Monthly Archives: "September 2013"

CHILE, Jessica Maldonado. The founding of the Schoenstatt Women's Apostolic Federation in Chile became a reality with the consecration of the first course. Isn't this news worthy of being known to Schoenstatt worldwide on the road toward Jubilee 2014? A letter to the Schoenstatt Family of Chile (published in the "Vinculo" Magazine) reads: "With great joy we share the happy news of our Consecration as a Founding Course of the Schoenstatt Women's Apostolic Federation on August 15, 2013."Read More
INDIA, Egon M. Zillekens/mda. On the Blessed Mother's feastday, 12 September 2013, the first course of candidates for the Priests' Federation in India, and hence in Asia, set out on its way. There are eight diocesan priests between the ages of 33-54. Together with the Pilgrim Mother they travel to the peripheries. These are priests who in their parish in Northern India have a 100% attendance of all the Faithful at Holy Mass ..., because all 28 come. These are priests who work with very ordinary people, and priests whoRead More
PARAGUAY, Fabián Daniel López Cuevas. "Do you know the land so warm and dear which Eternal Love itself has built: where noble hearts beat with affection and bear with each other in the joy of sacrifice; and flow as one into the heart of God; where streams of love well forth with might to quench the thirst of the world for love? This wonderland is known to me - It is the meadow radiantly lit by Tabor's sun, where our Three times Admirable Lady reigns in the midstRead More
ROME, Don Stefano Mueller. A wonderful late summer's day. The doors of the shrine "of all of us", MATRI ECCLESIAE are wide open. In the international shrine at Belmonte we join in the handing over of the Original Shrine by the Pallottine Society to our worldwide Family. Schoenstatters from the first Federation group in Rome, young adults and the family groups of the Eternal City are represented, as are the missionaries of the Pilgrim Mother, and pilgrims from Casalotti and the parish of St Gemma, the Sisters of Mary fromRead More
CHILE, Sergio Peralta Venegas. Not long ago, the Men's Branch of Chile celebrated the 40th anniversary of Blessed Mother's crowning. On a somewhat cool morning, the Meeting began for men from Tuniche, a rural section near Rancagua. Very early, at 8:30 A.M., the first ones arrived from Nuevo Belén (Santiago), then the group from Abba, from Campanario (Santiago), from de Viña - Los Pinos, from Quillota, and from Bellavista.Read More
ITALY, Federico Bauml. "I decided to call for the whole Church , September 7 , a day of fasting for peace in Syria and around the world ... From 19:00 to 24:00 hours we will gather in prayer and in a spirit of penance to invoke this gift of God. Humanity needs to see gestures of peace. I therefore ask all communities to organize some liturgical act according to this intention. I'll be waiting." Yes, that's the day Sept. 7. Divine Providence wanted to combine the feast day ofRead More
Fr. Andrew Pastore. With only 391 days missing for the great Covenant Pilgrimage of October 18, 2014, a new edition of the official 2014 newsletter "Towards 2014" has been sent out. If you know anybody who does not yet receive it - forward it! Find the earlier newsletters searching the category "2014", also in the news archive. {countdown}Read More
CHILE, red. The Schoenstatt Movement of Chile is preparing for Jubilee 2014 with great commitment and enthusiasm. "We are on the road with the desire of experiencing the 2014 Jubilee Year as a Family united around the Founder and Father, encouraged by faith and the experience of the Covenant and on fire for the Mission," Father Eduardo Aguirre wrote to the Schoenstatt Family of Chile, motivating them to celebrate the opening of the Jubilee Year in the country's every Shrine and Wayside Shrine of on October 18th, with pilgrimages,Read More
SPAIN, Juan Zaforas. Sunday, September 15, the Eucharist was televised from the Serrano Street Schoenstatt Shrine in Madrid. It was aired live on a local affiliate of TVE (SpainTV) and was then picked up and transmitted by national and international television outlets.  Read More
SWITZERLAND, Melanie and Ulrich Grauert. When we entered the room, we came face to face with the Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother. It was love at first sight! She looked at us for a long time and it was as though we had known her all our lives. We immediately felt the wish to take her along with us to Switzerland. But how were we to manage this? We were given a tip: She goes wherever she is invited. We didn't need to be told twice. The official invitation was made, andRead More