This webpage (https://www.s-ms.org/en/) has now been online for over 7 years and we would like to evaluate it and make some changes over the coming months. As the webpage and it’s content is intended to inform and inspire you, the readers, it is important for us to know your opinion, your suggestions and wishes. For […]
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May Prayer is more powerful than the power of money and knowledge AND more effective than weapons and the creative power of geniuses. J.K. INCREDIBLE Bujumbura, Burundi, can teach us much about the power of prayer. In 1993, a bloody civil war broke out in the country. There was a Schoenstatt Shrine dedicated to the […]
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Since I’ve been in Cambrai (October 3, 2023), I keep asking myself: Josef Engling, who are you? Who are you for me? Who do you want to be for us today? I discovered him more and more and I think he discovered me too. Many experiences and adventures with him in everyday life have shown […]
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A landslide leaves 2,485 people homeless On Friday afternoon, April 19, 2024, the ground shifted under the hill south of Mutumba, along the Kirassa River, where our hydroelectric station is located. The people fled their houses to find safety. At dusk there was a great landslide that cost the life of a child and 2,485 […]
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Every member of Schoenstatt has the great dream of visiting the Original Shrine, the place where it all began. It is impressive to see people from Brazil arrive at the shrine for the first time; there are often tears when that for which they waited such a long time becomes reality. This is how it […]
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Living Monstrance: True and Just Each year in November, the leaders of the Schoenstatt Mothers in Burundi plan their apostolate for the entire year. This helps train the mothers well, so they can live their covenant of love with the Blessed Mother in their everyday life. Last year 18 apostolic trips to various parishes were […]
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“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference” – this is such a profound prayer and if truly lived, one can experience immense peace. We often circulate the ‘Serenity Prayer’ with our food hampers. Food deliveries […]
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Wonderful, Unforgettable Impressions “Is it possible to spend a spiritual weekend in your house?” asked three students of Theology, who were responsible for childcare during the Archdiocese of Cologne’s family retreat at the Maria Rast Schoenstatt Center. The students liked the Schoenstatt Center so much that they wanted to have a Time Out there. Of […]
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The Easter Trail 2024 on Mt. Schoenstatt, Germany – An Experience for Young and Old In the natural surroundings of the Marienland Conference Center on Mount Schoenstatt, Germany, children, families and all interested parties can look forward to a variety of stations on the Easter Trail 2024. The trail takes old and young into […]
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Schoenstatt for a Synodal Church This was the core experience of our Pilgrimage group from the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany, that met from February 14-19, 2024, in our International Schoenstatt Center in Belmonte, Rome. Our Rome team, which consisted of members of different Schoenstatt communities in the diocese—priests, families, the Women‘s Federation, youth, and Schoenstatt […]
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