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.
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.
The sending forth of the youth and the entire Schoenstatt Family to WYD will take place on July 31st, in Lisbon, during the MTA Festival, with a Mass presided by Father Alexandre Awi Mello.
The International Encounter of the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth, Ignis (Latin for “Fire”), will be attended by 532 participants from 18 countries. It will take place in Aveiro, prior to WYD.
The Original Shrine is dressed in the colors of WYD and is preparing to welcome the youth from several countries
“Make us see your graces” is the motto of the Schoenstatt Youth’s international pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima
