Karl Leisner Victor in Vinculis Mariae Biographical notes Born on February 28, 1915 Rees, Niederrhein, died on August 12, 1945 Planegg near Munich. Karl Leisner was ordained a deacon on March 25, 1939 in the Cathedral of Münster. His priestly ordination was on December 17, 1944 in the Dachau concentration camp. Karl was a […]
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João Luiz Pozzobon live heroically – today Biographical notes Born on December 12, 1904 in Ribeirão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil died on June 27, 1985 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. In 1927 he married Tereza Turcato and had two children with her. After her early death he married again in 1932. […]
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Gertraud Countess of Bullion Serviam Biographical notes Born on September 11, 1891 in Würzburg, Died on June 11, 1930 in Isny, Allgäu. Gertraud came from a French-German noble family; she enjoyed a higher education in Austria, Belgium and England. In 1917 she came into contact with Schoenstatt for the first time; she became the […]
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May 1918 – 2018 The month of May has been dedicated to the Blessed Mother for many centuries because of its abundance of flowers. We are happy to honor her as Queen of May: “O Mary, Queen of May, we greet you.” So we like to sing all through the month of May, in which […]
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Emilie Engel Mater ter admirabilis Biographical notes Born on February 6, 1893 in Husten, Sauerland Died on November 20, 1955 in Koblenz-Metternich Emilie Engel belonged to the first women’s group who, on April 16, 1925, by a solemn consecration, made themselves completely available for the mission of Schoenstatt. On October 1, 1926, the founder […]
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YOU ARE MY LETTER “Do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You are our letter, written on our hearts.” (2 Corinthians 3:1) The sermon of Auxiliary Bishop Tenhumberg on September 20, 1968 at the funeral of Father Kentenich in the Adoration Church on Mount Schoenstatt culminates with these […]
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Mario Hiriart Like Mary, living chalice, bearer of Christ Biographical Notes Born July 23, 1931 in Santiago, Chile Died July 15, 1964 in Milwaukee, USA Mario was a co-founder of the Schoenstatt Boys’ Youth in Chile; he studied engineering. In 1957 he joined the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Brothers of Mary in Brazil. […]
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“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God” (Lk 1:30) Three hundred young people are gathered in Rome during these days to discuss the topic of Church, youth, and vocation. But this is only the minority of participants – a total of 14,100 young people are involved in the discussion online […]
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It won’t take long before a certain couple will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. The man tells us joyfully that they are now having the letters bound which they wrote at the time of their first love. These love letters are more for them than a few pieces of paper and a little ink. These […]
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Radical Change, Upheaval, a New Beginning So many things are radically changing, posing questions, calling for a new beginning – right now, on the national and international political stage, and in the realm of our church. This also holds true in our personal life: radical changes, upheavals, new beginnings, situations that were not there like […]
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