The General Canonical Visitation of the Bavarian Province was concluded on 23 May. Brother Joaquim Erra was the Visitor. For several weeks he had been visiting the communities and the Province's health care and educational centres to get to know them, and to thank and share this vast mission and presence of the hospitality of Saint John of God. The official closing ceremony took place in the monastery of Weltenburg, where the Brothers of the Province were able to attend, together with the Provincial Government and the directors of the centres of the Province. The ceremony was presided over by the Prior General, Jesús Etayo.

It provided a good opportunity to share and dialogue with the people heading the Province, in an atmosphere of togetherness and celebration at being part of this living project of hospitality in Germany. 

We would like to express our gratitude for the warm welcome we received during these days, for the good preparation of the Visitation and for the quality of the services they are offering through the hospitals (adult, paediatric, geriatric, palliative, hospice...), centres for people with intellectual disabilities with such a strong commitment to social and labour inclusion, homes for the elderly, formation centres...

The German Province can count on a large group of committed and enthusiastic co-workers and managers to continue promoting hospitality. We thank them for their work and their interest in continuing to deliver a service of human and spiritual quality, "with great human warmth".