ARGENTINA, Mónica Jendrzejcyk. The day they had been dreaming about and waiting for finally arrived: March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord, the day of the "Child to be born". The 120 missionaries booked their places in November 2011 to make sure they would be able to visit the Shrine of God the Father, in Florencio Varela. But now there was a bigger challenge: fitting all the missionaries, youth, children and adults onto the buses.    Read More
María Elena Vilches. Saturday after Saturday, the Holy Mass toward 2014 is celebrated in the Original Shrine, spiritually uniting different countries where the Covenant of Love exists. In some cases, the Movement in these countries has a long history, in others; Schoenstatt is a seed that is beginning to germinate. The Holy Mass toward 2014 for this [past] Saturday was offered for Singapore, a small country located in the southeastern part of the Asian continent. Since October 18, 2009, the Pilgrim MTA has traveled to homes in theRead More

Posted On April 5, 2012 In Jubilee 2014

Palm Sunday in Schoenstatt

María Elena Vilches. On Palm Sunday, many pilgrims and members from the different Branches of the Movement met together at the foot of the Original Shrine at 10:20 a.m. to go on pilgrimage to the Pilgrims' Church, where the Holy Mass was held.      Read More
PARAGUAY, Ricardo Acosta. A cool Sunday dawned, and the sun peeked among the shade of the green trees in Tupãrenda; it was an extraordinary day as an intense preparation began for the large youth celebration that day.        Read More
org. Today, Palm Sunday, the Family formally took possession of the Original Shrine, Alleluia, Glory to the Lord! Our cradle, our original source of grace, was placed into the hands of the Schoenstatt Fathers today with everything that this implies for us. Even stronger torrents and torrents of graces will spring from it, which will translate into deeds. We have recuperated our beloved Shrine, of which the MTA took possession on that October 18, 1914, at the Founding Father's request and of the group of youth, whoRead More
María Elena Vilches. The day began very early, while it was still dark and very cold. At 6:00 a.m. there was movement in the Shrine and the celebratory spirit of a great day was felt. This Palm Sunday marked a milestone in the history of the Schoenstatt Family throughout the world. After many negotiations, the step was finally taken! As of today, April 1, 2012, the administration of the Original Shrine has passed into the hands of the Schoenstatt Fathers. It was a heavenly moment:Read More
Frank Blumers. It wasn't an April Fool's joke. On the 1 April 2012 the Original Shrine was freely at the disposal of its Movement for the first time. Fr Michael Marmann, is the first Schoenstatt Rector. We made use of this occasion to upload him into our digital MTA mosaic.      Read More

Posted On March 31, 2012 In Covenant Life

He is really there already

GERMANY, fma. "You are far more inclined to come up the mountain when you are greeted and blessed by Fr Kentenich on the way to the shrine." Those were the words of one of the people who attended the Covenant Celebration in the evening of 18 March at Schoenstatt auf'm Berg in Memholz. She was in the Founder Room - the room that contains a record of everything about Fr Kentenich's visit here. This is where the statue of Fr Kentenich has been placed until the feast on 20 May.Read More