Work of the Good News Batschun
The work of the Good News Batschun is also known as the Good News . The work is an institute of consecrated life and canonically recognized as a secular institute . It was founded in 1947 with Pastor Edwin Fasching in Batschuns in Vorarlberg in Austria .
history
Monsignor Dr. Edwin Fasching (1909–1957) began the first attempts at founding the community in 1945. He organized courses, retreats and retreats ; his goal was classical adult education . To carry out these events, he received the rest home of the Catholic women's association in Batschuns. It was later renamed the House of Good News . With the establishment of a secular institute in 1947 the founders embarked on a new path. Edwin Fasching wrote the first community rules in 1947 and the second in 1957 . The last and final revision was recognized by canon law in 1988. In 1947, seven women began to build it up and made their first promise on June 13, 1947, which is also the date of foundation. The community placed its work under the motto "He sent me so that I might bring the good news (good news) to the poor ..." ( Gospel according to Luke 4:18 EU ). A year later, the first Good Messengers took their religious vows .
organization
In 2012 the plant left the place where it was founded and moved the center to Dornbirn . The institute consists of 66 Frohbotinnen (2013) who live and work in Innsbruck , Linz , Graz and Vienna as well as in London , Hamburg , Istanbul , Guatemala and Bolivia . The members live in individual households and in small shared apartments. Hospitality is of particular importance.
The work of the Frohbotschaft is responsible for the school for social care professions for the elderly and family work in Bregenz , which was also founded in 1956 with Edwin Fasching. Furthermore, the work of the Good News is the sponsor of the Kathi-Lampert-School for social care professions in Götzis , the school for hearing and language training at the Vorarlberg regional center for the hearing impaired in Dornbirn and the social pedagogical school in Schlins .
General leaders
- 1948–1973 Hilde Schmidt
- 1973–1985 Grete Fürnschuss
- 1985–1988 Hedwig Gmeiner
- 1988–1997 Hildegard Lorenz
- 1997-2007 Karoline Artner
- 2007–2013 Elisabeth Dörler
- Brigitte Knünz since 2013
Conditions for registration
The path to the secular institute leads the postulant over a one-year probationary period, which is followed by a two-year training and novice period . A temporary vow is now made and full membership begins. The perpetual religious vow can take place after a further nine years after the temporary vow.
circle of friends
Another development took place in 1995 when women and men, married couples , priests and lay people came together to form an independent association of believers . They are connected to the community of the Good Brothers in the mission and to biblically oriented spirituality .
New forms
What was new about the community, which was founded in 1947, was to live the way of life of the evangelical counsels ( obedience , celibacy and poverty) in the middle of the world without any special external signs. The new way was also of great interest in the Roman Catholic Church , since Pope Pius XII. (1939–1958) with the Apostolic Constitution " Provida mater ecclesia " of February 2, 1947 paved the way for the establishment of secular institutes. The aim was to write a mission statement on the flag , which was derived from the Gospel of Luke and asked "to bring the poor good news".
See also
Web links
- Web presence of the work of the Good News Batschun
- Elisabeth Dörler: 50 years of good news in Istanbul
- Working group of Austrian secular institutes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Ölz: Aufbruch, Grundgebärde des Glaubens kath-kirche-vorarlberg.at, October 4, 2012
- ^ Austrian Catholic Center ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ School for social care professions, work for the elderly and family work in Bregenz ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Kathi-Lampert-School for social care professions
- ↑ At home outside. A life in the middle of the world. ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) St. Georg Gemeinde, Verlag Die Quelle, Feldkirch 2004
- ^ Portrait of Elisabeth Dörler sonntagsblatt.at