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, who joined our Father’s “secret favorite idea”.
We jubilantly accompany this moment with joy and gratitude and with our prayers at the moment in which the Original Shrine is placed into the hands of the Schoenstatt Fathers. In spite of the arduous and difficult negotiations that were carried out, we thank God the Original Shrine is finally free! The sad and painful experiences of the past have been transformed as of now into a large prayer chain of gratitude and praise that encompasses the entire world. At the same time, we wish the new Rector of the Shrine, Father Michael Marmann, “a shower of graces” for his task.
Let us unite to this historic moment – live – through Schoenstatt-TV, at 8:30 p.m. (local time of Germany), in “our” first solemn night blessing imparted by Father Michael Marmann.
Translation: Celina Garza, San Antonio, Melissa Janknegt, Elgin, USA
