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sch. If three persons narrate how they personally came to Schoenstatt and what has fascinated them about this encounter, we will recognize how each person is a longing of the heart of God and the Blessed Virgin. If 10 persons say the motive by which they are in Schoenstatt and how they came to know it, what it was that motivated them and continues to do so, we will know that Schoenstatt is a world of freedom and of a powerful creative and molding force in which the desiresRead More
GERMANY, Sandra Lezcano. It is always a great joy to go to Gymnich to Father's home. More and more in the minds of many Schoenstatters the word Gymnich is associated with a family atmosphere, with sheltering, with joy, and above all with the Kentenich family. On the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of Father Joseph Kentenich's birth, Saint Kunibert Parish in Gymnich united the association that sponsors Father Joseph Kentenich's birth home and the Schoenstatt Family by inviting them to come to Gymnich. On November 22nd, CardinalRead More
COSTA RICA, Rudy Sauter and Marianella Coto. The Schoenstatt Family experienced great joy during the twelve-day visit of their adviser, Father Juan Guillermo Múzquiz. One hundred twenty-three Covenants of Love were celebrated! Yes celebrated! Amid so much joy, there is special outstanding news: The Blessed Mother has sealed her Covenant with the first diocesan priest in Costa Rica!  Read More

Posted On 27.11.2010In Original Shrine

Happy Covenant Day!

Sandra Leticia Lezcano. Only two days since Father Kentenich's birthday and one month since the Opening of the Triennium, and another Covenant Day was celebrated in Schoenstatt.        Read More

Posted On 19.11.2010In Covenant Life

The hour of Emmaus

CHILE, Oscar Iván Saldivar. "With that, their eyes were opened and they recognized him," (Luke 24: 31). With these words taken from the Gospel according to St. Luke, we, who gathered at the Joseph Kentenich Major College - the Ibero-American Seminary of the Schoenstatt Fathers in Santiago, Chile -gratefully celebrated the diaconal ordinations of Alfredo Pereira - better known as Pope - and that of Pablo Pérez.    Read More
INTERNATIONAL, Sandra Lezcano. At 9:00 a.m. on October 18th, children of different nationalities gathered to pray the Holy Rosary convoked by the "One million children praying the rosary". The objective of this campaign is to gather the children at 9:00 a.m. every October 18th to pray the rosary asking the Blessed Mother for peace in the world and in every country.    Read More
USA, Enrique Soros. "In addition to being faithful to their charisms, the primary role of the Movements is to spread the Gospel, transform the sparks into fire, sow the seeds of evangelization, and water them," Cardinal-designate Wuerl enthusiastically affirmed at the homily of the annual Mass organized by the Association of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities in the Archdiocese of Washington, on October 31st, 2010, in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception crypt that was filled with members and friends of those communities.Read More
ECUADOR, Sister María Gracia. Heroes of Fire-Golden Family marching towards 2014: This motto illuminated the traditional Joseph Engling Vigil that the Boys' and Girls' Youth from Guayaquil celebrate and which "providentially" this year was united with the celebration of the Holy Mass for Ecuador in the Original Shrine.      Read More
ECUADOR, Mónica Maruri. At dawn on November 6th, the Schoenstatt Family from Ecuador experienced moments of joy and renewal with the youth around the Jospeh Engling Memorial with the motto: "Heroes of Fire - Golden Family marching towards 2014." And for the first time, the families joined the youth in an activity that included a touching adoration and con-celebration of the Eucharist in Guayaquil and Quito simultaneously with the Original Shrine.  Read More
Father Eduardo Auza. The world was surprised and awed over the amazing conclusion to the thirty-three Chilean miners who were happily rescued from the depths of the earth. We as a Schoenstatt Family united to this generalized joy, which was truly a triumph for humanity. The solidarity, the generosity, the vigor, the good sense, love, heroism, temperance, faith, and the many other virtues - in and of themselves, all of them very Christian - flourished around this situation that was transformed into a media and worldwide event.Read More