Covenant Life Category

ARGENTINA, confidentia.org.ar. This year Mary's Volunteers will celebrate its 29th anniversary. Just like every year, approximately 120 volunteers from the capital and the interior will gather on September 8th, close to the National Shrine in Nuevo Schoenstatt. Father Alberto Eronti will celebrate the Holy Mass.      Read More
GERMANY/EUROPE, Sr. Johanna-Maria Helmich. Let yourself be celebrated by the many people who revere you, who visit you in your Schoenstatt Shrines, who you visit as the Pilgrim Mother and who lovingly welcome your picture every month in their homes! Congratulations! Your birth is a three times wonderful event!      Read More
SWITZERLAND, Claudia Zimmermann/mcb. The Schoenstatt Shrine is on the grounds of the Friedberg School, the headquarters and the provincial house of the Swiss Pallottine Fathers. It was blessed on October 18, 1961, and it is a replica of the Original Shrine. The owners, the Pallottine Fathers, take care to maintain its originality. For many people from Gossau and its surroundings, this small chapel has become a place of grace and prayer. On September 10th, the Schoenstatt Work, the parish, and many friends will celebrate the GoldenRead More
ROME, roma-belmonte.info. The work on Rome's Father Kentenich House is progressing non-stop. After finishing the roof of the dormitory wing in August, they are now working to finish the enormous framework for the roof over the part of the house where the vestibule, activity hall, and the dining room will be located.      Read More
USA. Carlos Cantu. Although the Queenship of Mary is not a holy day of obligation, for several years now, it has become a very special day for the Schoenstatt Family in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. It was decided for all to come together - all branches of the Movement, including the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign coordinators and participants - to honor our Blessed Mother as Queen. We celebrate this feast day yearly in different parishes in the diocese in order to give as many as possible the opportunity to have as many membersRead More
USA, Carlos Cantu. The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary had a significant meaning for the Schoenstatt Family in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, this past August 15th. The beautiful image of Our Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt was enthroned in St. Joseph's Church in Brownsville, Texas.    Read More
mcb. On September 10th the Holy Mass "toward 2014" will be celebrated in covenant with Mozambique. A Schoenstatt family from Burundi who lives in Maputo, Mariana, a girl from the Girls' Youth from Buenos Aires on mission with the Pilgrim MTA in Muvamba, and some Mozambiques who live in Johannesburg, South Africa and who belong to the Movement will join this Mass…    Read More

Posted On 05.09.2011In Covenant Life

Fifty Faithful Years

USA, Pilar Huerta. On August 21, 2011, a 50th Anniversary Celebration was held to commemorate the arrival of the Sisters of Mary in San Antonio. On August 21, 1961, four sisters from the Confidentia Province in Lamar, Texas arrived to teach at the St. Lawrence Parish Catholic School. Schoenstatt was introduced to the San Antonio community with the Sisters’ arrival.    Read More
PERU, Queca Espinoza. Saturday, August 27th was an especially beautiful day in the Shrine with the presence of representatives of the Family from all the dioceses of Lima. In the morning talk, Sister Petra spoke about the importance of the father in the home, and the mother as the one who transforms the house into a home.    Read More
Agathe Hug. On September 3, 2011, I will go to Holy Mass in the Original Shrine in my boots. I would do it even if the temperature reached 40º C (104ºF) in the shade, and I would prefer to go barefooted. Why? Because spiritually I will climb the Black Mountain- that is I will walk to Montenegro.      Read More