wayside shrine Tag

ROMA-BELMONTE, by Maria Fischer • “It could be them, they look like tourists, and they look somewhat tired…” From the door of Domus Pater Kentenich in Belmonte, those who come to Belmonte on public transportation are seen from a distance; it is almost the image of the merciful father from the Gospel parable! At the bus stop in front of the Belmonte’s lower entrance, there is a group of about ten people; after a few minutes, they begin to move–  Yes, it was them! It was the small group fromRead More

Posted On 11.09.2016In Campaign

A Campaign awakening life

ARGENTINA, Stella Maris Fernández Lobbe and editorial team • It was with great joy that the annual gathering of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign took place on 27 August in Belén de Escobar, which belongs to the Diocese of Zárate-Campana, in the Buenos Aires’ province. Despite the bad weather, 170 missionaries from Buenos Aires and the Belgrano, Centro, Devoto, Flores, Colegio Mater areas, different parts of the Buenos Aires’ province: San Isidro, Morón, Pilar, Garin, San Justo, Mercedes-Luján, San Pedro, San Miguel, La Matanza, and other places attended with their usualRead More
ARGENTINA, by  Andrea Fernández • Schoenstatt has been in Villa Elisa for ten years, and therefore in the context of celebrating those ten years in Villa Elisa, province of Entre Ríos, several activities took place accompanied by the Auxiliary MTA from the Diocese of Concordia, which travels to different city institutions. On Monday, 15 August, Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, 1,000 Hail Marys were prayed culminating with a procession to the parish and the celebration of the Holy Mass. On Thursday, 18 August, the tenth anniversary andRead More
Ana Echevarria, Vice-Postulator of the Causa Pozzobon • The worldwide echoes to the approaching canonisation of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the Cura Brochero (the “gaucho” priest) speak clearly of the importance of the lives of saints in the Church. Our Father and Founder always saw to it that Schoenstatt’s ideals should be embodied in actual, great personalities. So it is a great joy to know that in the International Centre in Belmonte, which is in the process of being completed, a room has been prepared for Gertraud von Bullion,Read More
CHILE, by Guillermo Plaza Liberón • During his youth, Mario Hiriart spent many vacations at the San Carlos of Valle del Elqui estate, and the next nearest settlement was the El Tambo homestead. His diary describes his attachment with the people and the place. Twenty years ago at the end of the village atop a small hill, which dominates its surroundings, a small wayside shrine in the shape of the Shrine with the Mother Thrice Admirable’s picture was erected and dedicated to Mario. There is a tradition on the SundayRead More
PARAGUAY, Sonia Zarate and José A. Zaracho • Like every year, during the month of August, the Auxiliary MTA of the Encarnación Diocese visited Colonias Unidas. It is a colony composed of three cities: Hohenau, Obligado and Bella Vista, where descendants of German, Swiss, Belgians, Brazilian immigrants and those from other countries reside. She always brings us pleasant surprises on her visit here. “Espigas de Amor’s” dream A group of the Schoenstatt Family Branch, ESPIGAS DE AMOR [FRUITS OF LOVE], with seven couples, the majority with small children, had theRead More
PARAGUAY, by Mima and Juan Carlos Cardona • We got up at 4:25 a.m. to travel to the city of General Elizardo Aquino, 210 km. from Asunción, for the blessing of the Wayside Shrine of the Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt. It was a very cold morning; the vehicle showed the exterior temperature at 5°C to 7° C, [41° F to 44°F] with a very dense fog that covered a large part of the road. The weather did not surprise us; we knew because it is not the first timeRead More
ARGENTINA, by Anahí Mariño • Gathering hundreds of pilgrims from different parts of the Uruguay and Colón District, in Entre Ríos, Argentina, the latest ConcePro pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Schoenstatt took place on Saturday, 23 June. “ConcePro” is a pilgrimage uniting the wayside shrines of Concepción del Uruguay and Pronunciamiento.  It began in 2005, a year after the blessing of the Pronunciamiento Wayside Shrine. The youth group from El Ovillo de Lana wanted to conquer the picture, holding a pilgrimage on foot from the nearest wayside shrine,Read More
PARAGUAY, Family Missions 2016, Rodolfo Melgarejo • “The Lord went out to sow, and in the heart of America, he found fertile land…” are the lyrics of a song, and today the Lord once again went out to sow in Paraguay.  Ten towns, with more than a thousand people, mad for Christ. Yes crazy, as we left comforts such as sleeping in a bed, bathing with warm water and there were days we had no water. During this truly cold winter, it rained, but this was nothing if we placeRead More
PARAGUAY, Family Missions 2016, by Roberto Galeano Monti • Sunday, July 1-7, 2016– Our Lady of Victory Parish, Villa Hayes 9:40 a.m. – Blessing of a wayside shrine near the street in honor of Schoenstatt’s MTA closing the cycle of Family Missions. The church is on the other side. A group of youths set up a rosary made of balloons filled with helium in the midst of the people. 9: 44 a.m. – The youths launched the balloon rosary into the air. Everyone expected to watch how it rose toRead More