On Sunday 15 September, we had a joyful celebration of a Pontifical Mass with Mons. Manfred Scheuer in the Carmelite Church of Linz, as a conclusion of the Jubilee years of Teresian Carmel’s presence in Austria. Numerous Brethren from Austria and elsewhere, priest friends, a huge number of Carmelite Nuns coming from all parts of Austria, members of OCDS and many others of the faithful, assisted at the solemn function.
Fr. Provincial referred to the many graces associated with Carmel as a whole, but especially here in this Monastery at Linz; the multiple daily celebrations of the Eucharist, the countless administration of the different Sacraments and perhaps especially, the occasions of consolation, guidance and relief offered in the Confessional, or elsewhere, to souls seeking direction and spiritual advice at crucial moments in their lives.
During this function for the anniversary, Mons. Manfred Scheuer expressed his personal gratitude and joy for the Carmelite Monastery and Church here in the heart of Linz, and he concluded the Solemn Mass with the words: “You are a blessing”.
With the concluding presentation of a commemorative publication, in which the author, Fr. Paul Saji, traced an outline of the events of the jubilee years, he re-affirmed the identity and mission of the Carmelites: to live friendship with God in everything.
