BAMBERGER CHURCH
OBERFRANKEN BAYERN WEST GERMANY
JANUARY 18, 1965
8.30 AM
Helga was at the Hauptbahnhof Leipzig station in East Germany she arrived there accompanied by her parents this morning she was leaving for West Germany to meet the archbishop Ludwig Schick who sent a letter to her asking for a letter of assignment at the Bamberger Dom church so Helga following orders from the bishop who is the highest leader in the diocese. he remembered when a year ago he had attended the inauguration of young nuns and it was bishop Ludwig Schick who was the oldest priest there.
The nuns there had great respect for Father Ludwig because he was a very wise and friendly man whose name was well known to Romania and East Germany. He woke up from his thoughts when the train whistle sounded and his parents asked him to get into the train immediately so they hugged Helga and reminded her not to forget to call them if anything happened to her. Helga nodded her head as she boarded the train Helga's parents were very sad to let their son go but they prayed that his son would come home safe. Fifteen minutes later the train was seen slowly leaving the Leipzig area of East Germany, which is the birthplace of Helga along the way she enjoyed the very beautiful natural scenery, couldn't wait to arrive in West Germany, she imagined when she arrived there of course there would be a lot of nuns. will be assigned with him in a ward in the Romanian church of St. Michael.
Helga didn't realize that the next morning Helga had arrived at the Berlin train station. She immediately took a taxi to the Bamberger Dom church. Helga's one hour journey was enjoyed by Helga by looking at the beautiful scenery so that without realizing she had arrived in the front yard of the church. She immediately got out of the taxi and took her things out of the vehicle while the taxi driver helped lift her up to the front door of the Bamberger church and quickly left after thanking this young nun. Helga walked over to the door and started knocking it wasn't long before Pastor Ludwig opened the door smiling at her. "Come in, my son," answered Father Ludwig.
"Thank you priest," Helga replied.
So this young woman entered into a church environment which was also a monastery for young nuns who would be assigned to all corners of the western and eastern European continents. Helga saw that there were twenty nuns and monks gathered inside, they seemed to be conversing with each other, the purpose of their coming was the same as Helga who was about to carry out her first assignment. They all turned to Helga while smiling to welcome their colleague who had just arrived at the church. Not long after, Pastor Ludwig stepped forward and announced that they had all come here to start carrying out their duties on the orders of the Pope, all of them nodded their heads.
"My children you will be assigned to a monastery but in each monastery there will be only one nun or monk," said Father Ludwig.
"I think we will be sent in pairs with our friends," said Helga.
"No, Helga!, according to the regulations of the Vatican, it is as I said earlier," answered Pastor Ludwig.
Helga and all of his colleagues were silent after Pastor Ludwig gave a one-hour briefing, then the meeting ended with a prayer read by Pastor Ludwig. So the nuns immediately went to a convent to rest because they were all tired after a long journey, in each room occupied by two nuns, Helga happened to be in a room with Marry Garnier, a nun who came from France, they looked very friendly while packing their things. they tell of new trips and assignments.
"I will be assigned to Romania where are you?" asked Helga.
"I'm at the Voronet convent in Romania too," answered Marry.
"Then we're both still in the same area," said Helga laughing.
"That's right, we can still visit each other if we have a day off," answered Marry.
The two of them laughed merrily, not long after the alarm sounded signaling that it was time to eat, both of them went out towards the big hall which is a place to eat for monks and nuns. They will stay there for a week undergoing training and receiving direction from Father Ludwig and the other senior nuns they go through each day with enthusiasm it feels very good to imagine that they will start working in a new place they have never experienced.
On the fourth day Helga contacted her friend Fredella Archelli by phone she is a nun at St. Stephen's Budapest church Helga misses her friend very much and wants to see her soon.
"Hi Fredella how are you?" asked Helga. "I'm fine and healthy always," replied Fredella.
"How are you?" Fredella asked.
"Okay, I happen to be at Bamberger church right now," Helga replied.
"Is that true?" Fredella asked.
"Yes, my friend, can you visit me?" asked Helga.
"Of course I can, tomorrow I'll be there to visit you," replied Fredella.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you," Helga replied.
They ended the conversation praying for each other's safety and then Helga hung up the phone and went back to her room. The next day, a young woman was seen at the Keleti Rakoczi station in Ut Budapest, Hungary. After passing through a long queue, she managed to get a train ticket to West Germany. She is a young nun Fredella who will soon visit her best friend Helga. The two have been friends since childhood and they lived close together in Leipzig, East Germany. While growing up they had the same dream, which was to become a nun and devote themselves to following the path of the Lord Jesus. Along the way Fredella remembered her childhood together with Helga, a cheerful and intelligent girl during that time they also underwent a transition to adulthood together so that everyone who saw them thought that the two were brothers, Fredella smiled to herself remembering all the experiences that had been passed. Together with Helga Austerlitz, suddenly there was an announcement on the train that the train had entered West German territory. Fredella was delighted because she would soon arrive at Berlin station which was in West Germany.
Soon the train had arrived at the Berlin station, soon the passengers in crowds got off the train carrying their goods and passing through a long queue that led to the exit from the big station.