In 1879, he and Johann Baptist Anzer was sent by Arnold Janssen preach the Gospel to China. At that time, China is not an easy area of land used as the spread of the gospel or the preaching of Christ. There are so many challenges to be faced by Joseph Freinademetz for mission work there. For example, about security for foreigners as well as spreader of the gospel.
At that time, the Chinese attitude towards foreigners or Europeans, including missionaries less good. Chinese people bother even expel the missionaries who work there by force. Joseph Freinademetz have a very tragic experience. Several times he was expelled by the threat of salvation of his soul.
Once Joseph Freinademetz requested that the village leaders who were taken hostage by a group of Chinese men were released. But, Joseph Freinademetz be getting a very rough treatment. The blow of the executioner barrage rained down her body. If there are no miracles, where there are people who begged the executioner to stop beating him, maybe he was dead.
One night, Joseph Freinademetz had to flee because of the Boxer aiming to kill him. Although the atmosphere is very difficult, even several times he would be killed by the Chinese, but the soul of missionary Joseph Freinademetz never fade. His love was even more flare to Christ and to the people of China.
The love that was ablaze, he declared in his conviction, that He who sent him to the land of China is not going to let him walk alone. Joseph Freinademetz see or cross the challenges experienced by the missionaries is a regular thing or a daily food. So, she did not hesitate to present a challenge and mission of the cross as an offering to Christ who suffered on the cross for mankind.
Joseph Freinademetz known as the master of prayer. He realized, prayer is something that is absolutely necessary in missions ministry. It is obvious from some of the contents of a letter he had sent to his homeland. "Bertobatnya China will never be realized without much prayer. Therefore, the prayer for the Catholic mission with a good rain to the success of the field. "
Prayer is never separated from the everyday Joseph Freinademetz. Despite the long trips, heavy, and exhausting to the station-station, he never left the prayer of the breviary (the name of the religious daily prayer book). He also never forget the daily Masses. One thing that becomes habit, every night where people were asleep, he even went to church to remain silent in front of the tabernacle. Her life was inseparable from prayer.
To service the people of China, Joseph Freinademetz inkulturatif approach. Joseph Freinademetz begin its approach to entry into the customs and habits of local people.
For example, he uses the clothes are commonly used by Chinese people, not picking out food, as well as hard to learn Chinese. Even more importantly, how Joseph Freinademetz included in the patterns of thinking and patterns of Chinese life.
He tried to always be understanding, sharing with the Chinese people, and try to accept the uniqueness of the Chinese. So he may enter and work in the land of China and even die as a Chinese. Her love for the land of China is total.
Joseph Freinademetz was born on April 15, 1852 in Oies, South Tyrol. He was ordained a Diocesan priest Brixen on July 25, 1875. The end of August 1878, he entered the Mission House in Steyl, Netherlands. In 1879, he was sent along with Johann Baptist Anzer States as the first missionary of the Word of God (SVD) to China.
Josef Freinademetz died on January 28, 1908 in Shantung, China. Beatifikasinya on October 19, 1975. Pope John Paul II give his canonization as a saint on October 5, 2003.
At that time, the Chinese attitude towards foreigners or Europeans, including missionaries less good. Chinese people bother even expel the missionaries who work there by force. Joseph Freinademetz have a very tragic experience. Several times he was expelled by the threat of salvation of his soul.
Once Joseph Freinademetz requested that the village leaders who were taken hostage by a group of Chinese men were released. But, Joseph Freinademetz be getting a very rough treatment. The blow of the executioner barrage rained down her body. If there are no miracles, where there are people who begged the executioner to stop beating him, maybe he was dead.
One night, Joseph Freinademetz had to flee because of the Boxer aiming to kill him. Although the atmosphere is very difficult, even several times he would be killed by the Chinese, but the soul of missionary Joseph Freinademetz never fade. His love was even more flare to Christ and to the people of China.
The love that was ablaze, he declared in his conviction, that He who sent him to the land of China is not going to let him walk alone. Joseph Freinademetz see or cross the challenges experienced by the missionaries is a regular thing or a daily food. So, she did not hesitate to present a challenge and mission of the cross as an offering to Christ who suffered on the cross for mankind.
Joseph Freinademetz known as the master of prayer. He realized, prayer is something that is absolutely necessary in missions ministry. It is obvious from some of the contents of a letter he had sent to his homeland. "Bertobatnya China will never be realized without much prayer. Therefore, the prayer for the Catholic mission with a good rain to the success of the field. "
Prayer is never separated from the everyday Joseph Freinademetz. Despite the long trips, heavy, and exhausting to the station-station, he never left the prayer of the breviary (the name of the religious daily prayer book). He also never forget the daily Masses. One thing that becomes habit, every night where people were asleep, he even went to church to remain silent in front of the tabernacle. Her life was inseparable from prayer.
To service the people of China, Joseph Freinademetz inkulturatif approach. Joseph Freinademetz begin its approach to entry into the customs and habits of local people.
For example, he uses the clothes are commonly used by Chinese people, not picking out food, as well as hard to learn Chinese. Even more importantly, how Joseph Freinademetz included in the patterns of thinking and patterns of Chinese life.
He tried to always be understanding, sharing with the Chinese people, and try to accept the uniqueness of the Chinese. So he may enter and work in the land of China and even die as a Chinese. Her love for the land of China is total.
Joseph Freinademetz was born on April 15, 1852 in Oies, South Tyrol. He was ordained a Diocesan priest Brixen on July 25, 1875. The end of August 1878, he entered the Mission House in Steyl, Netherlands. In 1879, he was sent along with Johann Baptist Anzer States as the first missionary of the Word of God (SVD) to China.
Josef Freinademetz died on January 28, 1908 in Shantung, China. Beatifikasinya on October 19, 1975. Pope John Paul II give his canonization as a saint on October 5, 2003.
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