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Mons. Mario Enrique Quiróz en el Santurio Original
ORIGINAL SHRINE / COSTA RICA, Laura Loaiza • The Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica, Mario Enrique Quirós spent Christmas in Schoenstatt, Germany. He was very grateful for the welcome, for the time he had to pray, to rest, to learn more about Schoenstatt. He was happy! — In his diocese there are many Schoenstatt couples’ groups, there are some couples of the Family Federation, groups of the Mothers’ Branch, of the Men’s Branch (five), of the Girls’ Youth, of the Women’s Apostolic League, of the Young Professionals, several communities ofRead More
Mary Cole, 2019, cleaning the altar of the Original Shrine
ENGLAND, editorial team • We knew she was sick, yet the news came as a surprise, when Father Bryan Cunningham informed and those who got the information forwarded it to so many others who had walked the way with Mary Cole: “Mary Cole died peacefully on Sunday 7th January 2024. Four of the friends who have been supporting and caring for Mary were with her when she died. It was only yesterday when Mary repeated to me: «It’s OK I am ready to go». — “She was ready in AugustRead More
Madrugadores de Guatemala
GUATEMALA, Edgar Leonel Tórtola • “We did not give up. This Saturday, July 26, 2023, we could not use the chapel where we are always allowed to pray the rosary, since there was a retreat, so the Madrugadores (early risers) decided to hold the meeting in a public square, which is known as John Paul II, in Guatemala City”. This is the beginning of an article published in schoenstatt.org about the first dawn of the Madrugadores of Guatemala in a public place. It was not going to be the last…sinceRead More
Alegria en la diversidad
THE POPE VIDEO, editorial team • In The Pope Video for January, Pope Francis encourages us “to recognize the gift of different charisms within the Christian communities, and to discover the richness of different ritual traditions within the Catholic Church.” The Holy Father’s intention becomes a moving appeal: “There is no need to fear the diversity of charisms in the Church.” — Christians need to understand and live “the gift of diversity in the Church.” This is the powerful prayer intention that Pope Francis shares in the first Pope VideoRead More
Jovenes de Rumania en Schoenstatt
ORIGINAL SHRINE, Editorial Office • On Thursday, December 28, 2023, a group of young Romanians who were in Schoenstatt at the turn of the year met by chance with Father José Luis Correa and Bishop Mario Quirós of Cartago (Costa Rica), in front of the Original Shrine, where Bishop Quirós gave them the episcopal blessing. — This moment, the Sisters of Mary who accompanied the young people arranged a meeting with Father José Luis Correa. They already knew him, as he had visited the Sisters of Mary in Timisoara, Romania,Read More
Jude Nwebonyi
NIGERIA, Editor • “It is with a heavy heart that we, the community of the Schoenstatt Fathers in Nigeria, announce the death of our confrere, Jude Nwebonyi,” says Father Charles Ozioko, Rector of the Formation House of the Schoenstatt Fathers in Ibadan. — The young seminarian, who was so eagerly preparing for the priesthood to serve the Church in the Covenant of Love, died in a fatal accident yesterday, 2 January 2024. Our prayers are with Jude Nwebonyi, his family and the community of the Schoenstatt Fathers in Nigeria.Read More
Canal de WhatsApp
Editorial team • Every day, we publish real-life stories, testimonies, observations and reflections on schoenstatt.org – a service we have been offering for 25 years. We also distribute the articles on social networks and via our weekly newsletter and, since January 1, 2024, also on our WhatsApp channel. — You can follow us on your cell phone via this channel. To subscribe to the channel, all you have to do is click here and press the “Follow” button to receive all newly published articles in real time. Of course, likeRead More
Belén 2023
HOLY LAND, Maria Fischer • “And our heart tonight is in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace continues to be rejected by the losing logic of war, with the roar of weapons that also today prevent him from finding an inn in the world (cf. Lk 2:7),” Pope Francis told us on Christmas Eve. Not only our heart, I thought. Also our name. Our names, sent during Advent (or already before) to the monks of Dormitio Abbey in Jerusalem, who, as they did years ago, wrote these names on aRead More
Nakivale visit
UGANDA, Jean de Dieu Ntisumbwa / Maria Fischer • It was a real Christmas surprise in the parish of Nakivale, the parish of the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda. The young and enthusiastic Schoenstatt Family, founded by a refugee from Burundi, received a visit from Burundi. Father Alain Amani, a Congolese priest, arrived after the second Christmas Mass and met with about 60 Schoenstatters, some of them from the Pilgrim Mother Campaign. — Jean de Dieu Ntisumbwa was in the parish of Buhungiro for Christmas preparations, and when he returnedRead More
Navidad en la Casa del Niño
ARGENTINA, Gabriela Sarquis • Since the beginning of Advent, the children at Casa del Niño have been preparing for the great Christmas celebration. — The older children made the Advent wreath and every week they prayed with everyone and lit a candle. They also had an Advent calendar with little resolutions such as “help mom at home, tidy up, help a friend, don’t argue” and others that they wrote down themselves. On December 8, they set up the Christmas tree and the manger and waited for the arrival of theRead More