Welcome to Schoenstatt
A Place, A Movement, A Way of Life, A Mission
News
A son of Schoenstatt was ordained bishop for the Argentinean episcopate
The new Argentinean Bishop assures that Fr. Kentenich encouraged and motivated his presbyterate
Monsignor Jorge González: an Argentinian bishop born of the Shrine
As a young man he participated in the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth, now he will be appointed auxiliary bishop of La Plata. The story of Father J. González.
Diaconal Ordination in the Community of the Schoenstatt Fathers
This is custom heading elementWith the motto "On earth as it is in heaven" (Mt 6:10), the community of the Schoenstatt Fathers celebrates the ordination as deacon of the Brazilian seminarian Rafael Tavares da Mota. He was ordained in São Paulo on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in an open-air Mass in front of the Sion [...]
The Pilgrim Mother Campaign is a missionary sign of a Church on the way
Through the Pilgrim Mother, the Church goes from house to house in more than 150 countries
The greatest love: a YES to God’s call.
With the blessing of our Mother, three young women from Brazil arrived at the Original Shrine to present their formal candidacy to the Schoenstatt Sisters.
Cor Unum in Patre: One heart in the Father
The Schoenstatt Family of Paraguay unites for a Rosary Marathon initiative.
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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 The earliest known reference to this valley is found in a historical document from year 1143, where it is called “eyne schoene statt”, that is, a beautiful place.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:
