ARGENTINA, via Aica.org • Bishop Mestre led the closing Mass of the Ver Sacrum mission in Miramar. The mission, which was carried out with the motto “Sacred Springtime, creating a heaven on earth”, was carried out by some 35 university youth of the Schoenstatt Youth from Mar del Plata. — The Diocesan Administrator of Mar del Plata and Archbishop-elect of La Plata, Gabriel Mestre, presided at the closing Mass of the Ver Sacrum Mission of the Schoenstatt Youth of Mar del Plata, in the parish of St. Andrew of Miramar.
Read More ARGENTINA, Teresa Fiorucci • On Saturday, August 26th, Children’s Day was celebrated at the City Bell Wayside Shrine, a wayside shrine in the middle of the city, which, with all its grounds, its rooms and especially its Schoenstatt Family is at the service of the neighborhood. — It was a heavenly day. The Lord gave us the gift of a spring day. More than 200 children and 80 adults visited us. There were games, sausages, ice cream, popcorn and many delicious things. We received, in advance, many toys that we
Read More ARGENTINA, Fr. Juan Molina • For the third consecutive year, young university students of the Schoenstatt Men’s Youth from different parts of the country gathered to experience another edition of the volunteering and mission “Galilea” in Florencio Varela. For ten days they experienced the encounter with Jesus in prayer, community and especially in service to the most excluded. Thus, distributed in different groups, they visited the prisoners, the sick and the children, feeling in them and for them the mercy of God. During these days they experienced that the Galilee
Read More ARGENTINA, Carlos Ricciardi • On August 15th, the Schoenstatt Family of La Plata celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of Mary and the 58th Anniversary of the “Shrine of Father’s Liberation”. The Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Jorge González, member of the Schoenstatt Diocesan Priests’ Federation, concelebrated with several priests, among them Fathers Javier Arteaga, José María Iturrería, Pablo Mullín and Fr. Alberto Meroni. — For the past year, the Family of La Plata has been on the “road to the 60th birthday” of the Shrine, motivated by the
Read More ARGENTINA, Auxiliary Bishop Ernesto José Fernández, Rosario • At the end of the Episcopal Consecration Mass, Auxiliary Bishop Ernesto José Fernández of Rosario walked through the nave of the church to greet and bless the grateful congregation and addressed some very warm and affectionate words to us, which we publish here as the first. — “My soul praises the greatness of the Lord. My spirit rejoices in God my Savior…”. I fully identify myself with this exclamation of Our Lady in the Magnificat. There are so many feelings that fill
Read More ARGENTINA, Fr. Darío Gatti • The bells are ringing, there is a celebration. It is 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2023, a bright sunny day in a mild winter. Although the sun has already set, the night will be bright and radiant, and not because of the moon, which is also strikingly bright on this day. The hour heralds a great joy that comes to us in the city of Rosario and in the Archdiocese of Mary, Our Lady and Queen of the Rosary, in the year of the
Read More ARGENTINA, Gabriela Sarquis • On the initiative of Father Francisco Bosch (Father Pancho), chaplain of the Casa del Niño, 50 children from the older groups went on a trip to Luján on Monday 19th June, accompanied by members of the Board of Directors, educators and volunteers of the Casa. — The bus ride was a celebration for them. For many of the children it was the first time they had ever travelled…. On arrival, they visited the Basilica of Our Mother and Patroness of Argentina and then went to Mass,
Read More ARGENTINA, Juan Barbosa • When I took my first steps in Schoenstatt in 1986, I was told that there were many shrines like the one in Villa Warcalde, Córdoba (Shrine of Solidarity, inaugurated in 1968), but one was very special because it was the first. Through the initiative of the Sisters of Mary, the Shrine of Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, has poured out its graces since 1943. A great love story with our Mother Thrice Admirable and so far from the Original Shrine! — As always…Mary surprises us at every moment!
Read More ARGENTINA, Gabriela Sarquis • On Monday, June 5th, at the Casa del Niño Father Joseph Kentenich, we sent out the Pilgrim MTA’s that will visit the homes of the families of the children in Florencio Varela, who attend the House and also the management staff, counselors, kitchen and cleaning staff. — What a network of bonds the great Missionary is creating among so many people who, from their gifts and tasks, unite in the effort to give an opportunity to 300 children from low-income families. The parents, the volunteers of
Read More ARGENTINA, P. Darío Gatti • On June 4, 2023, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of our Shrine in Rosario and the crowning of the Blessed Mother. Our Archbishop, Eduardo Eliseo Martín, presided over the celebration and also sealed the Covenant of Love. With him at the altar was Ernesto José Fernández, recently elected Auxiliary Bishop, member of our community of the Schoenstatt Institute of Diocesan Priests, and a diocesan priest received the Pilgrim MTA to go on mission with her… — When I say “Rosario” in Argentina, people certainly associate
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