Ignis Tag

JMJ Lisboa
PORTUGAL, Lena Castro Valente • Schoenstatt in Portugal is preparing to welcome a large number of young people in the Shrine in Lisbon and in Aveiro; the meeting of the Girls’ Youth and the Festival of the entire Schoenstatt Youth will be held in Lisbon. The Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth will hold their Ignis meeting before World Youth Day in Gafanha, near Aveiro.  — Adoration as preparation for WYD The preparation has two aspects: the practical one, which consists in organizing the whole logistic structure to welcome the young people whoRead More
GERMANY, Jonas Glaser, Konstantin Schlosser, Benedikt Matt • Actually, it was already morning when the SMJ set its annual slogan for 2020: at 12:01 am sharp, after a long and intense debate, the 60 participants of the annual conference on Monday morning adopted the slogan “Forging the future in the glow of the founder”. — Along the dimensions of the work motto, #NEW FOUNDERS, the young men had prepared this decision since Boxing Day in lectures, forums, and workshops, and in addition to the intensive study of the role ofRead More
COSTA RICA, María José González • A few days ago I was asked to write something for the Schoenstatt website about the Opening Day of the Aliados [Girls’ Youth] in Costa Rica. I was touched that they asked me for this and I spent a lot of time thinking about what to write. I decided that right now, the most beautiful thing that we Costa Ricans can show the Schoenstatt family is the impact that Ignis and Hineni have had on our youth. — Undoubtedly, Ignis and Hineni are aRead More