Mission cross

A mission cross (German: Missionskreuz) recalls the popular missions (Volksmissionen) of former centuries in Europe, although there are more recent ones.

Mission cross in the parish church of Nörvenich

In the 17th and 18th centuries, small groups of two or three padres of the Jesuit order went from parish to parish. They often stayed for several weeks as part of a "people's mission" with the aim of "renewing the faith of the Christian people" as, for example, the 1954 statues of the Bishopric of Aachen commemorate. That was the task of the Jesuit priests even in the 18th century, albeit probably stated differently. In the following centuries, regular missions were undertaken, later also by members of other orders.

The padres held numerous events, masses and sermons - formerly delivered separately to men and married women, single adults, young people, and children - as well as times of worship, confession, house visits and other activities.

The years when the popular mission weeks were undertaken are usually shown on 20th century mission crosses.

Sources

Das Missionskreuz an der Nörvenicher Pfarrkirche, Karl Heinz Türk, 2007, published by the municipality of Nörvenich

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