Welcome to Schoenstatt
A Place, A Movement, A Way of Life, A Mission
News
Paraguay Shrine – a history of the Blessed Mother with the Guarani people
On October 18th, the 40th anniversary of the National Shrine of Paraguay was celebrated
10.19.2021
Bells of peace call for unity in Europe
This project aims the union of the peoples of Europe based on the Christian message and the Gospel
19.10.2021
What does Servus Mariae Nunquam Peribit mean?
A phrase that today is spread in more than 200 daughter shrines around the world
10.17.2021
Father Rómulo Aquilar, Schoenstatt priest has passed away in Panama
Father Rómulo Aguilar, Schoenstatt Father, coordinator of WYD in Panama, died on October 13
October 15, 2021
“Coming Back Home” – Covenant Renewal, October 18, 2021
The Schoenstatt Family worldwide is cordially invited to “come back home” and renew the Covenant of Love.
10.13.2021
Lisbon will host World Youth Day from August 1-6, 2023
«Mary arose and went with haste» (Lk 1:39)
October 6, 2021
Pope inaugurates synodal journey with a Mass on October 10
The Eucharistic celebration in the Basilica will begin at 10:00 am.
05.10.2021
Sr. M. Isabell Naumann: an Interview
Following her appointment as a new member to the “International Theological Commission”
10.03.2021
Economy of Francis – Ingrid Basaldúa – present this Saturday at the event
Ingrid Basaldúa was invited to share her art during the global event in Assisi “The Economy of Francesco”
October 2, 2021
Visit the original Schoenstatt
The word “Schoenstatt” comes from German and means “beautiful” (schön) and “place” (statt). The earliest known reference to this valley is found in a historical document from year 1143, where it is called “eyne schoene statt”, that is, a beautiful place.
Founded by Fr. Josef Kentenich in Germany in 1914, the shrine is a place where the Virgin Mary is invited for protection and influence.
“Open your heart for the spirit of God, so that He may change the course of the world.”
- Fr. Kentenich, Founder of the Movement
“I admired his openness, his concept of the Church by which he felt called to listen to the voice of the times, to question old and revered attitudes of the Church if they no longer seemed to communicate Christ’s message to the people of today. Possibly without being aware of it, he was a forerunner of Vatican II. However, everything he taught because of his love for the Church cost him a great deal of suffering… I believe that I met an authentic man of God, a saint.” Cardinal Raul Silva
Our Spirituality
Marian Devotion
Mary as the “swiftest, shortest, surest way to Christ” (J.K)
Shrine
“In the shadow of the Shrine, the destiny of the Church for centuries will be decided.” (J.K.)
Covenant of Love
“Nothing without you, MTA, nothing without us”
Capital of Grace
“For the body of Christ, the Church, I supplement in my earthly life what is still lacking in the sufferings of Christ.” (Col 1:24)
Everyday Sanctity
“I must be responsible for the realization of religion in everyday life. Workday Sanctity” J.K.
Practical Faith in Divine Providence
“Practical faith in Divine Providence brings us countless times during our everyday life into the most vivid contact with the living God.”
Our Life
To be a Christian means to be called to bear witness to God in this world. Each individual is called to do this in his or her own way, with his or her own abilities and strengths, in his or her own field of life. Schoenstatt wants to shape culture worldwide, to create a covenant culture that unites man with God in a new way.
There are five fields of life, which are particularly important to us. This is why we try to bring all our initiatives and projects around the world together:
