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Sword-Bishop – His Personal Development

The Sword-Bishop continued to work tirelessly on the formation of the
hearts of his spiritual children, in like manner he renewed the forms of
the administration of Sacraments and liturgies. Extensive,
heart-appealing teaching material for children and adults as well as
numerous circulars were published to deepen the faith and increase the
love towards GOD in the hearts.
Again and again, the Evil One sought to kill the Sword-Bishop. In June
2010, through no fault of their own, he and his spouse suffered a
serious car accident. On the motorway, traffic before him had slowed
down, he lined up correctly and a delivery van collided with him at high
speed. This caused several of his thoracic vertebrae to be broken, whilst
his spouse incurred a whiplash injury. Once again, his life was hanging
only by a thread. Anew, his wife and spiritual children stormed Heaven
with their prayers. By means of a dangerous operation, which none-
theless succeeded through prayer, a part of his spine had to be stiff-
ened with two plates and ten screws. He has been suffering ever since
from constant severe pain, which he bears all the same out of love of
GOD and for humanity’s sake with such devotion that it is hardly
noticeable. Doctors and therapists are always wonderstruck that he
can still walk upright, because normally he should have been dead or
at least in a wheelchair.
In April 2014, again, the Sword-Bishop had a long-drawn-out ordeal.
Severe inflammations of the pancreas and gallbladder caught up with
him. A very long hospitalisation was necessary. He was in such a bad
shape that the removal of the gallbladder could not be attempted until
three months later. The doctor decided to perform the operation even
though his pancreas was still inflamed, otherwise he would have died.

Foundation of the “Lay Community of St Joseph”

His wife often said to the Sword-Bishop that the thought frequently
crossed her mind of someday founding a religious order. He gave her
the answer: «I know!» Many years passed. The Sword-Bishop had con-
secrated the year 2010 to St Joseph. In this worrisome period, of all
times, when the Sword-Bishop was in hospital because of the severe car
crash, his wife perceived within herself the calm, clear prompting to
found a “Lay Community of St Joseph.” She sat down and without

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