Community of the Lamb

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Little Sisters of the Lamb in Vienna

The Community of the Lamb is a religious institute under diocesan law in the Roman Catholic Church . The Little Sisters of the Lamb and the Little Brothers of the Lamb belong to the Community of the Lamb . The religious institute belongs to the Dominican religious family .

history

The Little Sisters of the Lamb were recognized under canon law in France on February 6, 1983 by the Bishop of Perpignan-Elne Jean Chabbert OFM . The recognition as a genuine branch of the Dominican Order took place on July 16, 1983 by the Order Master of the Dominicans, Vincent de Couesnongle . The male branch of the Communion of the Lamb, the Little Brothers of the Lamb, was canonically confirmed on August 8, 1990. The Archbishop of Vienna , Christoph Cardinal Schönborn OP, has been the bishop in charge since June 29, 1996 .

Today there are about 130 sisters and 30 religious, some of whom are priests . The community is represented in nine countries. In Germany, the Little Sisters from Lamm have a branch in Kevelaer and Münster . In Vienna the sisters live in the small monastery Maria, light of the church. There is also a fraternity of the Little Brothers of the Lamb in Vienna .

The headquarters and community of the community is St. Pierre, a large area near Fanjeaux , near which St. Dominic worked.

Current

In 2016 the Community of the Lamb celebrates its 20th anniversary in the Archdiocese of Vienna.

spirituality

The religious community is shaped by both Franciscan and Dominican spirituality . Therefore the members feel obliged to a radical poverty and the preaching of the faith. The sisters and brothers bear witness in their settlements through their presence, their listening, and by sharing the table with the poor, such as by eating in soup kitchens for the homeless. The order members also go on missions for a few hours every day, asking for a piece of bread at the door of their apartment. According to the biblical example, there are always at least two people on the way. The community's motto is: "Even if I get hurt, I don't stop loving."

The members carry a medium blue Habit with leather belt and long (15 Gesätze comprehensive) Rosenkranz and blue scapular . The sisters wear a dark blue veil . Until the solemn profession, the sisters and brothers wear a wooden cross around their necks, then a wooden medal with a representation of the Lamb of God .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In Kansas City with the Little Sisters of the Lamb: A special kind of travelogue . In: Wort.lu . February 26, 2016 ( wort.lu [accessed October 16, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Saint-Pierre. Retrieved on October 16, 2018 (French, self-description of the community on their homepage).
  3. ↑ a b c Maria Meik: Devotion in the parlor . In: Westfälische Nachrichten . ( wn.de [accessed on October 16, 2018]).
  4. ↑ The Communion of the Lamb. Accessed on October 16, 2018 (self-description of the community on their homepage).
  5. ↑ Karin Weglage: "Little sisters from the lamb" come to Münster - "There are three more nuns coming for dinner". October 3, 2013, accessed October 4, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Saint-Pierre. Retrieved on October 16, 2018 (French, self-description of the community on their homepage).
  8. ^ Archdiocese of Vienna / Der SONNTAG / Stefan Kronthaler: "Call to Mission". Retrieved on October 16, 2018 (German).
  9. ↑ Lk 10.1: "The Lord [...] sent them ahead in pairs into all cities and towns ... Take no purse, no storage bag and no shoes". These verses belong to the programtic center of Franciscan spirituality
  10. ^ Archdiocese of Vienna: We pray for you. Retrieved on October 16, 2018 (German).

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