Covenant Life Category

ROME, mkf. On March 24th thru the 28th, the Pontifical Council of the Laity will carry out the 10th International Forum for Youth on the subject: Learn and Love. The event will be held at Rocca di Papa, an Italian commune, in the region of Lacio close to Rome. Father José Luis Correa from Chile will be one of the speakers.        Read More
HUNGARY, Barbara and Gabor Szelestei. Cerszegtomaj was the last stop for the Father Symbol in Hungary; on February 28th there was a ceremony to present the Father Symbol to the delegation from Poland. On the 26th, the couple, the Attila's, and Aliz Jagicza arrived at Cserszegtomaj to receive the Father Symbol. Mothers, fathers, and children from the ten families, who live in the surrounding area, came to welcome the Symbol with singing, prayers, and listening to the history of the Father Symbol.Read More
mkf. Preparation for the Covenant of Love centenary in 2014 has already begun - with Conference 2014, its final document approved by the Schoenstatt International Presidency which was presented to the entire Schoenstatt Family through the worldwide pilgrimage of the Father Symbol, and the appointment of Team 2014…Following the example of Mary's Crusade we already shout: "Onward, Pilgrimage 2014!" This shout is heard every Saturday in the Original Shrine, where at 7:15 a.m., Holy Mass is celebrated for the intention of the centenary. From this Saturday, MassRead More
GHANA, mkf. Fr. Raphael Benuyenah, Rector of the Seminary in Cape Coast, Ghana, sealed his Covenant of Love some years ago while studying German in Germany. He happened to get to know Schoenstatt during this period and got into closer contact in 2003 while spending some weeks in Schoenstatt. There, he got to know Marge Rolan, a Schoenstatt pioneer in Oregon, USA...and these pioneers had found each other. It was Marge Rolan who encouraged him to start Schoenstatt in his country. One pilgrim MTA, one missionary, is enough, she toldRead More
COLOMBIA, Amanda Puerto Moreno. On March 7th, Sister Eugenia María Muñoz arrived to Colombia for one of her customary visits as adviser of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement. She traveled from Chile, where her family and community lives, in spite of the terrible earthquake and tsunami that devastated our beloved country. This serious and sorrowful circumtance was not an obstacle for her and her companions: Elaine Gibbons, from Viña del Mar and Adela Jiménez, a Colombian who studies at the Catholic University of Chile. They carried outRead More
BRAZIL, Cássio Leal. The Boys' Youth (JUMAS) in Jaraguá, São Paulo began their annual branch activities on 7 March, welcoming the new JUMAS director, Fr. Alexandre Awi, who celebrated Mass especially for the Branch. Over time this tradition had fallen away, but now, it has been revived. The new director brings a new burst of life for the Regional Youth and great willingness to put things in order.  Read More
ECUADOR, Mónica Maruri. The Schoenstatt Family from Ecuador celebrated its 50 years of history with the motto: "For you Father…United on the Paten." On fire for the mission, they invite the worldwide family: "Let us live this jubilee year with an interior and exterior joy, which will be noticeable in us, so that each person can say: we are the bearers of a great mission: we want to take it on, live it, and present it to the Church and the world for their renewal andRead More
CHILE, mkf. "We want to inform you of the cruel reality that our country and the children of our beloved Corporation Maria Ayuda Chile is experiencing, at this time", wrote Father Francisco Pereira, Director of "Maria Ayuda", in a letter to the international family, addressed to the Schoenstatt Press Office. Maria Ayuda, one of the most important and advanced social works of Schoenstatt at the worldwide level, urgently needs help - in order to continue helping the youngest and most vulnerable, the children.Read More
HUNGARY, Sr. Gertrud-Maria Erhard. "Tired and restless, we were sitting together as a couple in our Home-Shrine with the visit of the Father Eye Symbol," relates Istvan Endredy, a member of the diocesan council of the Schoenstatt Movement in Budapest. "After our couples' group meeting, we felt 'renewed.' Unusually, the next day I did not have to work and it made it possible for us to have anew, after a long time, a good married dialog. Perhaps we owe it to the visit of the Father EyeRead More
mkf. "The Mass for Chile was very pretty, I followed it on the Internet at dawn. The snow that was falling outside was impressive!" wrote Cassio Leal, who was connected to the Original Shrine from São Paulo, Brazil at three o'clock in the morning; and it truly was impressive. Not only because of the snow that fell all night returning winter to Schoenstatt. What was impressive was the number of brave souls who in spite of the snow filled the Shrine for a Holy Mass to mark theRead More