My heart in Yours, Your mission in me

A day of graces in Costa Rica….with 113 Covenants of Love

Flores vivas Living flowers Lebendige Blüten
Las “Coronitas de María” y el Santuario de "paletas de madera" Mary’s Little Crowns and the Shrine of wood sticks “Marias kleine Kronen” und das Heiligtum aus bunten Holzstäbchen
Con espíritu de fundadores... Founding generation Lebendiger Gründergeist
Construimos el Santuario... We will build the Shrine... Wir bauen das Heiligtum in Costa Rica…
Alianza de Amor de los matrimonios Couples sealing the Covenant of Love Ehepaare beim Bündnisschluss

COSTA RICA, Manuel E. y Marianella de Montero. According to the words of Father Carlos Humberto Abarca on this day, October 25, 2008, in the Parish of Perpetual Help in San Jose, Costa Rica, "a little bit of heaven" was experienced.

Words cannot describe everything that we were blessed to see: The Blessed Mother showered 113 Covenants of Love made with graces. Those who sealed the Covenant of Love included: fifteen couples sealing their Covenant as Couples, missionaries of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign, Girls’ Youth, Professional Women, Professional Men, and jubilant Pioneers. Furthermore, there were nineteen children, who conquered a new symbol for the Schoesnstatt Costa Rican Boys’ Youth with their tenacity.

The "living flowers for the Blessed Mother" were the "Little Crowns and Pre-allies of Mary"; these are little girls between the ages of five and twelve. They were dressed in white and brought their offerings to the Blessed Mother along with the children from the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign and the children from the Catechism classes, who lovingly made their shrines out of popsicle sticks and made contributions to the Capital of Grace as an offering for the "Little Blessed Mother".

The music by the new choir directed by Marcelo Alfonso and composed by members from the entire Schoenstatt Family lifted us up even more and made us feel as if were beside Her in heaven.

Many thanks to everyone who served as instruments of the Blessed Mother by collaborating even in the smallest details so that many could seal their Covenant of Love, and may She always fill you with blessings!

"My heart in Yours, Your mission in me"

Translation: Celina Garza, San Antonio, TX, USA/amj