July 1, 2021 marked the 120 years of celebrating God’s faithfulness to the Priory of Peramiho with the first four missionaries, Sr. Magdalena Hessing, Sr. Mechtildis Dickhoff, Sr. Constantia Mayr and Sr. Valeria Kuhlmann who laid the foundation of the Priory.
With true
missionary zeal, they bore patiently the
difficulties posed by the tropical climate,
unknown diseases, new language and different
culture. Despite these, our four pioneer
missionaries never wavered in their conviction
to work tirelessly for the Church of Tanzania.
They were armed with an inspiration deeply
rooted on the Sixth Fundamental Principle of our
Father Founder Andreas Joseph George
Amrhein:
“For a good marriage it is important
that both husband and wife have a similar
degree of Christian faith and civilization. The
Christian education of women and girls,
therefore, is also part of missionary work.
However, experience has shown that women can
perform this task better than men. For this
reason, it is advisable that wherever promising
missionary activities take place, both monks and
sisters cooperate. The women take special care
for the education of women and provide in this
way an essential condition for Christian
marriages and families”.
These initial thoughts,
indeed, moved the four pioneer Sisters to start
immediately a hospital and a school.
The unique, memorable and meaningful way of celebrating 120 years of our Peramiho Priory is the sisters’ way of thanking God for His ever faithful love and mercy.
0 Comments