[covenant-greetings] Covenant Greetings

[mkf at schoenstatt.org]

Dear friends, collaborators and brothers and sisters in the covenant:

Once again a happy and blessed Covenant Day from the Original Shrine, 
1217 days -- and 39 18ths- from October 18, 2014, on a sunny and stormy 
day here.May the Blessed Mother bestow her gracesfrom her Original 
Shrine and from all the Shrines, wayside shrines and homeshrines of the 
world over all our apostolic projects, all our initiatives to create a 
world that is more humane, more just, more attached, more in 
solidarity...a world more of God and more of man, a covenant culture 
that can only be born from our hearts in covenant...that world that we 
desire and that we are already building every time we sing and heartily 
believe:

"We will be born again from the ashes

we will plant the flower where there is none.

And we will speak of love where there is hate.

And some day, some day we will move mountains...

We will build peace over war,

we will fill the house with joy.

We will call each man/woman brother/sister

then men/women

will be a family ...".

It is a joy to celebrate this 18th especially on a Saturday, because 
this way we could celebrate the Mass "toward 2014" this morning in the 
Original Shrine -- in covenant with Kuwait -- and at the same time as a 
Covenant Mass. Soon you will be able to see it on the mediatech of 
schoenstatt-tv!Father Heinrich Walter , President of the General 
Presidency of Schoenstatt, was the celebrant (since Father José María 
García was in Paraguay for the priestly ordination of Alfredo Pereira 
and Pedro Miraballes).The Mass was attended by the volunteers from the 
Pilgrims' Center and the girls, who are participating in "Time at 
Schoenstatt, all of them from Latin America;they were charge of the songs.

Father Heinrich Walter stressed that these Masses "toward 2014" invite 
us to grow, Saturday to Saturday, in an open spirit for the great 
variety of our Schoenstatt, better said, in a true internationality, 
that is not reduced to a few flags and a few words in another language, 
but rather, it is characterized by openness, interest, and mutual 
solidarity, to enrich each other mutually, for an openness of heart to 
the life of the people with whom we walk together toward 2014.Today this 
international spirit calls us to solidarity with Schoenstatt in Kuwait 
--where, there are some Schoenstatters among the Christian minority of 
immigrant workers, soldiers and students.... He added, this spirit of 
internationality also calls us to pray in solidarity in the 
celebrations, the great events and for all the concrete needs of our 
brothers and sisters in the covenant, of which he mentioned:

·The interior and exterior preparation of the entire Schoenstatt Family 
toward the jubilee of the Covenant of Love, in this year of the Father 
Current,

·The priestly ordination of the Schoenstatt Fathers from Paraguay on 
this June 18^th ,

·The blessing of the new wayside shrine in La Plata,

·The 10^th Anniversary of the Shrine of Madrid, Serrano Street, and the 
crowning the Blessed Mother as Queen of peace of heart for the world in 
Christ (June 19^th ) and for the preparation of World Youth Day in this 
city,

·For the sending forth of a Pilgrim MTA to Mozambique, from Buenos Aires,

·For all those who will seal or renew their Covenant of Love today in 
the Shrines and wayside shrines in the entire world,

·For the 40^th Anniversary of the priestly ordination of Father Egon 
Zillekens (Federation of Priests), June 24^th ,

·And, especially, for all those, who sent their petitions for prayer to 
the Original Shrine this week, via www.schoenstatt.org 
<http://www.schoenstatt.org>,-- from Venezuela, Germany, Austria, 
Argentina, United States and Portugal.

These petitions -- printed on several sheets -- were placed on the 
altar, where they remained until the end of the Mass.Before the final 
blessing theywere deposited as an offering in the jar of the Original 
Shrine, while everyone prayed the Pilgrimage Prayer:"...Today we want to 
fill the jars with our gifts, with our gratitude and repentance, with 
our surrender and longing...."

And beginning now, at every Mass "toward 2014", we will pray for all the 
petitions sent via:: http://www.schoenstatt.org/es/rezamos-juntos.htm. 
(soon also available in English). In the future, this will be the way to 
reach the Original Shrine...Someone will be in charge to taking these 
petitions to the priest in charge of this Mass!You can also send 
announcements for Schoenstatt celebrations and eventsfrom everywhere in 
the world.If there are people in the Shrines or wayside shrine who also 
want to join in prayer of international solidarity, you can ask for the 
list of these petitions at: info at schoenstatt.org 
<http://us.mc823.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@schoenstatt.org>

Along with these petitions, there was something else on the altar...a 
blue pen drive with a star, this pen drive that contains all the 
Christmas "stars", and now it also contains all your names and many 
more.At the end of the month, I will leave this pen drive in the 
Original Shrine, so that everyone will continue to always be present at 
this place of grace...My Pilgrim MTA will also remain, which has already 
been in the Original Shrine for several months, in the little 2014 
corner.And as soon as the new international office of communications is 
opened at the Covenant House, the Third International Auxiliary blessed 
by Blessed John Paul II, which has presided over the press office for10 
years, will await you there with open arms to welcome you!

Through this "Covenant Greeting" I want to extend my gratitude to each 
and every one of you who have written to me after the "extra greeting".I 
hope to answer everyone...but as of now, thank you very much for all and 
every one of your expressions of affection, appreciation, support, and 
commitment to continue to work, for your prayers and sacrifices!And 
yes:all of you are in my "little book" and in my heart.For always.

This is not the last "Greeting".It will contine arriving although in a 
different way. Now, after so many years of receiving the greetings from 
the Original Shrine, strengthened by the network of Shrines,,,, 
beginning on July 18th with the Shrine of Tucumán, we will share how we 
experience our 18th from Shrine to Shrine, from wayside shrine to 
wayside shrine, in each one of our places of grace.There are still 39 
Covenant Greetings until October 18, 2014...who of you will gladden us 
by sharing the other 38 Covenant Days from your Shrines or wayside 
shrines?You can sign up withmonina at schoenstatt.org. 
<mailto:monina at schoenstatt.org>
In August, we are invited to visit Lima, Peru, and in September, join 
the celebration in Tuparenda, Paraguay... and the two shrines in Cordoba 
also already await us...


In the Covenant of Love which binds us from country to country, from 
heart to heart, I greet you with much affection and my prayers,

Sister Kornelia

Photos:

https://picasaweb.google.com/schoenstatt.org/Jun182011
video  at: www.schoenstatt-tv.de <http://www.schoenstatt-tv.de>

Please note: the address pressoffice at schoenstatt.de is no longer valid, 
and redirected to the new editor of the GERMAN website. News for the 
international site only to: info at schoenstatt.org
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