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Houses of worship are open, but all public services are suspended until December 6. However, believers can use the online and television offerings created by the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Since Monika schachner | 5.45 pm, November 28, 2020
There are no Advent wreaths that are carefully brought into the church to bless, and no candles that later illuminate the dark church. As in so many cases, Corona also signifies a turning point for Advent, which begins on Saturday night.
In order to celebrate this time of preparation for Christmas at least at home, the Styrian Catholic Church has numerous offers online created.
In addition to Adventkranzsegnung On Saturday night (we broadcast live), the Styrian Shepherd will celebrate Rorate every day from November 30 to December 6 at 6.30am, which we will also broadcast on kleinezeitung.at.
Sunday November 29 ORF 2 will also broadcast the Holy Mass with the blessing of the Advent wreath from the church of the Elisabethinen monastery in Graz starting at 9.30 am Servus TV will already broadcast the Sunday service with the blessing of the Advent wreath from Lech am Arlberg at 9 am
The self-blessing of the crown It is also possible – see the prayer proposal below.
Living god
You are always there for us.
We beg you:
Bless this advent wreath
and those candles.
You are a sign
that you are the god of life –
that our time
It’s in your hands –
that you are the light.
Illuminates the darkness
for the arrival of your son
for Christmas.
We ask this for Christ
in the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
“This year, Advent and Christmas in Styria are under the motto ‘Open up and make yourself light!’ In a particular year like this, the Christmas message is more important than ever: God becomes human! To be human means to be ‘light’ with and for others “, so Bishop Krautwaschl. Also, Advent refers to the final coming of Christ. This “waiting” this year is also waiting for the end of the pandemic, the end of deprivation, the end of worry. “What God can be for us at this moment, we can also be for each other: light.”
In addition, ORF III will broadcast the holy mass from Hartberg on December 6, that is, next Sunday, starting at 10 am, in which Nikolaus will be a guest. Additional celebration aids can be found at catholic-kirche-steiermark.at. On this page, Katholische Jungschar Styria has collected tips on how to organize Saint Nicholas celebrations at home.
A special advent calendar
The Evangelical Church has also come up with something special for the period until Christmas: an online Advent calendar, available at www.evang.at. “It is important for us as a church to be connected with our members during this special time,” said Pastor Julia Schnizlein, the initiator. The website also provides an overview of Protestant online services.
