense.
For thine is the kingdom,
is received in which we are
and strength
the all powerful is its end,
and the glory,
in which we will look at you,
forever. Amen. "
The Cathedral tour is very interesting and instructive. Given the wealth of information we can not keep a note of everything. So we get ourselves publish valuable information from the Internet and on our website.
Greetings from your 6firmanden
Plan Description:
a main entrance
2 paradise porch
3 nave
4 West choir
5 Southern aisle
6 John's Choir
7 ambulatory, Astronomical Clock
8 Stephen choir
9 Sacrament Chapel
10 North aisle
11 cloister, Domherrenfriedhof
12 Domkammer
A sanctuary
B Episcopal
C west choir with the new place of the grave bishops
D chapter house
E sacristy
F Lady Chapel
G Galensche chapels
data and facts to the bishop's church
length of the Cathedral: 109 meters
width (with Paradise lobby): 52.85 meters
height of the north tower: 57.7 m
height of the south tower: 55.5 meters
height of the nave: 22.5 meters
width of the nave: 28.3 meters
Ostquerschiffes width: 43, 3 meters
width of the west transept: 40.55 meters
Number of seats: 700
number of bells: 10
largest bell: so-called "cardinal" bell "
7.6 t weight, 2.30 m in diameter from 1956
The cardinal bell - the largest bell in the
diocese - consecrated 1956th
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The gently rising Cathedral Hill is supported broadly and majestically enthroned at St. Paul's Cathedral. With its bright yellow walls Baumberger sandstone and green copper roof bil det he the historic center of Münster, the capital of Westphalia. Since the early Middle Ages, the cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Münster.
After Ludgerus n at the instance of Charles the Great 80 0 brought Christianity to Westphalia, and had built the first church, the Today's cathedral (after establishing a second Ottonian cathedral) is the third cathedral.
laid in 1225 Bishop Dietrich von Isenburg the Green d stone for the generous three-aisled basilica, which was consecrated in 1264 by Bishop Gerhard von der Mark.
destroyed in the Second World War, was the cathedral until 1956, rebuilt in the liturgical design of the choir with the community set the altar, he realized already ideas, which we ten years later the z iten Vatican Council should demand.
Paradise (outside)
The "Paradise" - Main entrance of St. Paul's Cathedral.
With its perfect already around 1200 towers , the long-stretched central nave and two transepts, the St. Paul's Cathedral, a typical Beis piel late Romanesque architecture.
The main entrance, the so-called paradise, and also show the southern front of the eastern Transept in the 16th Century redesigned extended and supplemented with sculptures. It was also in the this time the west facade remodeled late Gothic (after the second World War Romanized).
About Paradise, on the south wall of the western transept, however, a symbolic sculptural decoration is even visible from the building time of church. In the middle of the six-part Radfensters the powerful head of St. Paul, the principal patron of the cathedral and the diocese, the head of John the Baptist, who was in the cathedral especially revered, and Lion and Lamb from the Apocalypse of Johannesburg, symbolizing the natures of Christ.
on the southeast wall, however, are illustrations of a crane as a symbol of the good (vigilance) and a wolf as a symbol of evil.
The "Paradise" (inside)
The "Paradise" - the entrance hall of St. Pau-lus domes a n the south side.
the imagery of the gable to be seen in context with the underlying sculptural decoration of the Paradise lobby, which was at the time of the late Romanesque even more open.
In the lobby of Paradise had the court in Send Middle Ages its place in the 9th end of the ecclesiastical judge misconduct in the diocese since Century teaching.
perched above the double doors to Christ the Judge blessing rights and accompanies the book of life in his left, the statues of the apostles, as it will appear here as assessors of the court. Paul also with the sword as a patron of the Church (Henry Brabender, c. 1535) supports the idea of world judge, who judges the people. Paradise is like a Porta Coeli , a gate of heaven, through which it passes into the interior of the cathedral.
