The Schoenstatt Movement has more than 20 organized communities that bring together priests, consecrated persons, laity, youth, and different types of vocations. This page is dedicated to sharing the life of these communities. We bring news from the Schoenstatt Leagues, Federations, and Institutes worldwide.
Our history in Schoenstatt is also marked by the profound suffering that our founder experienced in the concentration camp. After his courageous acceptance of the cross, Father Joseph Kentenich went through years of difficult trials, trusting fully in Divine Providence and in Mary’s loving protection.
New Helvetia, in Uruguay, is the first Schoenstatt daughter Shrine where Our Lady chose to descend, just as she had done in 1914. It is located in Uruguay, 60 km. from Colonia del Sacramento and 17 km. from Rio de la Plata. It was blessed on October 18, 1943, during the Second World War, while the founder was behind the electrified wires of Dachau. October marks the 80th anniversary of its blessing.
The Blessed Mother visits families in southern Chile, in a missionary journey, departing from the Schoenstatt Shrine of Ayinrehue, in Temuco, by the hands of families and young people.
The most beautiful gift for Our Lady: the altar for the Shrine
20 Schoenstatt diocesan priests and friends of the Movement gathered at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Guayaquil, Ecuador for a moment of prayer, and then had a family-like encounter with Schoenstatt Fathers and Sisters and members of the Family Movement. An experience that filled everyone’s heart.
In view of the serious situation in Ukraine, many people and organizations are helping those living in Ukraine as well as the refugees. Among those helping are Schoenstatters, both in Schoenstatt itself, as well as in other places. We share here an account of the efforts of the Schoenstatt Fathers in Poland assisting refugees in their own home.
Schoenstatt is present in Serbia, an eminently Orthodox country. Progress is slow but the Blessed Mother is well equipped to establish herself and bring the graces of her Shrine to many homes.
For several years now, the San Rafael Parish of Villa Devoto has been celebrating Mass in a street corner of the neighborhood for the Novena of its Patron Saint. Nothing spectacular: a crossing of streets, a small house with an open door, a neighbor who provides a small table and a tablecloth, another one who places some stools… But isn’t it often the smallest thing, the most insignificant, the source of the greatest thing?
Burundi is a country located in the heart of Africa, near Rwanda, Tanzania and Congo and is smaller than all of them. It has very beautiful landscapes, with a nature that allows a rich agriculture and with a cheerful population, self-sacrificing and quite poor economically.
Sister M. Emilie had no fear of life or death. Many especially remember her radiant eyes.
Sister M. Monika tells us her first attempts at pastoral Ministry in a City near Memhoelz, Germany.
A Place, a Movement, a Way of Life, a Mission
