¿Qué es Schoenstatt? Un lugar, un camino, una misión, un movimiento. P. Kentenich Santuario Original

What is Schoenstatt? Let's talk about: What is Schoenstatt? The objective of this video is to show in a simple way what we mean when we talk about Schoenstatt: what it means, where it comes from, who they are, and what its objective is. The German word "Schoenstatt" is composed of two parts: "schön"—which means beautiful—and "statt," which means "place." Therefore, the translation is: "Beautiful Place." First, let's understand that Schoenstatt is a place. Our Home. The word "Schoenstatt" originally designates a geographical location: Schoenstatt, which is located in the eastern part of the small German town of Vallendar, along the right bank of the Rhine River, near the city of Koblenz. It is located about 90 km south of Cologne. Father Joseph Kentenich is the founder of the Schoenstatt Movement. He was born on November 18, 1885, in the city of Gymnich, Germany. In 1906, he joined the community of the Pallottine Fathers and was ordained a priest in 1910. Two years after his ordination, his superiors entrusted him with the position of Spiritual Director of the students of the Minor Seminary of the Pallottine Fathers. As an educator, he carried out fruitful work with them, culminating in the founding of the Movement in 1914. It was precisely in April of that year that the young seminarians founded a Marian Congregation. And in July 1914, a small chapel dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, which had been abandoned and filled with tools in the valley, was placed at their disposal. The beginning of the Schoenstatt Movement dates back to the time of the First World War; More specifically, to the event of October 18, 1914. On this date, Father Joseph Kentenich, along with the young Pallottine seminarians, consecrated themselves to Our Lady in that small chapel in Vallendar, southern Germany. In this consecration, they sealed a Covenant of Love with Mary and asked her to establish herself spiritually in that chapel and make it a place of pilgrimage and grace for the entire Church. All who come here to pray must experience the glory of Mary. In return, they offer her their concrete lives and their own education as firm, free, and religious individuals. This chapel is known today as the Original Shrine of Schoenstatt. From that day on, Father Kentenich consecrated his entire life to the Schoenstatt Family. After a life rich in blessings, he passed away on September 15, 1965, leaving as a legacy a work of universal dimensions. From the beginning, there was a Father in Schoenstatt who knew how to be a faithful instrument of the Blessed Mother. Virgin. A man of great and clear goals, a determined and dedicated man. A priest who, knowing his people, cared for even the smallest details of each one. Upon being appointed Spiritual Director, he revealed his attitude with crystal clarity: "I place myself entirely at your disposal, with all that I am and have; with my knowledge and my ignorance, with my power and my powerlessness; but, above all, my heart belongs to you." Furthermore, Schoenstatt had a Mother from the beginning. That marvelous Woman who, being the Mother of God, at the same time received the task of being the Mother of humanity: the Virgin Mary. She is recognized in Schoenstatt as the Founder, Queen, and Educator. Over time, she manifested her glories from the Shrine. Hundreds, thousands of people can bear witness to this. At the outbreak of World War II, and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Schoenstatt's founding, Father Kentenich wrote: "Everything great and valuable that we have received during this time, in this holy place, is intimately linked to the Mother, Lady and Queen of Schoenstatt. She is simply the gift that divine wisdom, goodness, and omnipotence has wished to bestow, in a special way, upon our Family and, through it, once again upon the entire world. WHAT IS SCHOENSTATT? Schoenstatt is an apostolic and renewal movement of the Catholic Church, Marian in character, with its own charism, which offers a path to holiness. Its spiritual center is the Schoenstatt Shrine, where Mary—under the title of Mother Thrice Admirable—reveals herself in a special way as the Mother and Teacher who gives birth to Christ within us, conforming us to her image. The Covenant of Love with Mary is Schoenstatt's original way of living the baptismal covenant. In it, our covenant with the Most Holy Trinity is expressed and guaranteed. It is the starting point of the journey of holiness that Schoenstatt offers to all who yearn to seal it. This same covenant is renewed and continues to give rise to the more than 220 Schoenstatt Shrines spread today across the five continents, where Schoenstatt, as an international movement, has members of all ages and states of life. In each Shrine, our spiritual home, Mary becomes our educator,