Monthly Archives: "November 2014"

AUSTRIA, mda. “Our aim was to design a page for people who want to know: What is Schoenstatt actually all about?” That was Susi Mitter’s answer when she was asked for the idea behind the new design of the national internet page of the Schoenstatt Movement in Austria. The creative minds of those responsible for the page, Susi Mitter and Martin Schiffl, spent many hours in front of the monitor screen before the new page saw the light of day in the middle of November. Clear, alive and dynamic, withRead More
JUBILEE 2014 ROME, Sarah-Leah Pimentel. A couple of weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on our Jubilee celebrations in Schoenstatt and how all of the special moments for me were moments of encounter - encounter with others and encounters with the Blessed Mother.Read More
FRANCIS IN ROME, mda. Be Movement, in other words, always be in movement, always open to God's surprises.  Participate in the mission of Christ who precedes and accompanies us in our evangelisation.  In the context of today's challenges, such as life, family, peace, poverty, religious freedom and education, in a world that forgets about God and is centred on consumption - renewing the "first love" with evangelical courage,  persevering in the original charism to "respect the freedom of each person" and "always strive for communion" are three suggestions for theRead More
ARGENTINA, Liliana Barba. For sixteen years, just as every year, the youths were there very early to organize the start of the walk. This time they had more resources, and also much more effort. A greater expectation in the number of pilgrims was joined to the challenge of walking twice the usual stretch for this unforgettable journey. At the end of the road, the fruit that had been dreamed for many years… a Homeland for the Blessed Mother! Finally, the Throne of our Mother Thrice Admirable Queen and Victress ofRead More
BRAZIL, Maria Luíza de Figueiredo Gonzalez. My mother, Magda Maria Giordano de Figueiredo, was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 6, 1935. She was an apostle of the Pilgrim Blessed Mother and she died precisely on October 18, 2014. As her daughter, I would like to give in a few words a testimony to her life and explain how the Pilgrim Blessed Mother accompanied her at the hour of her death.Read More
TEXAS, USA, Carlos Cantú. November 18th, 2014, will be a special day forever to the parishioners of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Weslaco, Texas. The sixth Wayside Shrine of the Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt was dedicated on this day in the Diocese of Brownsville. It was noted that fifty years earlier on October 18, 1964, marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Schoenstatt Movement, the first MTA Wayside Shrine in the Brownsville Diocese was dedicated on the parish grounds of St. Francis XavierRead More
ARGENTINA, P. Javier Arteaga. A month ago we were celebrating the centenary of the Covenant of Love and the founding of Schoenstatt. We did it with great joy in each of our diocesan communities in Argentina: we celebrated at Shrines, wayside shrines, cathedrals and parishes. We celebrated and gave thanks because 100 years ago God wanted to manifest once again in our history, opening a new source of grace for our time at the Schoenstatt Shrine.We celebrated and gave thanks for 100 years of the Schoenstatt Movement, a spiritual pathRead More
ROME, mda. When the editorial team of schoenstatt.org congratulated Fr Francisco Pistilli on his appointment at Bishop of Encarnacion in Paraguay last Saturday, and promised him our prayers, he replied immediately, “Many thanks to you all. Please take me with you to the shrine.” “Take me with you to the shrine”. We can be sure that many have done this, and continue to do so, and some have already expressed this openly to schoenstatt.org as a sign of living their solidarity in the covenant of love. In the shrine ofRead More
Father Carlos Padilla. We arrive at the end of a year of grace, a year of life, a year of hope. We have been able to celebrate the Jubilee in Schoenstatt, in Rome, in Spain. Those of us who were able to go to Schoenstatt gathered as a family coming from the ends of the earth. We paused in front of the Original Shrine with heartfelt gratitude. It was necessary to live that day. Some of us were able to be there. Others were present in their Daughter Shrines orRead More
ROME, mda. Australia, Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic: If we were playing for the Football World Cup, these four would be in the semi-finals. Or, on the steps at the Olympic Games with a medal and award ceremony. They would be closely followed by the Philippines, Burundi and Mexico; the rest of the field would be far behind. Australia, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic: these four countries have already completely financed their room in the International Schoenstatt Centre in Belmonte, Rome. Australia and the Czech Republic are already busyRead More