The name "Paradise" refers to the original state of paradise and the fall of man, which is also seen in connection with the court issue. A relief of the Fall (John Brabender, around 1540) was formerly attached to the outer portal.
nave and chancel
A look through the nave to the altar.
you step through the paradise through the nave, looking east, then opens up to visitors to the majestically proportioned space of Basilica, where the aisles all the church by soaring arches Scheid almost like an H the nave are connected. The architecture is already marked next round arches with pointed arches, which, imported from the Arab architecture in the 12th and 13 Kathedralbau the century opened up new opportunities for proportioning.
was originally in the sanctuary of the Baroque Hochalta r, as a large shrine with painted and carved wings (Adrian van den Boegart, Gerhard Gröninger 1619-1622) was created (today reliquaries in the treasury).
This altar shrine is Today in the historically oldest part, the western chorus. This is also part of the rich choir stalls are set up, so that every day in this area the church to pray Vespers. Today's high altar contains statues of the 14 Apostles Century from the shrine. It was designed in conjunction with
the full choir in the sanctuary concept and the attached cathedra of the bishop, who embodies his teaching post by the artist Emil Stephan around 1956.
Originally, the choir area by a rood screen and rood side (reliefs now in the treasury) from holding its own as a small architectural
rhalb rest of the cathedral Space separated. The Liturgy of the 40 aristocratic canons formed one of the main points of the Church's liturgy.
The treasures
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should keep death.
One of the oldest sculptures is the great triumph of the Cross in the choir (to 1200), the Christ with open eyes and a long robe as the new High Priest and King of heaven is. The choir includes other sculptures by the Romanesque to the Baroque (evangelists, angels, saints Mari a and Joseph). On the side altars, which are also grave sites, were celebrated for centuries fairs and prayers.
was especially important to the people in
Middle Ages, the obtaining of eternal salvation. The foundation of the many precious epitaphs (grave monuments), and altars, decorate the walls of the nave to the south and north and also the pillars, have stress on the idea. Mostly they show the kneeling donor, who is involved in the sacred event and at the same time as it were, forever, with a presence in the liturgy of the cathedral.
The Astronomical Clock and Galen's chapels
A particularly valuable Ausstattungsstüc k is the Astronomical Clock, equipped by artist Ludger tom Ring, Dietrich Tzwyfel and Nicholas winds Maker and Johann von Aachen was manufactured from 1540 to 1542.
Do the epitaphs an overview of piety ideas from the Middle Ages to the time of the 18th Century, the Galensch en chapels are not simply a pious witness, but would also point also to the absolutist governance of the Prince Bishops in the Baroque period.
The three chapels were Galen's Christoph Bernhard von Galen after his victory over the city of Munster built 1661-1663 as a visible sign of his power. The city had rebelled against him. He had besieged and conquered it.
is in the chapel, the monumental tomb of the Prince-Bishop, by his court sculptor Johann Mauritz Gröninger 1677-1679 developed, in which the archbishop is included in the form of the so-called perpetual adoration in the test event with. At the same time, as if on stage, he presents his military victories over the city of Munster and in the struggle against the Turkish threat.
In one of Galen's chapels Clemens August buried by Galen, the "Lion of Munster, who after his elevation to bishop in 1933 brave over the entire period of the reign of the Nazis preaching against the abduction and killing of patients and the killing of cleric found and was constantly in danger of , arrested. He was elevated to cardinal in 1946, but died shortly afterwards.
The Astronomical Clock is a
special jewel
in Paulus.
Ostquerschiff, cloister, Domherrenfriedhof
The Domherrenfriedhof Paul's Cathedral.
located in the southern transept arm of Ostquerhauses the new organ (Klais, Bonn, 1984-1987), besides the extremely high quality late Baroque epitaph of the Provost Ferdinand von Plettenberg (1712-1713) with the moving scene of Christ on the Mount of Olives.
you go from there in the choir, so we look at the Astronomical Clock (bell clock game 12) and may consider a number of interesting statues of saints.
If you continue to the northern exit portal of the eastern transept, we see there the 14th so-called Plague Cross Century, and diagonally opposite the monumental tomb of the Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg (Johann Wilhelm and Johann Mauritz Gröninger 1707-1709), formerly in the choir.
From here you can reach through the wooden doors of the cloister, which was created 1390-1395 and inside the cemetery includes the canons. Attached to the cloister of the cathedral treasury, the major products of the craft of sculpture and painting from the 1200-year history of St. Paul's Cathedral is contains.
