Traditional pilgrimage to Marienweiher: Faithful for 150 years!

Traditional pilgrimage to Marienweiher: Faithful for 150 years!

Marienweiher, Deutschland - More than 60 believers from Northhalben broke up again for the traditionally grown pilgrimage to Marienweiher last Saturday. This pilgrimage began in the early morning at two o'clock at the Marienkapelle and comprises a distance of impressive 42 kilometers. For over 150 years, this pilgrimage has been an integral part of religious life in North -Halb and attracts numerous pilgrims year after year. The Fränische Tag reported that the participants were encouraged by a protracted manner at the festival service in Marienweiher. Hope to think.

As part of the festival, four jubilees were also honored for their long -term participation. Horst and Timo Schnura are proud participants of 25 pilgrimages each, while Erwin Jaksch can even look back on impressive 50 pilgrimages to 35 and Heiko Scherbel. The jubilee Scherbel announced that he was already completing his first pilgrimage at the age of eight and was an important source of strength for him. He emphasized that the pilgrimage has taken place in the course and rituals for over 50 years without a change, which shows a remarkable resistance.

community experience and return

Under the direction of Alfred Lunk and Daniel Köstner, the pilgrimage was organized. After the festival service, the participants strengthened themselves during a breakfast together before they started their way back to north -half under "wonderful pilgrim weather". On the way, a prayer was celebrated and a break in Schwarzenbach was inserted. In the evening, the returnees were warmly welcomed by Pastor Richard F. Reis. The next pilgrimage is already planned for Pentecost next year.

The pilgrimage to Marienweiher had its roots in 1856 after the fire from Nordhalben drove the faithful to make a vow. The route originally led to Maria Kulm in the Czech Republic, but after the First World War it was moved to Marienweiher. This tradition shows how the pilgrimage is passed on from generation to generation. Especially in the last few years, after a two-year Corona break, the pilgrimage is experiencing an upswing again. For example, over 500 believers took part in a procession of lights in Marienweiher, with believers from Forchheim, Konnersreuth, Kupferberg and Nordhalben collapsed and praying and singing, as the Online portal katholisch.de explains that pilgrims are always on searches-be it according to God or after themselves. The large number of pilgrimages and the associated rituals often convey a deep spiritual experience. In the modern context, pilgrims are not only understood as a religious practice, but also as a way to find and promote mental and physical well -being.

This holistic perspective of pilgrimage has gained in importance in recent decades, so that more and more people are looking back in search of more in life to the well -known paths and dare to attend a sacred place in order to invite themselves and to experience themselves spiritually.