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Fr. Javier Arteaga. Many pilgrims, when they arrive at the Schoenstatt Shrine, ask if the Virgin ever appeared there as it has happened at other holy places like Lourdes or Fatima for example. No, in Schoenstatt there was never an apparition of the Mother of God. She manifested herself, and she clearly manifests herself in this small Shrine, bestowing to all the pilgrims abundant graces from God. Thus, that which Father Kentenich said on October 18, 1914, is fulfilled: "All who come here to pray shouldRead More
Fr. José María García. Dear Friends,Filled with great gratitude for all the life and all the expectations that have been generated around the jubilee of our international Family, and at this moment when my contribution to our common pilgrimage has to change, I want to turn to you all via our media – our international page and our Jubilee Newsletter.    Read More
Fr. José María García - official Newsletter 2014/3. The Cardinals of our Church are meeting today, 17 February, in the new Synod Hall in the Vatican for a day of prayer and reflection on the subject of "the proclamation of the Gospel today, between Missio ad gentes (Mission to all people) and new evangelisation". At the same time we are receiving the third of our information and motivational newsletters for our great "pilgrimage to the Original Shrine on 18 October 2014, which is open to all", as the Message 2014Read More
Margaret Steinhage Fenelon. Like so many in our Schoenstatt Family around the world, we had found in Fr. Jonathan Niehaus a loving friend and an exceptional mentor. On the day of his funeral, I could think of only one place to go in order to pour out my sorrow: the Mariengarten Shrine, in Milwaukee. The shrine (any shrine, every shrine) is my absolute favorite place on earth, but this one in particular is special to me. This shrine and I were “born” four months apart, so you might say we’veRead More
Father Javier Arteaga. Every year we recall that January 20, 1942, when Father Kentenich, who was jailed in Koblenz as a prisoner of the Nazi regimen, decided not to sign a petition for a medical examination, which could have prevented him from being transferred to a concentration camp. In March he was sent to the concentration camp of Dachau, where he remained as a prisoner in inhumane conditions for three and a half years. He offered his "exterior" freedom for the "inner" freedom of his Schoenstatt Family. Read More
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER 2014/Fr. José María García. There is only a few days left until we cross the 1000 day threshold (as can be witnessed on the countdown clocks on some of our Schoenstatt websites) on our international pilgrimage toward the jubilee of the Covenant of Love, from the great moment of grace, October 18, 2014, in the Original Shrine, in Rome, and - as it is stated in the Message 2014: in "… a world-wide live link to the celebration held at our place of origin. In this way, theRead More
P. José María García. "The pilgrim people follow the footsteps of Mary," a phrase Blessed John Paul II pronounced on the eve of the great Jubilee of Redemption in the Holy Year 2000. In its simplicity and strength, it awakens a certain nostalgia, awakening in the soul impressions of the atmosphere of pilgrimage: of joy, simplicity, hymns and prayers, shared faith, common testimony, of paths, effort and joyful tiredness, of brotherhood, and especially the way to the Shrine. The pilgrimage -a universal religious experience - is closelyRead More
org. On December 23rd, the first official bulletin for Jubilee 2014 was publsihed – it is not a coincidence that it happened a few days before Christmas.  The Schoenstatt Family is experiencing its great Advent of Jubilee 2014, hoping that a new October 18th “will be born”.  This informative and inspiring bulletin will be published in (Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, and Italian) month by month until October 2014.  We are publishing Father José María García’s letter.Read More
Amelia Peirone. It should be said that the heart of the servant of God, Mario Hiriart, would be filled with boundless joy if we were to discover him preparing for the 2014 Jubilee under the motto "Your Covenant, our mission." Surely he senses it as an urgent and inevitable calling to which he only wants to say 'Yes.' He certainly receives it as an inspiration to build, to begin the work, to fulfill it. It would be just as Father did it, and foundation of theRead More
Fr. Alberto Eronti. In 1912, when Father Kentenich was named Spiritual Director of the Pallottine Minor Seminary, he assumed the position fully aware of his task as an educator, not only as a professor of Latin, but as an educator in charge of the formation of youths. His pedagogical proposal - to state it thus - was centered on what we can call his "program:" "Under the protection of Mary, we want to learn to educate ourselves…"  Read More