Text: Dr. Domkustos Udo Grote / Photo: Michael Bönte,
from the book "The Cathedral of Münster and
his art treasures," dialogue-Verlag, Münster 2000
On Friday, the 11th April 2008 Our 6th place Group unit instead.
In this hour we are dealing with the sacrament of Confirmation .
We develop the following points.
first What is "Confirmation?
Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church
. These are the baptism, confession, Eucharist, marriage,
ordination and the anointing of the sick.
second What is a sacrament?
A sacrament is a "sacred character" and simultaneously a
"ordinance." God's shown us in the sacrament is not only
but us is also the same gift. This gift
can accept or decline.
third Importance of Confirmation
- Tauferneuerung
- strengthening the power of the Holy Spirit
- closer connection with the church
- attorney dissemination and defense of the faith
by word and deed
4th Requirements for Confirmation
- the minimum Firm age of 14 (The teenagers then
is religion of age.)
- the voluntary decision to Receive Confirmation to be
- baptism
- the reception of the Sacrament of Penance
- the appropriation of the Creed
5th the rite
The confirmation spreads itself from the bishop about the company ends the
hands and calls the Holy Spirit upon them down. Then he donates
each individual the sacrament, by giving it anoints with chrism in the form of a cross
forehead, called him by name and to the
speaks words:
"N." was sealed by the gift of God, the Holy Spirit.
Firmand The answer: "Amen!"
The bishop wants any peace:
"Peace be with you."
Firmand The answer: "And with your spirit! "
sets during the confirmation of the sponsor as a sign of solidarity and support
Confirmations his right hand on the right shoulder of the
. As a sponsor, he is ready to help the young people in faith
and to prop it again and again.
6th the characters
the laying on of hands
The bishop lays on behalf of Christ's hand on the
Confirmations. What he wants: "You belong to Christ."
the anointing with chrism
- commission for life from the Christian spirit
- empowered by the Spirit of God
- award with the dignity of a child of God
- order to connect us more closely with Christ
to seal
When Confirmation is sealed God's covenant with a man who began in
of baptism, that is confirmed.
7th the message
The message is the confirmation that his gift, the gifts of the
Holy Spirit, the adolescent
- orientation give in the search for meaning
- Selbstbewusstsei n and strength bring for the development of their
personality
- a awesome and trust to human and
image of God lead.
This message is bound to the gesture of laying on of hands and anointing
.
When closing prayer, everyone is trying to formulate a request to the Holy Spirit, what he hoped for from God.
" Holy Spirit,
I hope that you give me the right way to show if I do not know what to do.
That you give me strength when I am exhausted.
want you to give hope, if I'm desperate.
That you make me courage to go hard way and that you support me in the faith are. "
" Holy Spirit,
please help me if I once again had no interest in church. Take me back on the right path and awaken in me the love of God. Most also those who make church often so boring. Give them the right intuitions, that from the "boring" Church again a lively church .. "
" is the Holy Spirit,
I hope from you that you stand by me in difficult times. I also ask you to accompany me on my life and help me if I even have no desire to trade fairs. "
" Holy Spirit, I hope to
by you that you stand by me in difficult situations and make important decisions help in finding the right solution. "
" Holy Spirit,
I hope you can help me in difficult situations, so I the right "path" find. Could you support me in faith? "
" Holy Spirit,
I hope you always help me if I do not know how to continue "
Today we deal with the first goal of the group unit:
"Holy Spirit"
We first heard the initial prayer.
Good God, you sent your Son Jesus Christ into this world to save us. And have you sent your Holy Spirit in this world that gives us power in our life .. Give us the courage for us this force to open. Let us know what you want God to tell us and what we can make of our lives. We ask you today and every day of our lives. Amen.
Then we read a text in which we seek answers to the questions below and see.
first Who is the Holy Spirit?
He is the third person of the Triune God (God - Father,
God the Son and God - Holy - Spirit).
When asked why God is a trinity, came the following consideration:
The Trinity is necessary because ...
- Through baptism we become children of God, God is our father.
- In the Communion we receive God's Son as the bread and wine.
This is only possible because God has let his son become man, so that
can redeem us.
- The Confirmation of God's Holy Spirit comes on the Confirmations
down.
second Is there evidence for its existence?
