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| New: Statue
of the Founder in front of the Father Kentenich House in Schoenstattt Neu: Statue des Gründers vor dem Pater-Kentenich-Haus in Schönstatt |
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Juan Fernandes, artist from Chile
who designed the statue, collocated it in Schoenstatt on July 27
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Several Sisters were present when
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| Fotos: Riba © 2001 |
(POS) The movement director Father Tilmann Beller congratulates the Sisters of Mary on the festive unveiling of their new Father Kentenich statue. On the occasion of their 75th jubilee the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary worked toward a bronze statue of Father Joseph Kentenich, the Founder of the Schoenstatt movement.
The movement director Fr. Tilmann Beller congratulated the Sisters of Mary on the festive unveiling of their new Father Kentenich statue. He gave the act an ever greater significance and said it is the task if the Sisters of Mary to keep the Founder always as the middle and as well to continue to show him as the living answer to the situation of our times.
Jubilee Gift of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary worked toward the statue of their Founder on the occasion of their 75th jubilee, which will be celebrated on September 30th, 2001. On July 27th , 2001, the statue was placed in front of the Father Kentenich House on Mount Schoenstatt. On August 4th the Sisters had a celebration during which the statue was unveiled. Sisters from all provinces of the world were present on this day. Because of this occasion Father Beller congratulated the Superior General in the name of the entire German Schoenstatt Movement.
In conjunction with September 15th, Father Kentenich's deathday, Father Angel Strada - Postulator for Father Kentenich's beatification process - plans to openly introduce the statue to the Schoenstatt Movement.
Translation: Sr. M. Sara Rennie, USA