Wimmer Wednesday. How young Boniface Wimmer ended up at Metten. “In June 1830 Metten was officially declared a Benedictine Priory.8 The two venerable monastics started their holy work in great poverty. As small and insignificant as this planting may have appeared, there nevertheless was a lot of talk about it, Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. Young Sebastian Wimmer is ordained. “At the theological seminary in Regensburg, Sebastian had the invaluable good fortune to come under the mentorship of the enlightened and holy Georg Michael Wittmann. The teachings, principles, and above all the admirable example, which he absorbed here, stayed with him all the Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. While in school, the future archabbot’s friends had this to say about him: “Sebastian’s friends said of him that he was definitely of strong character, and did not let any obstacle get in his way once he had made a decision. At the same time, he was always Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. A young Boniface Wimmer (then known as Sebastian) had learned from his lack of effort. “Once Sebastian Wimmer had entered the seminary of the Georgianum, it became evident that over summer vacation all the knowledge he had acquired in the few weeks before exams had evaporated like smoke. Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. A young Sebastian Wimmer begins to head in the right direction. “When Sebastian started his return trip to Munich after summer vacation, he had about as little hope as desire to be accepted at the Georgianum. For that reason, he now had firmly made up his mind to Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. It took some time for a young Sebastian Wimmer, later known as Archabbot Boniface, to develop good habits, especially in school: “Sebastian Wimmer rented a room near the Sendlinger gate in Munich, in the house of a certain Bartholomäus Grundner. Due to the fact that Dr. Döllinger had Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. After a long hiatus, Wimmer Wednesdays are back. Our initial posts will be from an early biography of Boniface Wimmer, written by Oswald Moosmüller, O.S.B. The Sebastian referred to here was his name prior to becoming a monk. “Sebastian took school very seriously; he did not consider it Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. In the German States, conscription is a regular thing every year, and no able-bodied young man is exempt from the draft unless he buys a substitute. However, with regard to students of law, medicine, and particularly of Divinity, exemptions are admitted in this way: These students are enrolled Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. God has never punished me with an abundance of riches, and I will not complain about poverty since I have already praised it. Nevertheless, I always receive credit as I need it, since I am an honorable soul who always pays his debts eventually. I am always building Read more
Wimmer Wednesday. We have not had to endure anything of the war itself. There were four brothers drafted into the military. However, the army sent one back as unfit and two left to join our priests in Canada. The fourth was sent back by the War Department after he had Read more