Many scriptures point to the existence of the Holy Spirit.
For example:
- Mary conceive Jesus through the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1.18 +20, Lk 1:35).
- The Holy Spirit comes down on Jesus at his baptism (Mark 1:10).
- The farewell discourse of Jesus in John's Gospel (Jn 13.31-16).
- The mission and baptize (Matthew 28:19).
- The Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13).
- The life of Christians in the Spirit (Romans 8).
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit (Romans 12, Cor 12).
- Love as a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5.13 to 26).
In Genesis we read that the Spirit of God was hovering over
the waters.
third As the Holy Spirit is represented?
- as an invisible wind (John 3:8)
- as running water, spring water (Jn 7.3 f, off 22:17)
- as a fire (Pentecost)
- as an ointment (Luke 4:18)
- as Dove (baptism of Jesus)
4th What does the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit, also called the Spirit of God comes in
confirmation to the company ends down. It is an aid to faith for young
people on the path of growing up and Self-
resistance.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit to give them orientation
in the search for meaning and the development of personality - self-awareness and strength
give.
The " 7 gifts" are mentioned in the song "Holy Ghost, O my Comforter."
-
wisdom - understanding
- Council of the Holy Spirit
- fortitude
- sacred science - truth
- piety
- the fear of God
5th How does it work?
In modern terms we find provoking text for possible
modes of action of the Holy Spirit.
"I believe in my inherent power to accompany me for a lifetime. This force is the support that keeps me from collapsing when I am weak;
the compass , which brings me back on the right track when I lost it;
the parachute , me time before impact intercepts, if I fall;
the Motor that drives me to take the pitch if I stop already at the halfway point;
the power bar , which gives me all the important nutrients in which it I am lacking;
the mask that makes me look to the bottom when the water surface too much reflected;
the foundation that gives me support if I a storm withstand,
the trekking shoe , me swaying bridges can cross safely when I'm dizzy;
the mirror showing me again and again my quirks, if I do not want to believe " (GM Krause)
Some examples. drop us a still,
- tow bar, to which we can depend on us when we are powerless
or without direction.
- glasses so that we have on our life the right view
.
On Thursday, from 14.00 to about 18.00 clock clock the Firm Band performs in the parish hall.
begins today at 20.00 clock to celebrate the Easter Vigil, very moving and solemn.
celebrate after the consecration of the Easter fire and the Paschal candle and after we Tauferneuerung the resurrection service.
On Easter Sunday, 24/03/2008 to 19.00 clock, the whole community invited to the Easter fire. The Easter fire is located between Büningsweg and Holt Road. With the wet weather, it can be difficult to ignite.
at 11:00 clock instead of the Cross. At 15.00
clock we hear the liturgy "From the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ," composed of the church choir at our church.
On Thursday, 20.03.2008, is the whole community invited to the Lord's Supper in the church. After the evening show - with washing of feet - The worship is held. For us Confirmations will parallel a "Sacred Night" held in the parish hall.
First, there is a small refreshment.
Then we hear the text of Manfred Siebald "last words".
could What are our last words? Thoughts on this, as on 'death and resurrection, we should incorporate in our actions:
- painting pictures wedge
Easter candles
- wooden crosses crafts
- metal plates with Hammer and nail edit
- a man-high wooden cross customize and install the metal plates
At 2300 clock ends the creative part. From 23.00 bis 23.30 Clock Clock We hold worship in the church. The large cross is put on the altar steps.
After the final blessing, we make ourselves in the pouring rain and wind on the way home orkanartigem.
on a former mining heap of coal mining is
126 meters in height of one of the most exciting venues for cultural events were
: An amphitheater, the 800 visitors
seats. In this venue, in recent years, hosts major theatrical performances - Including the play Everyman (1999),
Midsummer Night's Dream (2001), The Threepenny Opera (2002), Cabaret (2003).
The ideas came across very well received and were both sold out.
also unique in its style and presentation a crossroads is on the heap. The cross was erected in 1992 and now 15 stations to the summit.
was realized in the idea of cooperation in which a representative of the lead mines of the coal mine Prosper-Haniel mine workers, congregations and associations were involved. The Stations of the Cross were made with copper plates on the reed pen drawings of the nun are etched Tisa von der Schulenburg. One element of the work of mining at each station supplements this representation.
