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We Are All Schoenstatt — Progress and Results Report
The finance team of the We Are All Schoenstatt Campaign presents its report on the first year of fundraising.
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Commemorations of the 55th anniversary of Fr. Joseph Kentenich’s death
The Schoenstatt Movement commemorated the 55th anniversary of Father Joseph Kentenich’s death with two activities on September 14 and 15, 2023. ” Father Kentenich possessed a fatherly heart full of love, and a filial heart before God the Father,” said Father Eduardo Aguirre, postulator of the cause for the canonization of Father Kentenich.
Covenant Day: Let us live attracting everyone to God
Today, with the entire International Schoenstatt Family, we renew our Covenant of Love with our Mother and Queen. We remain united in one heart.
The great “pilgrim shrine” travels to Romania
From September 2-4, a group of Romanian pilgrims visited the place of Schoenstatt’s origin in Vallendar. At the closing Mass of their pilgrimage in the Original Shrine, several people sealed the Covenant of Love. The Pilgrim MTA’s that they had brought with them were also blessed once again and sent out. The Auxiliary MTA image from Europe embarked on its journey with them once again.
The Father Kentenich Secretariat and how it’s spread throughout the world
In the world there are 17 Secretariats dedicated to the Cause of Father Kentenich’s Beatification. With their own particularities, they work together with the Central Secretariat, which has its headquarters in Germany.
National Encounter of the Boys’ Youth in Brazil: an ember that ignites
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”.
The Meaning of the Unity Cross in Today’s World
This week I actually had someone say to me, “Wait, the Unity Cross came from Schoenstatt?” Yes, it has come, and it has a lot to teach us with its current message
Being a game-changer for something great that can change the world
Gertraud von Bullion is an inspiration for today’s women, especially young women. This is the time of young women: to be a game-changer for something great that can change the world – like Mary.
Coordinators’ Encounter in preparation for the Pilgrim MTA Jubilee
The coordinators of the Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother Apostolate in Brazil held their national meeting, this being the first time that such a large number of diocesan representatives have met. Their task was to plan activities and goals for the 75th anniversary of the Pilgrim Mother Apostolate in 2025.
Mexico: National Leaders’ Conference 2023
“Faithful to Father’s mission” was the motto for this conference that gathered leaders of the Movement from the different Schoenstatt branches and communities.
Schoenstatt has 2 “International” Shrines – Today is the anniversary of one of them
The Shrine of Belmonte in Rome is considered international, just like the Original Shrine. It was inaugurated on September 8, 2004. The rector of this holy place, Father Marcelo Cervi, explains its mission and why it is important at the international level.
Take risks and trust! was the motto for the Night of the Shrine 2023
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.
Every year, Schoenstatt men visit the prison where Franz Reinisch was executed
The only priest who refused to swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler was a Pallottine and Schoenstatt priest: Franz Reinisch. He was executed for his fidelity to his conscience in the early morning of August 21, 1942. Since 1962, Schoenstatt men have gathered on the night of Franz Reinisch’s death near the place of his execution to retrace his life’s testimony.