This year the Korbiniansfest took place in Freising under “difficult and special circumstances”, according to Reinhard Cardinal Marx.
In the festival service, which was broadcast live from the cathedral, he found comforting words in the pandemic.
Freising
- Reinhard Cardinal Marx and many believers would not have thought that a year ago: The Korbiniansfest took place again in 2021 "under difficult and special circumstances", as the clergyman said on Saturday to welcome the few visitors to the festive service in the Mariendom. For the second time, the Corona situation prevented the "Festival of Encounters" on the Freising Cathedral Hill, for the second time the number of believers in the cathedral was severely limited, for the second time virtual participation via live stream was a preferred means, the festival of the saint Celebrate Korbinian.
The archbishop has just recovered from a corona infection, was able to leave the quarantine and emphasized on Saturday that these days had made it clear to him that people do not like to be alone, that they need encounter and togetherness.
And that's why, said Marx, he sincerely hopes that the lively connections between Freising and its partner cities can be celebrated live again in the coming year 2022.
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Until then, the motto of the Korbiniansfest 2021 should give stability and hope: “Strengthened.
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Go. ”Based on the pastoral address of the prophet Ezekiel, Marx emphasized that the difficult situation of the people of God around 500 BC could in a certain way be transferred to our world and Corona.
And even today the question arises where the orientation is, how a new path can be followed.
And this is where the motto of the Korbiniansfest comes into play.
“Strengthened” - that means to keep in mind that “God's will for salvation is immutable and unshakable”, the cardinal said literally.
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Only a few visitors were able to attend the feast in the church.
Most believers received the sermon live streamed at home.
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“Next” - that means looking back in order to be able to learn from the past, but above all to always check what God's will wants to say now. Now is the moment when the decision for the history of people and the church will be made, said Marx with a view to the synodal path of the church. “Walking” - that means not stopping, but looking ahead, moving step by step “with clear convictions and criteria”, strengthened by his presence.
So even if the Korbiniansfest 2021 took place under special circumstances because of the infection situation, so even if the Korbiniansvesper with the blessing of children took place in a different way than all the many years before, Reinhard Cardinal Marx could also get good things from Saturday: "But it's nice, that we are there and connected via the social channels and involve everyone: the sick and the carers and the dying. "