Covenant Life Category

PARAGUAY, Fr. Antonio Cosp/mcb. A month from the opening of the Year of the Shrine current worldwide, the Schoenstatt Family was celebrating the 18th united from Shrine to Shrine, heart to heart. In this month, the Schoenstatt Family from the Shrine of Tuparenda, the National Shrine of Paraguay, extend their Covenant greetings, allowing all to share the experience of the celebration in their Shrine with all of them through photos, video and testimonies.Read More
CHILE, M. Ximena Oportus de Martínez. On September 8th, the Ladies' Branch from the Cordillera area celebrated Eucharist and breakfast, a day of double jubilees: It was the Blessed Mother's birthday and Sister Margarita's Morandé's Golden Anniversary; she is the Branch Adviser of the Vitacura area.      Read More
MEXICO, Isabel and Rodolfo Ballesteros. The National Leaders' Workshop in Mexico was held on September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, in the beautiful city of Queretaro, the headquarters of the first Schoenstatt Shrine in Mexico.        Read More
USA, Celina Garza. Texas is suffering the worst draught in decades, wildfires are raging. Prayers were said in several Holy Masses in Schoenstatt in elsewhere, prayer promises from all over the world added as comment to the article on the Texas Rain Novena, special prayers said on Covenant Day…      Read More
INDIA, Br. Peter Leonard. We started our journey on August 12th from the Original Shrine by bus. Two buses went from Schoenstatt. One night we stayed in France. During the journey, I came to know a lot of European youth. They were very happy to speak with me. On 13th late in the evening, we reached Madrid. The boys were accommodated in our Schoenstatt Father's school (Mount Tabor) and the girls in the Sisters' Movement house. All were satisfied with the quality of the accommodations.    Read More
BRAZIL, Sister Sônia Maria. On August 31st, the children from the Children's Educational Center of Rincón del Sol in Curitiba received the Father Symbol that is on pilgrimage through Brazil. On September 1st, the Symbol visited the Magnificat Shrine, and then it will travel to Guarapuava.      Read More
Marianne Maier. A look back, over my own shoulders - Truly! I had my last celebration eight years ago. Whether I wanted it or not - and not because everyone thought I should have it! Nevertheless, what has to be has to be!        Read More
Agathe Hug. Namibia - where in the world is that? In southern Africa - but where exactly? Let's see, we (mentally) board a four-wheel drive vehicle in Maputo, where perhaps we were (mentally) during breakfast after the September 10th Mass in covenant with Mozambique, and we depart towards the west and a little to the north. Then after approximately 100 kilometers, we cross the border with South Africa. Around one hundred kilometers later, we go north around Pretoria, and after several hundreds of kilometers more, weRead More
PERU, Queca Espinoza. September 6th was the last day that we had our beloved Sister Petra among us. We can be so familiar with her because she has been among us: she has told us about her experiences, she has taught us, she has shared our meals, she has prayed, laughed, has taken care of us, she has enjoyed, seen places… Simply she has been a part of our life, and for these reasons, we are now sorry that she has to leave. Her flight was one hourRead More
fma. On the road toward Jubilee 2014, the worldwide Schoenstatt Movement has jointly begun the Year of the Father current; the next step will be the Year of the Shrine current. During the second year of the triennium in the preparation for the renewal of the Covenant of love, the worldwide Movement wants to secure its source of life that is the Shrine.  Read More