Johannes Haw

Johannes Maria Haw (26 May 1871 – 28 October 1949) was a German Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Johannesbund of Leutesdorf and of the religious communities of the Community of the Sisters of St John of Mary the Queen (Ordensgemeinschaft der Johannesschwestern von Maria Königin) and the Society of Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist (die Gemeinschaft der Missionare vom Hl.

Young Johannes suffered from poor health so the farming profession was never seriously considered for him.

[2] While working among the miners in Holz, he learned the devastating effects of alcoholism on families.

In 1904 the bishop appointed him the diocesan representative of the Catholic Association of Temperance based in Trier.

He gave retreats to these groups so that those who struggle with addiction to alcohol should also have some spiritual support.

The foundation of the "Johannesbund", a society of benefactors and lay assistants to his work, followed on 15 October 1919.

Two religious orders arose from his efforts: the Community of the Sisters of St John of Mary the Queen (Ordensgemeinschaft der Johannesschwestern von Maria Königin) in 1928, and the Society of Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist (die Gemeinschaft der Missionare vom Hl.