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Winter 2015
Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign ~ The Pilgrim Mother ~ Vol. 3 Num. 1 ~ www.schoenstattrosarycampaign.com ~ 262-522-4326 ~ [email protected]
Christmas !
Blessed Christmas!
Dear Missionaries and Coordinators,
Queridos Misioneros y Coordinadores,
The greatest thing that ever happened in history, in fact that divides
the way we understand history, that is, when God became man in the
person of Christ, happened through Mary. Through her we continue to
see how great things happen in our world, in our hearts and in our
homes. With Mary we get to see how great things happen to those
who trust in her. If only we are able to do just like her: listen to God’s
voice, decide freely and wholeheartedly for what we grasp as God’s
will in our lives and embrace God’s plan in full trust and freedom. The
time of Advent is the best opportunity we have to reflect on this. The
time of Christmas is the time to rejoice in this truth. And, this year, as
we step into the year of Mercy, we are welcome to enter into the dimension of the Blessed Mother’s own spirituality and soul mystery.
“For, his mercy endures through all generations,” as she prays in the
Magnificat. We want to join the Blessed Mother this year, and praise
the mercies of God the Father, by sharing with those around us the
mercies we ourselves have received. That could probably be the best
Christmas gift we can all place into the hearts and hands of each
other. May all those who receive the image of the Blessed Mother be
able to encounter God’s mercy and hers through us.
Lo más grande que ha sucedido en la historia, lo que divide nuestra
forma de entender la historia, es decir, la Encarnación de Dios en la
persona de Cristo, sucedió por medio María. A través de ella continuamos viendo como cosas grandes pasan en nuestro mundo, en nuestros corazones y en nuestros hogares. Con María vemos como cosas
grandes suceden en las vidas de aquellos que confían en ella. Si tan
solo confiamos como ella lo hizo: escuchando la voz de Dios, decidiéndonos libremente por aquello que reconocemos es su voluntad y
abrazando el plan de Dios en total libertad y confianza. El tiempo de
Adviento es la mejor oportunidad para reflexionar en estas verdades. El
tiempo de Navidad es el tiempo para regocijarnos en ellas. Y, este año,
cuando entramos al año de la Misericordia, se nos permite entrar en
una nueva dimensión la del misterio del alma de la Santísima Virgen.
“Pues, su misericordia llega de generación en generación,” como reza
en el Magnificat. Queremos unirnos a ella en este año, y alabar la misericordias de Dios Padre, compartiendo con todos a nuestro alrededor
las misericordias que nosotros mismos hemos recibido. Este podría ser
le mejor regalo de Navidad que pueda colocar en las manos y en el
corazón de los ama. ¡Que todos aquellos que reciben la imagen de la
Stma. Virgen puedan encontrarse con la misericordia de Dios y de
María por medio de nosotros!
Wishing all of you a blessed Christmas and a grace-filled 2016,
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Deseándoles una Navidad muy bendecida y un año 2016 lleno de gracias especiales,
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On November 3, 2015 a
successful event took place in
Weston, Nebraska. Five wonderful
classes of children and teachers,
at the St. John Nepomucene
Parish School, of the
Lincoln diocese,
gathered to learn about
the Mother of God as the
Mother Thrice Admirable
of Schoenstatt, about her
graces and her Shrine. The priest, Fr.
John Vandewalle, also joined us for
questions and answers. The
children had very good
questions and showed great
interest.
Richard and I (Leona)
bought cloth bags the
night before to put the
MTA shrines in. We included
5 Rosaries in each bag plus some
information. Father said he would
send some information home with
the students also. They were very
interested in Deacon John
Pozzobon and his story.
We were blessed to have
the large Auxiliary Pilgrim
MTA shrine, which was
on its way from Oregon to
Wisconsin via Nebraska.
This gave us the opportunity to
show them the MTA up close.
Richard took nice pictures of each
class with it.
The children will consecrate
themselves to the MTA on
December 9. The children
are learning the
consecration prayer
during their class times in
school.
