Beda Weber - Ministry

Ministry

Weber was ordained in 1824, and went for a short time to the episcopal seminary at Trento to prepare himself for pastoral work; in 1825 he returned to his monastery. After a short time spent in the pastorate, he began to teach at the high-school at Meran, where he remained for twenty years. He received calls to professorships from the University of Innsbruck, from the Benedictine Lyceum at Augsburg, and from the crown-prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, but remained at Meran until he was called away by the political events of 1848. His parliamentary labours attracted attention.

When the town priest of Frankfurt died, Weber succeeded him. His activity and great zeal in the cure of souls was recognized by his bishop, who made him canon of the diocese of Limburg, episcopal commissary, spiritual councillor, and member of the diocesan court at Frankfurt and of the school commission, as well as inspector of the cathedral school. His labours proved too great for his frail constitution and he was soon carried off by apoplexy. Weber died at Frankfurt am Main where his memory has been perpetuated in fresco in the Imperial Cathedral, the restoration of which he initiated.