Covenant solidarity Category

COVENANT SOLIDARITY, por Maria Fischer • It’s one of those small stone churches, so typical to Normandy.  They reminds me of holidays in that region, of simple, faith-filled Masses, with few but very welcoming people who share daily Mass during the week in these churches, not knowing the words but deeply understanding the universal message of sharing our faith in Jesus and opening one’s house to every stranger, to every pilgrim… It was certainly one of these Masses on the morning of 26 July, on the feast of St. AnneRead More
COVENANT SOLIDARITY by AICA and editors • In his words, after leading the Angelus on Sunday, the Holy Father reiterated his condemnation of the “deplorable acts of terrorism and violence” that have taken place in the last few days. Francis said he was “once again shaken by the sad news of the deplorable acts of terrorism and violence” in which “many innocent people lost their lives.” He expressed his closeness to the families of the victims and the injured, and invited them to unite themselves in his prayer, because thisRead More
#PrayForMunich • Una vez más – wieder einmal – once again. Padres, madres, hijos, amigos asesinados, heridos, traumatizados … Parents, sons and daughters, friends killed, wounded, in fear… Eltern, Kinder, Freude ermordert, verletzt, in Angst… Oremos por Munich, let us pray for Munich, beten wir für München. Ahora, todos, en alianza solidaria, desde los santuarios. Now, all, in covenant solidarity, from the Shrines. Jetzt, miteinander, im solidarischen Bündnis, von den Heiligtümern. #PrayForMunich  #PrayForTheWorld #PrayForMunich: Oremos por Munich, let us pray for Munich, beten wir für München https://t.co/ShRHDd24P4 pic.twitter.com/6g8e6Y1yfa — schRead More
Our heart and our prayers in our Shrines go out to the victims of the cruel attack in Nice, to their friends and family, to helpers, doctors, police… God, have mercy! Nuestras oraciones en los Santuarios para las victimas del ataque horrible en Nice, sus amigos, sus familias, los médicos, policia… Dios, ten piedad. Unsere Gebete im Heiligtum für die Opfer des furchtbaren Anschlags in Nizza, für ihre Freunde und Familien, die Helfer, die Ärzte, die Polizisten… Gott, hab Erbarmen! #prayforNice Pope Francis: prayer and solidarity “We have followed duringRead More
MASACRE IN ORLANDO – COVENANT SOLIDARITY • “The terrible massacre that has taken place in Orlando, with its dreadfully high number of innocent victims, has caused in Pope Francis, and in all of us, the deepest feelings of horror and condemnation, of pain and turmoil before this new manifestation of homicidal folly and senseless hatred,” was the statement of the Holy See Press Office Director, Fr. Federico Lombardi SJ, released on 12 June, following the attack on a nightclub in Orlando in the United States, in which 53 people diedRead More
ECUADOR, Eduardo Jurado and Maria Fischer • Some time has passed since the 7.8 earthquake that caused such destruction and suffering in Ecuador. I still haven’t begun to process what happened. It has been terrible. The human losses together with the material losses at a time when the country’s economy was almost at a standstill following the decline of the oil price and the devaluation of the neighbouring countries’ currencies. Now, everything has come to a halt and everyone is focused on helping in whatever way they can. There areRead More
SPAIN/ECUADOR, www.ligafamilias.schoenstatt.es  • Following the tragedy caused by the earthquake in Ecuador, the professional men’s branch took the initiative to help their brethren in Ecuador, and the Family League, with generosity and with solidarity, provided the means to make it happen. Marcelo (who will soon travel to Ecuador) is one of the people responsible for this initiative by the men’s branch. This is what they wrote to the entire Schoenstatt Family: “During this time of great difficulty for the people who suffered directly as a result of the earthquake inRead More
by Maria Fischer • On Saturday, 23 April, Fr Egon M. Zillekens spoke to the District Gathering of the Lions Club in Saarbrucken about the earthquake in Ecuador, its consequences and its challenges for the people from his former parish near the epicentre. Immediate practical help combined with reflection on the causes of the destruction and chaos to an extent that has happened. For example, “Nobody lives, thinks, educates, builds or organises while taking into account that this is a country subject to earthquakes. That is why the chaos isRead More
By schoenstatt.org editors • News  continues to arrive regarding the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador which has has killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500. The quake, Ecuador’s largest since 1979, hit at 18:58 on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern town of Muisne. There is considerable damage to the epicenter area in the province of Manabi in the north of the country, the surrounding areas, and even in distant areas like Guayaquil, where a bridge collapsed, and south of Quito in San Miguel de los Bancos, Manta. Read More
PARAGUAY/INTERNATIONAL,  from Maria Fischer • “Will we get a hundred?” “Let us trust in the solidarity of our people.” “But no answers have arrived … either from the Team or elsewhere …” “Calm down! God probably has a different timescale to ours.” “At any rate he has more patience than I have, we are already in the Jubilee Year and nothing ….” “And if no answer comes, we have to accept it, we always work that way…” Stop! We are not in 2013 and the beginning of a crazy ideaRead More