The youth never stops. This page is designed to show the different activities of the Schoenstatt Youth. In addition to projects and news, we have articles that encourage the youth to continue being enthusiastic about the mission.
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.
The Josef Kentenich Institute puts scientific questions forward for discussion from the Schoenstatt perspective. The protagonists of this empirical science are young people – curious and questioning.
The Boys’ Youth of Brazil held its fifth national encounter in the southern part of the country. It is a time for unity and for rekindling the mission. That is why there was prayer, fun, reflections, and joint decisions to fulfill the motto “Daring with Christ, an ember that ignites”.
300 youth participated in the Night of the Shrine, organized by the Schoenstatt Youth in Germany. Under the motto: Take risks and trust! through various dynamics, the participants discussed how to take risks in life with confidence, based on the paths of faith in God.
In the days leading up to World Youth Day, some 450 young people from the USA and from Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries visited the birthplace of the Schoenstatt Movement. We have written about the pilgrims’ experiences in the Original Shrine, but what did these days mean for those who live there on a daily basis? Schoenstatt International asked….
900 girls gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, for the international meeting of the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth, where several countries were present in preparation for World Youth Day (WYD).
There was an incredible turnout for the “Days in the Dioceses” that took place in Aveiro, Portugal just before World Youth Day, where thousands of young people accompanied by their bishops gathered to greet the MTA at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Aveiro in preparation for the worldwide gathering for WYD.
“Queen, we want to be your living crowns”, this is the desire of the young women from various countries who have gathered in Schoenstatt for the international encounter.
The International Schoenstatt Youth gathered in Lisbon in the final stretch towards WYD. The eve of the official opening of WYD was punctuated by the idea of sending forth, with the spirituality of the Covenant of Love and the graces of the Shrine.
WYD catechesis has a new format: the Rise Up Encounters. See how the Schoenstatt Youth is playing a part in this.
How did WYD come about? What have been the key events? Here are some facts and interesting data about this mega-event that mobilizes the worldwide Church.
They have come, and they are contagious: Young Schoenstatt gathered around the Original Shrine to welcome the delegations from various countries on their way to WYD. The International Mass with the Youth was the highlight of the pilgrimage.
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