The Shrine in Maringá, Brazil, already has a date set for its blessing
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.
Tabor: The first Schoenstatt Shrine in Santa Maria, Brazil, turns 75 years old
The Schoenstatt Family of Brazil celebrated joyfully the 75th anniversary of the Tabor Shrine, which is the first Schoenstatt Shrine built in the country and is located in the city of Santa Maria, in the southern region of Brazil. From April 21st to 23rd several celebrations marked the Jubilee feast days. The Tabor Shrine was the only one in Brazil inaugurated personally by the Founder, Father Joseph Kentenich, and was visited by him several times.
Construction of a new Schoenstatt Shrine in Brazil begins. With Maringá there will be 24.
On March 25, the blessing of the foundation stone of the Shrine of Maringá, in Brazil, a city 650 km. west of São Paulo, took place. The Mass was presided by Bishop Severino Clasen and was attended by about a thousand people. The Schoenstatt Institute of Families will be the legal guardian of this new Shrine.
The pandemic has prompted us to offer online formation for the Covenant of Love
In Germany, Covenant of Love preparation lectures are being offered online. This method has been used because of the pandemic, and it confirms how the virtual world provides us with an excellent instrument to evangelize and to spread the graces of the Shrine.
Andean Christmas Eve Mass from the middle of the world
The Christmas Eve Mass at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Quito was very colorful. Mary arriving on a donkey, offerings from five indigenous ethnic groups in Ecuador, and a homily by Father Eduardo Auza associating the reality of the people with the divine miracle of Bethlehem.
Schoenstatt Brazil celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Shrine in Atibaia, near Sao Paulo
The Schoenstatt Shrine in Atibaia, Brazil, whose mission is to be a Tabor Shrine of the Permanent Presence of the Father, celebrates its Golden Jubilee. More than 4,000 pilgrims participated in this celebration.
Belmonte desire to offer a crown to the Blessed Mother
Faced with the challenges of the present situation of the Church and the world, the Italian Family has expressed the desire to offer a crown to the Blessed Mother.
When parents’ Covenant of Love is reflected in the lives of their children.
When the values of the Covenant of Love are transmitted to the children and a transparent and committed life is witnessed, the children become the recipients of these values. They will not always follow in their parents’ footsteps, but those values remain. Here is the case of a Schoenstatt family in Brazil.
Sister M. Emilie’s secret: small and steady steps. To trust and take a leap
February 8 is the day of Sister M. Emilie’s Baptism (1893-1955), the most important day for her. She was truly tested in adversity and lived a life of holiness in joy.
St. Paul teaches me to be a witness of hope
Today, the day of St. Paul’s conversion, I am invited to look at my heart and ask God to transform me.
70th Anniversary of the Schoenstatt National Shrine in Argentina
Argentina celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Father’s Shrine in New Schoenstatt with three days of in-depth reflections about the mission and the legacy of Father Kentenich.
The Covenant of Love: Renewal of our Baptismal Consecration
In the Original Shrine, at the founding of Schoenstatt, God manifested himself anew to his people through Mary with a specific charism and introduced his congregation in a special way into the great current of the universal covenant.