Francis – Message Category

Posted On 14.12.2014In Francis - Message

Teach us to uncover ourselves, to prostrate, give of self, listen and be silent, not be the centre, to make space for the beauty of God, the source of true joy

POPE FRANCIS IN ROME. On 8 December Pope Francis visited the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the principal Marian shrine in Rome, which houses the picture of María Salus Populi Romani, before heading to Piazza di Spagna for the traditional veneration of the Immaculate Conception. He placed a flower offering at the feet of the monument dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The pontiff asked Mary to intercede for God's people to "go against the current" in the lead up to Christmas," asking her "to teach us to uncover ourselves, prostrate,Read More

Posted On 12.12.2014In Francis - Message

With joy, I wish to recall my visit to Turkey, a very dear land for many reasons connected to the history of Christianity

FRANCIS IN ROME. Pope Francis, during his general audience on 3 December, recalled his visit to Turkey and highlighted openness towards the freedom of religion; working for peace with other religions, nations, and religious leaders; prayer with the various catholic rites; and ecumenical dialogue.Read More

Posted On 07.12.2014In Francis - Message

Let us go out as pilgrim to meet the Lord!

ADVENT WITH POPE FRANCIS, org. We celebrate the second Advent Sunday in the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. As in every year we hear the call: Let us go out as pilgrim to meet the Lord! Joy for the poor, a feast for the people – let us prepare the way of the Lord! In his Jubilee message at the audience on 25 October our Holy Father, Pope Francis, presented an Advent inspiration … an Advent inspiration towards this Christmas and into Schoenstatt’s second century. Let usRead More

Posted On 05.12.2014In Francis - Message

The Pope calls for the Church to change its mentality and respect popular religiosity

FRANCIS IN ROME, VIS. On Thursday 27 November, Pope Francis received the participants of the Second International Pastoral Congress on the World's Big Cities, celebrated in Barcelona (Spain) on 24-26 November, at the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace.  The Holy Father took advantage of the occasion to provide deeper insight into the four challenges and possible horizons for urban pastoral work, "the places where God has called us and the aspects to which I believe we should be paying special attention."  Read More

Posted On 05.12.2014In Francis - Message

Text of Pope Francis’ Message to the Schoenstatt Movement now as PDF and soon as a book

EDITORS, mda. “Thank you. It is impossible for me to measure the work behind it,” Fr Egon Zillekens, Rector of the Marienau in Schoenstatt, remarked as he held the text of Pope Francis’ message to the Schoenstatt Movement. It had been designed by Franziska Thurm “in its reader, print and working form”. True! First of all there was the work of making the transcript – a task that was initially undertaken by the Spanish editors of Radio Vatican. Then the transcript had to be edited by collaborators of Schoenstatt.org inRead More

Posted On 04.12.2014In Francis - Message

What can Christians learn from a “ham and cheese sandwich”?

POPE FRANCIS. Pope Francis brought laughter to a group of young people gathered at the Vatican when he quoted a metaphor from Argentinean comedian, Luis Landriscina, about a “ham and cheese sandwich” to encourage these Christian youths to commit themselves to help people find their dignity again.Read More

Posted On 01.12.2014In Francis - Message

Let us go out as pilgrim to meet the Lord!

ADVENT WITH POPE FRANCIS, org. The holy time of Advent has started. As in every year we hear the call: Let us go out as pilgrim to meet the Lord! Joy for the poor, a feast for the people – let us prepare the way of the Lord! In his Jubilee message at the audience on 25 October our Holy Father, Pope Francis, presented an Advent inspiration … an Advent inspiration towards this Christmas and into Schoenstatt’s second century. Let us allow ourselves to be moved and challenged by it,Read More

Posted On 28.11.2014In Francis - Message

Always in movement, always open to God’s surprises

FRANCIS IN ROME, mda. Be Movement, in other words, always be in movement, always open to God's surprises.  Participate in the mission of Christ who precedes and accompanies us in our evangelisation.  In the context of today's challenges, such as life, family, peace, poverty, religious freedom and education, in a world that forgets about God and is centred on consumption - renewing the "first love" with evangelical courage,  persevering in the original charism to "respect the freedom of each person" and "always strive for communion" are three suggestions for theRead More

Posted On 03.11.2014In Francis - Message

A culture of encounter is a covenant culture that creates solidarity

VATICAN, mda. A Pentecost moment. "We are the Pope's youth," scream the youth, and many others too. The moment we had all been waiting for finally arrived. Pope Francis sent out the Schoenstatt Movement, giving them a deep and radical message that was conveyed in very paternal way that was easy to understand. VIDEO - Audio PDF    Read More

Posted On 09.10.2014In Francis - Message

A charism is is a gift from God, so that with the same gratitude and love, he can put it at the service of all

VATICAN, rv. Speaking about the gifts with which the Lord raises up the Church and makes it more fruitful, during the Catechesis on Wednesday, 1 October 2014, the Bishop of Rome said that among these gifts from God are charisms. He explained that a "charism is much more than a talent or personal quality." It is a "grace, a gift bestowed by God the Father, through the action of the Holy Spirit. And it is a gift which is given to someone not because he is better than others orRead More

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Schoenstatt is an ecclesial Movement, where everyone, each according to his individual vocation and united in covenant, serves the Church and its mission and the world God has entrusted to us.

The core of Schoenstatt's foundation is the covenant of love with Mary, the Mother of God.

This covenant of love generates culture and covenant culture is the unique expression of our way of life and work, our attachment to God, to people, to nature and culture, to the Church and the world, which always departs from the covenant of love.

Schoenstatt's commitment to this covenant culture inspires it to go out from the shrines to the existential peripheries to "sanctuarize" the world, as Pope Francis says.

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