A Perpetual Yes to the Family Federation in the United States
The Apostolic Family Federation (AFF) United States of America Territory Welcomes Perpetual Consecration of Course 8 in the community.
March 2, 2024
The Apostolic Family Federation (AFF) United States of America Territory Welcomes Perpetual Consecration of Course 8 in the community.
This will be the 24th Schoenstatt Daughter Shrine in Brazil. It is administered by a lay association and receives spiritual and pastoral accompaniment from the Schoenstatt Institute of Families.
Representatives of the different law enforcement agencies of Ecuador, on a national level, went to the National Shrine of Schoenstatt to pray for peace and the protection of their men and women, who find themselves in times of unusual violence. They carried the graces that Mary gives in her Shrine back to their homes and to their colleagues.
The meeting of diocesan priests interested in the Schoenstatt Movement resulted in the formation of a new branch of the Movement and a gift for the priestly column in Italy.
The Italian Schoenstatt leaders met at the International Shrine in Belmonte, Rome, to evaluate their mission as a community and to envision it towards the future.
Please be sure to check out the official website and the program that will mark the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Schoenstatt’s Third Historic Milestone.
Bishop Ricardo Hoepers’ testimony expresses a profound experience of faith: “There are so many people in the Diocese of Rio Grande who share in the experience of the Mother and Queen visiting their homes, that this has convinced me that the presence of the Virgin of Schoenstatt within the families is the surest way for a diocese, for a particular Church, to evolve and, above all, to be strengthened in the faith”. And he concludes: “In the Diocese of Rio Grande, the Mother and Queen visits practically every family, everywhere”.
The youth are not standing still. 670 youth are missionaries of joy and hope in Argentina. Summer vacations are transformed into special moments of commitment and love during the missions, which take place simultaneously in different parts of the country, and in different projects.
A buffet of special dishes, as well as presentations and songs, made up the dinner offered to the needy population of the city of Olinda, Brazil. The Schoenstatt Family, through the Mother Queen of Mercy Project, organized a special celebration for their brothers and sisters who are homeless. The diners were delighted by the special richness of the encounter.
Polish women from the Schoenstatt Mothers’ League living in England sealed their Covenant of Love in the Birmingham Shrine. It was the first time they met in person and visited the Shrine. This exciting moment was characterized by the joy of being together and entrusting their lives to the Blessed Mother.
One of the greatest apostolates and one of the great legacies of the International Schoenstatt Movement – the Pilgrim Mother Apostolate – will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025. To celebrate this history of grace, the Schoenstatt Family in Brazil invites everyone to an international gathering in Santa Maria, at the Tabor Shrine, where it all began.
The Schoenstatt Family of Guayaquil, Ecuador, collaborated in the organization of the Archdiocesan Youth Encounter, which gathered more than 3,000 people. Our Family wants to contribute and make a lasting impression in the life of the Church. Take a look at the event and the testimonies of the participants.