The pilgrimage site of Maria Eich had prominent visitors on Saturday morning.
Planegg - On the occasion of the patronage, Cardinal Reinhard Marx celebrated the mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption. Numerous believers attended the service, which the Schöngeising brass band provided with music, in the open air. - also outside the boundaries. Due to the corona, the number of visitors had to be limited.
In his sermon, Cardinal Marx called for people to “keep a clear head” in the current crisis and not to let their creative powers be taken away, especially in the fight against social grievances. "In times of crisis like this, people can rightly expect Christians to make Jesus audible." Easter can be felt wherever people stand up and defend human dignity, the dignity of life, the dignity of freedom - also in Belarus, said the cardinal, referring to the current political protests in Belarus.
According to Marx, the corona crisis has brought new insights into society, for example on the tensions between rich and poor and the closely related question of who has a chance to persevere in this crisis. “We are far from finished with the assessment of the lessons we can learn from this crisis, including us as a church,” stated the Archbishop. “We also have to become attentive to the mistakes we have made.” A place like Maria Eich could help to widen one's view based on the Blessed Mother, said Marx, “away from everyday blame, one against the other, the one now begin and that do not get us any further towards a larger horizon. "