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Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 4, 2021

Easter 2021 – Letter of the Coordinator (02.04.2021)

Jesus comes to Thomas and shows him his wounds: Look, the suffering – no matter what suffering – is not simply wiped away or forgotten! The wounds remain wounds. But the one who „bore our suffering” (cf. Isaiah 53,4) also obediently walked through the gates of hell and death, and he continues to be with us (incomprehensibly). He shows that love endures everything, „many waters cannot quench...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 4, 2021

75th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Michalovce Redemptorists Vice-Province

On March 23, 2021, the Greek Catholic Redemptorists of the Vice-Province of Michalovce commemorate the 75th anniversary of their canonical foundation. The Vice-Province of Michalovce was already established on December 21, 1945, by Superior General, Very Rev. Patrick Murray, C.Ss.R., in Rome and promulgated in Michalovce on March 23, 1946. The first appointed vice-provincial was Fr. Dominik Methodius...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 24, 2021

A year in the company of St Clement

Our Redemptorist Conference of Europe Studentate in Rome paid homage to St. Clement with various pilgrimages, conferences and readings in this jubilee year on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his death. On 14 and 15 February 2020, before the arrival of the pandemic in Italy, we went on pilgrimage to Frosinone to visit the church and community where St. Clement made his novitiate and completed his...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 22, 2021

Vienna: Feast of St Clement at Maria am Gestade

Finally celebrating St Clement Hofbauer…… A year later than expected, in Maria am Gestade, Vienna, we were able to celebrate the feast of St Clement Hofbauer. Last year plans had been made for large festivities for the 200th anniversary of his death, all of which, of course, had to be cancelled because of Covid. Instead, over the last year, there have been a number of smaller events in Vienna, many of...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 21, 2021

Hope in a time of Crisis

Online spring conference for Redemptorists and RYVM youth leaders from Europe On Saturday 6 March, a meeting was held with European RYVM representatives, organised by the RYVM Commission of the European Conference. Given the impossibility of travelling due to the health emergency, the meeting took place online via the Zoom platform and had as its central theme “Hope in times of crisis”. About 85 people...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 14, 2021

From Albania: “Change means opening up”

Lent is a time of change, and in our Interprovincial Mission of Albania, there have been some new developments at the beginning of the time of preparation for Easter. On Sunday, February 28, Fr. Andrzej Michon began his ministry as pastor of the Parish of St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori in Kamëz. The Sunday Eucharist was presided over by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tirana-Durrës, Msgr. George Frendo OP,...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 14, 2021

New impulses for Partnership in Mission

In the winter season 2020-2021, an interesting reflection process on Partnership in Mission took place in Europe The working group for PiM of the CRE had organized this process. In doing so, the working group was encouraged by the CRE-leadership advised and assisted by Anne Walsh (Province of Edmonton-Toronto) of the General Commission PiM. The trial took place online. Each unit of the CRE provided a few...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Feb 7, 2021

Hope in a time of Crisis – Online Spring Conference (Zoom)

Saturday March 6th 2021 3pm – 6pm CET / 2pm – 5pm GMT The RYVM Commission of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe is preparing an online meeting for Redemptorists and RYVM youth leaders from Europe. The gathering will be hosted by the Youth Ministry Co-ordinators of the Dublin Province. This promises to be very enjoyable and engaging experience for all. There will be time for reflection, prayer and...