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Leona Kavan, Omaha, NE
El 3 de noviembre de 2015 ha
sucedido un evento muy
significativo en Weston,
Nebraska. Cinco clases de
estudiantes con sus maestras, de la
escuela parroquial San Juan
Nepomuceno, de la diócesis de
Lincoln, se reunieron para aprender
acerca de la Mater, de las gracias y
del Santuario. El sacerdote, el Padre
John Vandewalle, estuvo con
nosotros para preguntas y
respuestas. Los estudiantes
hicieron muy buenas preguntas y
mostraron estar muy interesados.
Richard y yo (Leona) compramos
unas bolsas de tela la noche
anterior para colocar las
imagencitas de la Mater Peregrina.
Cada bolsa llevaba consigo unos
cinco rosarios y folletos con
información. El sacerdote nos dijo
que estaría enviando mas
información con los niños luego.
Prestaron mucha atencion a lo que
les dijimos aceca de D. Joao
Pozzobon y su historia. Tuvimos la
bendición de la visita de la
Peregrina Auxiliar que regresaba de
Oregon a Wisconsin via Nebraska.
Esto nos dio la oportunidad de
mostrarles la Mater de cerca.
Richard tomó muy buenas fotos.
Los niños estan aprendiendo la
oración de consagración en sus
clases. Se consagrarán a la Mater el
9 de diciembre.
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Encuentro Anual
“Escuela de Misioneros”
El sábado 19 de Septiembre, se realizó
en el Santuario de Schoenstatt en Miami,
el encuentro anual “Escuela de
Misioneros”, el cual resultó en un día
lleno de bendiciones en el que
participamos un grupo de 50 misioneros
de la Virgen Peregrina, quienes
compartimos una jornada de oración,
formación y envío.
Agradecemos a nuestros asesores, P.
Marcelo Aravena y Hna. Miriam Lopez y a
todos quienes participaron en este primer
encuentro anual, el cual concluyó en una
hermosa ceremonia de consagración de
nueve nuevos misioneros y el envío de
todos los participantes. Al final de un
bello día partimos renovados para un año
más de misión.
Misiones Parroquiales
Campaña Virgen Peregrina
Como inicio de las Misiones Parroquiales
de la Campaña, en el mes de Octubre,
visitamos con la Virgen Peregrina Auxiliar
la parroquia St. Thomas Apostle, el fin de
semana del 10 y 11 de octubre. Gracias
al apoyo del P. Matias y la colaboración
de algunos misioneros miembros de esa
parroquia, tuvimos una buena recepción
de las personas,
y pudimos registrar más de 30 familias
que desean recibir la imagen peregrina en
sus hogares, incluso un par de señoras
que estarían dispuestas a prepararse para
ser misioneras más adelante. Dios
mediante comenzaremos allá tres a
cuatro nuevos círculos de la
Campaña. En noviembre 21 y 22
estaremos visitando la parroquia St.
Martin de Porres, en Homestead que está
ubicada muy cerca de nuestro Santuario.
Glenda Puente, Weston, FL
"School of Missionaries"
Annual Meeting
On Saturday, September 19, the annual
meeting, "School of Missionaries,” was
held at the Schoenstatt Shrine in
Miami, which resulted in a day
filled with blessings. We had 50
missionaries of the Pilgrim MTA
who participated and shared a
day of prayer, formation and
apostolic zeal. We would like to thank
our advisors, Fr. Marcelo Aravena and Sr.
Miriam López, as well as all who
participated in this first annual
meeting, which concluded with
the consecration ceremony of
nine new missionaries and the
sending out of all participants. At
the end of a beautiful day, we were
newly commissioned for one more year.
Pilgrim MTA “Parish missions”
We started our Pilgrim MTA Parish
Missions, during the month of
October. We brought the
Auxiliary Pilgrim MTA to St.
