BRAZIL, Renate Dekker, Mechthild Jahn. In Florianópolis there is no shrine yet – although this much desired shrine already has a “house of solidarity”, among the more than one hundred built in Paraguay, for families in extreme poverty. Nevertheless, the jubilee was celebrated in Florianópolis, in the home shrine “Sementes of Esperançã”, Seeds of Hope, with all those who want to have the Virgin in their home and on this 18th of October 2014, they established their home shrine.
Read More ARGENTINA, Clara Herbón. Blessed October 18th, 2014! Day of graces, day of Jubilee, day of Covenant, day of the Family. The small community of Villa La Angostura – the smallest of those who celebrated the opening of the triennium in 2010, with only three people – joined Bariloche for this celebration, and it was in charge of the music and the songs for the celebration.
Read More CHILE, Carmen M. Rogers. Not long ago, I thought the 18th of October 2014 had been the most important day of my life. But no, IT IS TODAY!! Today I awoke to the first day of the rest of my life, the first day of my second century of Covenant of Love, the century of the “Covenant Culture,” the century of “enshrining” of my people, of my nation, of my Church, and of my world.
Read More GERMANY, Angie Santos. In October 15, 1967 Father Kentenich gave the Father Eye Symbol, a symbol that represents the paternal care and love of God our Father, to Pastor Heinz Kunster. He wanted the Schoenstatt Family of Trier to keep it and guard it until the right time came, when it would be installed in the Original Shrine.
Read More Sarah-Leah Pimentel. Only four days to go until the date we have been preparing and waiting for so long. 18.10.2014 is finally here. We have spent at least five years preparing for this moment. But what does it all mean? What is the significance of renewing the covenant of love on the anniversary of 100 years of Schoenstatt.
Read More PARAGUAY, José Aníbal Argüello Rojas. A week after the start of the pilgrimage that the Novices of the Latin-American Course are carrying out, we have been able to contact Father Bernardo Parra, who shared some details about this “madness of love”.
Read More TORCH RELAY 2014, mda. "What does it mean to be a Torch Relay Runner? There's thunder and lightning and yet we carry the intentions and keep going. Carry on when the going is difficult and never give up! It is 2.06 a.m. and we start kilometre 454 ... despite the storm. "That is the Torch Relay 2014 - at this time on the heights of Pisa in Italy after a stormy and rainy night, and after a moving Torch Relay day on St Peter's Square and in Belmonte, where all
Read More FACKELLAUF 2014, mda. Incredible. Simply incredible. Incredible. No other word was repeated with such frequency as this sent by the torch runners. Incredible…after Pope Francis lit the torch at the end of the General Audience on 8 Ocrtober, Fackellauf 2014 got underway. Even though the live transmission on CTV was interrupted before this moment, hours later, the "spiritual" torch runners were looking through the photo gallery for Osservatore Romano and Foto-Felici, they watch this simple and incredible gesture with which Pope Francis blesses the torch and the torch run, which
Read More PARAGUAY, José Aníbal Agüellos Rojas. On Friday, the 2nd of October, the Novices of the Ibero-American Course of the Schoenstatt Fathers along with Father Bernardo Parra, Novice Master, departed from the Terruño Shrine of Ciudad del Este to the Tuparenda Shrine.
Read More INTERNATIONAL, mda. "Does it perhaps sound too simple? I hope that in its second century Schoenstatt won't hide its light under a tub. Can that be misunderstood?" Stephan Jehle pondered out loud. "It's not that Schoenstatt should bask in its success, but quite simply that everyone who belongs to Schoenstatt should go out onto the streets, have the courage not to hide, but say what has to happen and then do all in their power to bring about a better world. It sounds so simple ... and it is. To
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