Commemoration day for the blessed Marie Restituta Kafková in Vienna

Sister Marie Restituta Kafková was murdered by the Nazis on the 30th of March 1943. She was falsely accused of distributing poems that mocked the Führer in the hospital where she was the Senior nurse. She also refused to take down crucifixes from the hospital walls.
Marie Restituta was born in Husovice, Brno and a new church in the Brno-Lesná parish was consecrated to her. Let’s honor the legacy of a woman, whose life story remains relevant still and the value of her sacrifice shows us the way to truth, love and hope on the 80th anniversary of her murder. A tour of the court and the mass in the courtroom are included.

Programme:

07.30 Departure from “Bohéma” (Janáček theatre, Roosevelt street 31).

10.00 Arrival of the Brno guests at Hartmanngasse 7, 1050 Vienna.

According to the number of people: the story of s. Restituta’s life in the parish chapel, tour of the museum in two groups, lunch at the parish.

14.00: A walk of remembrance by “Arbeitsgemeinschaft der NS-Opfer-Verbände und Widerstandskämpfer/innen“ through the Brigittenau neighbourhood, the home of the blessed Restituta (start: at the Kafka family residence, end: commemorative stone of the six tram drivers from this neighbourhood, which were executed along with s. Restituta).

17.00 Arrival at the Oberlandesgericht Wien, where Dr. F. Forsthubera will give the party his welcome.

18.00 An hour of remembrance and mass in the courtroom of the Oberlandesgericht Wien.

19.00 Departure for Brno.

Price: CZK 400 (bus fare, lunch and tour are included)

Tickets available for purchase at GoOut.

For the Brno-Lesná and Brno-Husovice parishes, the fare is to be collected by members of the respective parishes (will be available in the parish notices).