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The 30th Meeting of Rimini has took place following to the challenge given by Pope Benedict XVI: " distance and absence of involvement are not ideals to chase, in vain, in the pursue of an 'objective' knowledge'. Instead, the ideal to chase is the adequate involvement with the object".Everyone - speakers, guests an for first us - have been firstly conquered by the show of almost 4.000 volunteers that have paid their board and lodging in order to work at the Meeting, sign of a will to make an experience,Read More
ITALY/GERMANY, mkf. Forty young men of the Boys' Youth from Germany are already close to Pisa, and they continue to run with enthusiasm that seems to grow with each kilometer, with each mountain pass that is overcome. With a torch in hand that was lit at the Original Shrine, they have been running since August 23rd. The torch only stops for a few hours at night, and then continues as they run. Their goal: Saint Peter's in Rome- the heart of the Church. They are carryingRead More
mkf. "I only want to say a few things at this exciting moment. First: I love the missions. Second: The Blessed Mother loves the missions. Third: I wasn't present here in our Original Shrine at the moment Father spoke the words of the Founding Document. But I can say: I was present at the moment of the sending forth of the missionaries for the first missions in Germany. This is a tremendous gift," said Fr. José Melo. On theRead More
ITALY, Stefanie Scarpinella. Rome. July 26, 2009, I am here for the start of the 4th mission of the Schoenstatt Youth. 5:00 p.m. was the time set at Holy Patrons Parish, but since it involves a group of Romans, no one was surprised that the Mass began at 5:30 p.m. when about half of the missionaries had arrived. After the sending forth ceremony, the carefully planned and important greetings were made and would have lasted until nighttime if our priests had not kindly loaded us into the automobiles,Read More

Posted On August 28, 2009 In Covenant Life

To Build Family Is to Build Heaven

PARAGUAY, Fr. Antonio Cosp. "Tupãrenda is a paradise," said Nadia, the four-year-old daughter of a family who traveled more than 300 kilometers in order to participate in our first event: "Your Family Is Worth It." It is a good reflection of what happened throughout Sunday, August 23rd, in Tuparenda. We feel as if we are in Heaven. Since our main objective at this time in the Movement is to provide a home, we wanted to promote a strong and moving event which would impact the entireRead More