Between cigarettes and magazines

The Pilgrim MTA in the newsstands

Las jovenes quieren mostrar otra imagen de la mujer... The youth wanted to bring a different picture of the woman … Die Jugendlichen wollten ein anderes Bild der Frau hereintragen… Fotos: Rosa Marina © 2007

ARGENTINA, Rosario Marina. Cipoletti, Province of Rio Negro, Argentina, October 2006. Some 17 year old girls felt uneasy and bothered about the image of woman that is depicted in the magazines that are for sale in the newsstands. They decided to take a stand…they took the initiative to take another image to the newsstands, that of the Pilgrim MTA. Needless to say, it was She who took the initiative of finding instruments to take her to the place where her presence was missing.

Do you remember exactly what you were doing on October 2006? What were the petitions and who were the people you were praying for on that day? On that October 18^th these young girls received a Pilgrim MTA in Cipoletti, and on October 23^rd their friends received some great news:

"Greetings to everyone!!! I am going to tell you some Great news!!! The Blessed Mother is on a mission in the newsstands…How? Through her small instruments (my mother, Sole and I) The Blessed Mother has found a new method of making herself known. Let me start from the beginning: The three of us (and I suppose that many others) noticed that the image of the woman is being disparaged in the magazines, since the only thing that they show are women with beautiful bodies wearing little clothes, this is a very superficial image and it is lacking in ideals. We were uneasy about this and it prompted us to do something to reverse this, and then the Blessed Mother gave us the idea of taking Her to show another image of woman, a real woman, an example of life. So on Monday, October 23, 2006, She was placed in one of the newsstands in Cipolletti (Rio Negro, Argentina). The clerk immediately consented for the Blessed Mother to stay there for some days displaying herself, as a real woman, in his newsstands. We had received the Pilgrim MTA on October 18^th (what a date!) along with other missionaries in a beautiful ceremony. That is why we traveled to 10 newsstands in the city, of which none refused: 6 said they would speak to the owner (we will return in a few days) but they liked the ideal, and the other 4 already gave us permission to leave her in their newsstands (since they were the owners).

This is the great news!!!...The Blessed Mother has discovered a new method of going on mission!!! And you are also invited to join in this idea...or better said, in this challenge.

We hope that you have the same luck that we did, just some 17 year old adolescents united by the illusion of a society willing to say Yes to the Thrice Admirable".

As John Pozzobon said, mad with love

On February 18, 2007, four months afterwards, they sent the news to all the Schoenstatt Family:

"From that time until now, February 2007, we have had great success with this crazy idea of the Blessed Mother. The clerks in the newsstands and the people who come to the stands asked if they can buy the picture and they want to have one in their homes. Many want her for a longer time and they sadly ask: "only once a month?" The Blessed Mother strongly continues her mission in the newsstands; I am almost sure that many people pay attention to Her and not to the magazines that show women who are not giving a good example (as was mentioned above). I invite those who feel called by Her for this mission, to take part and we will be able to continue with the mission in as many areas as possible. She is the Great Missionary, She will work miracles."

Translation: Celina Garza, Harlingen, TX, USA