Lights for the star children: Austria commemorates deceased babies
Lights for the star children: Austria commemorates deceased babies
Linz, Österreich - Austria will celebrate a special day of memory on December 8: the "Worldwide Candle Lighting Day", which is dedicated to the "star children" - children who died before, during or shortly after birth. On this emotional day, families place a candle in the window at 7 p.m. to symbolically create a wave of light that walks around the world. "You are not alone - your children are not forgotten," says a message from Nicole Leitenmüller, the consultant for the mourning pastoral of the Diocese of Linz, which organizes commemoration in different cities. In Linz on December 7th there is an ecumenical celebration in the Mariendom with Bishop Manfred Scheuer to give room for mourning together.
memorial events across Austria
The commemorative celebrations are not limited to Linz. Innsbruck and Salzburg also invite you to deal with grief. Bishop Hermann Glettler will hold a memorial service in the Innsbruck Cathedral of St. Jakob, while in Salzburg the Trinity Church invites you to an ecumenical celebration. The precautions are particularly important because early child death often remains a taboo subject that breaks the heart. Detlef Schwarz from the Archdiocese of Salzburg emphasizes that joint candle events can donate a light of hope in the dark. Families are encouraged to talk to each other and to support each other in their grief.
Special light celebrations are organized in the cemeteries, such as at the Welser Cemetery and at the Aspach cemetery, where relatives cure candles for the deceased children. Such memories were created in many communities-such as the new memorial in Lannach, which was designed by the artist Julia Maria Strohmeier-Vogl. The world day of the candlelight, which was launched in 1996 by an American association for orphaned parents, is also becoming increasingly important in Austria and is not only supported by the churches, but is also an important symbol for all those affected. The initiative enables grief that many families suffer, give a voice and make the pain visible. As the page kathpress , a candle shows in the dark that the memory of the star children lives in the hearts of people.| Details | |
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