Thomas Apostle Parish in Miami,
which we visited on the weekend of
October 10 –11. Thanks to the support of
Fr. Matías Hualpa, and the collaboration of
some missionaries who are members of
this parish, there was a good response by
the people, and we could register
more than 30 families who wish
to receive the Pilgrim image in
their homes. There were even a
couple of ladies who would be
willing to be prepared to become
missionaries later next year. God willing
there three to four new MTA circles of
the campaign will begin in this area.
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Millie Cornelio, New York, NY
This was the Marian Parade through the streets of Manhattan,
New York. This Parade is sponsored by the Ascension Parish on
107th Street. Float after float carrying different images of the
Blessed Mother are seen on the streets. Together with Radio Maria, Catholic New York and a number of other organizations it is
broadcast through the East Coast. This is usually done close to
the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This year it was on October
4, 2015.
Este fue el desfile mariano en las calles de Manhattan. Este desfile
es auspiciado por la parroquia Ascención en la calle 107. Carrosas
de todas las devociones de la Santisima Virgen en colaboracion
con Radio Maria, La Hora Católica, Centro Carismático, Centro de
Cursillo, Catholic New York, Radio Jesús y differentes parroquias
que se unen todos los años.
Thank you Mary Moore!
Marge Rolen, Hermiston, OR
Mary died at 3:00 am on Thursday,
November 19. She and I worked very
hard for Schoenstatt between the years
2001 through 2009. She was diagnosed
with brain cancer earlier this year. She
was a wonderful, social, kind, active
Catholic, leader at St. Mary’s parish in
Pendleton, OR. She helped much with
the Schoenstatt Girls Youth Camps,
too. See her picture with the Auxiliary
MTA. That was in probably May 2015.
The Auxiliary Shrine visited St. Mary’s parish in Pendleton, where Fr. Kumar is the pastor.
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Mary falleció a las 3:00 AM el jueves, 19
de noviembre. Ella y yo trabajamos muy
fuerte con Schoenstatt entre los años
2001-2009. Le diagnosticaron cancer del
cérebro a inicios de este año. Ella era una
persona maravillosa, sociable, amable,
una católica activa y líder de la parroquia
Santa María, en Pendleton, OR. Ayudó
mucho con los campamentos de las niñas
de Schoenstatt. Se le puede ver aquí junto a la Auxiliary, tal vez en mayo 2015.
PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us to be merciful like the
heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you
sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money;
the adulteress and
Magdalene from
seeking happiness only in created things;
made Peter weep after his betrayal,
and assured Paradise to the repentant
thief.
Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of
us, the words that you spoke to the
Samaritan woman:
“If you knew the gift of God!”
You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests
his power above all by forgiveness and
mercy:
let the Church be your visible face in the
world, its Lord risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would also
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be clothed in weakness
in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and
error:
let everyone who approaches
them feel sought after, loved,
and forgiven by God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its
anointing,
so that the Jubilee of Mercy
may be a year of grace from
the Lord, and your Church,
with renewed enthusiasm,
may bring good news to the
poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and
restore sight to the blind.
We ask this of you, Lord Jesus,
through the intercession of Mary,
Mother of Mercy; you who live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever
and ever.
Amen.
John
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Strickland ,
Metairie, LA
In September
they had a Rosary walk
and on October 18, they crowned the
Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother. They have really set out to reconquer Louisiana for the MTA, after
long years of many silent, hidden efforts. Now the visit of the Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother seems
to have enkindled many hearts for our Queen.
Meeting with
members of
the Schoenstatt Rosary
Campaign, at
St. Clement
of Rome
Parish, Metairie, LA.
September,
2015.
SRC members from
Louisiana &
Mississippi
participated
in the
Schoenstatt
retreat in
Alabama,
on September 23-25,
2015.
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Marie Stebing and
her husband,
Steve, helped
us move the
Auxiliary
Pilgrim
Mother to and
from St.
Joseph’s parish
in Sandpoint,
Idaho. There we
had a Marian retreat for
77 persons. It was in
Idaho from
September 9-21.