Bishop Hubert Luthe dedicated the crossroads Good Friday 1995.
Who's the Way of the Cross ... ...
going to be for all people whose rights and dignity
disregarded;
goes ... to God who made us human dignity gives;
... is justly and with dignity to his own humanity
to the bottom!
The Way of the Cross takes something other than an hour. The weather plays along. The sun comes from and through the clouds and the rain holds back up to exit.
The heap is an ideal place for the Cross - remote location, sparsely covered, but with a beautiful views of Bottrop.
Silently we walk this journey of faith.
All stations say the Antiphon.
We adore you, Lord Jesus Christ, and bless you.
Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.
The following is a contemplative prayer text that ends with an invitation to reflect on a particular issue or quietly sharing it.
questions:
"Do not show the finger at others."
- When we were wrongly accused and others have accused
?
"stones"
- Where are our lives stumbling blocks?
- Where we put other obstacles in the way?
"alarm clock"
- Where do we need in our lives a alarm clock?
dream or sleep Where we are?
Where should "wake up" God save us?
"be quiet"
- When we have time calm down - we find self-
to find God?
"pray in peace"
Where and when can I pray in peace?
"dignity of man"
- When will they start?
- When will it end?
Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood "
" nail "
- We keep a large nail in the hand (18 cm long, 6 mm
diameter) and we try to ease the excruciating pain
imagine that Jesus had to endure. What must be his love
to us?
texts on the tablets of the stops
I. Station: Pilate washes his hands
The Church in its preaching and in its operation under all conditions for the dignity, the right and the freedom of the people enter.
(Bishop Franz Hengsbach, 4 October 1981)
Second Station: Jesus takes Cross on his shoulders
(The panel is scratched and unreadable.)
III. station First case
unemployment almost always hurt the dignity of the one they take
and threatens his life off balance:
/ World Catechism, 1992)
Station IV: Jesus meets his mother
The vitality of the Ruhr area is the solidarity ... .
When all the required objectivity must always respect for the inviolable
Dignity of man be determinative
not only the individual workers but also their families, not only the people of today but of future generations.
(Pope John Paul II, May 2, 1987 - Prosper - Haniel)
V. Station: Simon of Cyrene
solidarity - that is for the people not the Ruhr foreign word! Responsibility for each other and responsibility before God is definitely still lived and proven reality.
(Pope John Paul II, May 2, 1987 - Prosper - Haniel)
VI: Station: Veronica holds the cloth
We do not have to do the extraordinary, but we need to do the ordinary extraordinary.
(Bishop Franz Hengsbach, 1983)
Station VII: Second case
involuntary unemployment becomes a social scandal when the available work not shared equitably and the result of work not used to this, to create new work for most everyone.
(Pope John Paul II, May 2, 1987 - Prosper - Haniel)
Eighth Station: Mourning Women
(The table is painted over with white paint)
IX.. Station: Third case
technical progress and restructuring should not be done on the backs of the people.
is not man for the economy because the economy is there for people.
(Bishop Franz Hengsbach, 1987)
X. Station: robbery of clothes
Man is worth more because of what he is than by what he has.
(Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, 1965 - The church - in the world today
XI Station. Nailing
Our faith is strong, the hope great and hopefully the love so burning hot that it can move mountains
(Gottfried Könzgen, working secretary, victims of the Nazis)
XII station.. crucifixion
Who looks up to the cross, in his suffering, in his need, not alone in his fears. Who looks up to this cross may go with his cross to the one who got to know even the cross of life, supported and has endured.
(Bishop Hubert Luthe, in the construction of the Cross 1992)
XIII. Station: Lamentation
The only thing I can do in my life for my family, nor is the loyalty in the daily things
(a mother in our time)
XIV Station: Entombment
By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered
we confidently expect, come what may.
God is with us in the evening and the morning
and certainly with each new day.
(Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian evgl., victims of the Nazis)
By the cross we walk the path together. From there it is free to go to the last two stations "with Jesus" or not. We are all deeply impressed more - until the end
After a break of fifteen minutes we make our way back. The big rain is short after leaving one.
