Covenant Life Category

INDIA, Sr. Rosemary. The annual Feast of Covenant Day, October 18th,  in Bangalore, India, was celebrated with the motto: Holy Priests - Unite us in Love and Truth.    Read More
mkf. At five years (or 59 18ths) until October 18, 2014 - when thousands of pilgrims from all continents will go on pilgrimage to the Original Shrine imploring a new October 18th for Schoenstatt, a profound and effective renewal in the Covenant of Love for the good of the Church and the world - the shrines and wayside shrines of the world and the Original Shrine are preparing for the "day of days," 2009: October 18th. The Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Périsset, will celebrate the Covenant Mass with theRead More
mkf. At five years (or 59 18ths) until {cms_selflink page="k2014" text="October 18, 2014 -"} when thousands of pilgrims from all continents will go on pilgrimage to the Original Shrine imploring a new October 18th for Schoenstatt, a profound and effective renewal in the Covenant of Love for the good of the Church and the world - the shrines and wayside shrines of the world and the Original Shrine are preparing for the "day of days," 2009: October 18th. The Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Périsset, will celebrate the Covenant MassRead More
mkf. On October 18, 1914 in a valley formed by the merging of the Moselle and the Rhine rivers, at the request of Father Joseph Kentenich, a German priest, and a handful of young seminarians, God gave his Mother a small chapel full of heavenly love so that She could work miracles of grace. They made the commitment to show Her by their deeds that they truly loved Her, and She would establish herself as Queen and Lady…in the Schoenstatt Valley. Thereby creating a pact of love between God andRead More
mkf. On October 18th at 9:00 a.m. wherever they are, one million children will pray the rosary for peace. This very simple initiative, this fifth edition, which began in 2005 at a wayside shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt, in Caracas, Venezuela will unite children from many countries in one petition: peace in families and in the world.Read More
USA, Christi Jentz/mkf. Today, October 15, 2009, Pope Benedict appointed Fr Fernando Isern, 51, Cuban-born, currently a pastor and high-school president in Miami, as bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA, succeeding Bishop Arthur Tafoya, who's retiring 19 months after reaching the canonical age of 75. In 2007, Fr. Fernando Isern sealed his Covenant of Love with the Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen, and Victress of Schoenstatt.  Read More
mkf. "Forwarding the very interesting article which is probably the 1000th one since I did a couple on another computer. But it is no "Big Deal". I feel privileged to do this as my contribution to the Capital of Grace. It is great to be on the cutting edge of what is happening in Schoenstatt throughout the world!"  Read More
GERMANY, mkf. There is already a long-standing tradition of performing Sacred Music in front of the reliquary of the Magi in the Cathedral at Cologne: in the medieval part of the majestic Cathedral whose center is precisely the reliquary of the Magi - the pilgrimage goal for many - the choir of the Cologne Cathedral presents several times per year, Sacred Music. These are from the works of famous composers and are masterfully intoned. It is a special honor for a choir to be invited to sing in this privilegedRead More
SOUTH AFRICA, Sarah-Leah Pimentel. The entire heavenly host must sing for joy and give praise to God whenever one His children freely chooses to be a servant of Christ by becoming a priest. And there certainly was no doubt that God's angels were present at Simon Donnelly's ordination at Christ the King Cathedral, the heart of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa.  Read More
Before returning to Australia and after participating in his community's congress, Father Marcelo Aravena, a Chilean, spoke with Schoenstatt.de about his work in Australia….. with a multicultural church and movement.  Read More