Covenant Life Category

ITALY, Federico Bauml. They are hundreds of young men and women between the ages of 15 and 24, coming from all parts of Argentina (Buenos Aires, Tucumán, Salta, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Mar del Plata and Jujuy) with a very precise destination: World Youth Day in Madrid. Their trip could not lack a visit to the eternal city. Three of them - Vicky, Hagui, and Fran - stopped to chat, giving us some of their impressions.    Read More
SPAIN-WYD, Communication Service of the Schoenstatt Movement in Madrid. A multitude filled the grounds of the Shrine of Pozuelo on August 17th, and there were many moments to experience and to enjoy. With these youth it is truly: the newest times. The Pope arrived in Madrid today, Covenant Day.    Read More
SPAiN – WYD, Father Andrew Pastore / mlh. Upon his arrival in Madrid on August 18th, Covenant Day, Pope Benedict XVI passed directly in front of the Shrine of Madrid on Serrano Street riding in the pope-mobile. Flags, posters, and many jubilant young people drew his attention to this place of grace, a place where Mary attracts youthful hearts to herself, it is place where people pray for WYD, and it is a place that precisely recalls its special day, Covenant of Love Day.  Read More
Mircia C. Botano. Chirenderano chenyu kutumwa kwedu… And for all who do not understand ChiShona or Bantu: Your Covenant, our Mission.            Read More
GERMANY, Petra Stegemann/Sponsor association Birthplace of Father Joseph Kentenich. "Gymnich is the greatest!" This was the headline of a local newspaper in the city of Cologne when it published the news on 8-13-11 about the visit of 170 Paraguayan youth to Gymnich).      Read More
SPAIN – World Youth Day Communication Service of the Schoenstatt Movement Madrid. Early on Sunday morning, August 14th, delegations from different countries began to arrive already having previous plans before arriving in Madrid. Some were even so brave that they made the El Camino de Santiago or the Way of St. James. At the Shrine of Pozuelo, suddenly the grounds became a large dormitory. Each person slept placidly in his or her sleeping bag in "the shadow of the shrine".    Read More
BRAZIL, Sister M. Silvana Pin. August 6, 2011, Day of Tabor! The Schoenstatt Family from Santa Maria gathered close to the Tabor Shrine with great joy and emotion to wait for the Father Symbol coming in a caravan from the Tabor Puer et Pater (Child and Father) Shrine in Itaara.        Read More
Agathe Hug. Malta, Morocco, Mexico. Holy Masses "in covenant with…" on Saturdays in August were and will continue starting with Macedonia and then Malta followed by Morocco and Mexico . When thinking about Malta, you may think of the "Eurovision Song Contest," in which Malta always participated, with a few exceptions during the last few years; Malta never won, but they were in some of the top spots. In 2002 and in 2005, they were in second place. Others think about mail order businesses, others thinkRead More

Posted On 16.08.2011In Covenant Life

Covenant Festival

SPAIN-WYD, Communication Service of the Schoenstatt Movement in Madrid. The international Schoenstatt youth invites the entire Church to share a celebration around Mary. They want to demonstrate and make known how the Covenant of Love with Mary moves their hearts to follow Jesus through artistic expressions.      Read More
GERMANY, psf. Since the beginning of the week you can also find FatherSayings in English and Spanish. When the Schoenstatt Youth meet in Madrid at the start of the World Youth Day, they will be able to see and take along the FatherSayings. So the repeated request from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and the USA, as well as other countries, is being answered: FatherSayings in their own language! The first English and Spanish FatherSayings will be in the hands of the youth ... much as they were a hundred years agoRead More