We handed out
quite a bit of
Schoenstatt
literature.
Marge Rolen, Hermiston, OR
Marie Stebing y su
esposo nos ayudaron a
mover la Mater Peregrina
Auxiliar entre Oregon y
Idaho, donde tuvimos un
retiro para 77 personas.
La imagen estuvo en
Idaho del 9—21 de
septiembre.
Luego el 26 de
septiembre nos reunimos
7 coordinadoras de 6
The Auxiliary Pilgrim
parroquias, bajo la mirada
Mother was in the Pacific de la Auxiliar.
The Schoenstatt group
is very active in the
parish and had just
finished leading a 9 day
novena of rosaries when
the Auxiliary Shrine
arrived. They felt a big
“Thank you” from Mother
Mary in this special
visit. Many blessings and
graces.
Northwest from January
to October, 2015. This
special visitation brought
more graces than any of
us could have
imagined. The Blessed
On September Mother visited ten
26 seven
parishes and many home
coordinators
gatherings in Oregon,
from six different
Washington state and
parishes gathered under Idaho. Most parishes had
the glance of the
at least two visits, with
Auxiliary.
one of the visits being a
whole day of welcome
On October 23,
prayers, fellowship, and
Jean Kiser, from
teaching. The biggest
the St. John the honor of welcome was
Evangelist
given to her by 180
Church, led us
Hispanic Schoenstatt
in praying a
people at St.Joseph’s
Rosary and
parish in Kennewick,
sharing about the WA. This event and
Schoenstatt
adding Idaho to the
spirituality. The
Rosary Campaign has
Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother motivated us to organize
stayed in the church for Conference for SRC in
two days while all November, 2016, at
other
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continued to
make
Thank you, Mother Thrice
personal
Admirable, for your
visits to the
special visitation. Please
Blessed
come again and stay with
Sacrament in the us in our own Auxiliary
same chapel where Pilgrim Mother from
she was.
Brazil!
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El 23 de octubre,Jean
Kisser nos dirigió en el
rezo del Rosario y en un
hermoso compartir de
nuestras vivencias en
Schoenstatt con personas
de San Juan Evangelista.
La Mater Peregrina
Auxiliar ha estado en esta
area noroeste del Pacífico
desde enero hasta
octubre 2015. Su
visitación a nuestras
parroquias y hogares ha
sido una gran bendición.
Podemos mencionar
como uno de los
recibimientos más
hermosos que recibió la
imagen, la que le dieron
los hispanos del estado
de Washington. Con
cada paso nos ha
renovado y motivado. Tan
así que queremos
organizar una conferencia
para todos los que
cooperan con la Campaña
de la Virgen Peregrina de
Schoenstatt en
noviembre de 2016.
¡Gracias Madre por tu
visitación tan especial.
Regresa pronto y quédate
en nuestra propia
Auxiliar!
A Year of Mercy, A Year of Crowning
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Phyllis Schicker & SRC Office
he Crowning Path of the Pilgrim MTA
After the centennial celebration of 2014 and all its blessings, nothing
could be more fitting than to crown the Blessed Mother. At the end of our
SRC convention in June 2015 the crowning path was opened. It goes from Santa Maria, Brazil to Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA, spiritually moving across the
different states from West to East: Oregon, Texas, Louisiana; stopping in Florida, Ohio, even New York, and ending in Wisconsin.
The Steps on our Path
To prepare ourselves for this crowning event, we will travel with Deacon John
Pozzobon from the Tabor Shrine in Santa Maria, Brazil to the International Shrine in
Waukesha, Wisconsin, a distance of 5,474 miles. The Rosary will be our transportation. Every 15 Rosaries prayed, moves John and you 250 miles closer to the International Shrine.
Many people in the countries of the middle East and Africa, including Syria and Nigeria are suffering because of
war and religious persecution, including the USA. We will each choose a country and pray the Rosary for the people
there. To keep track of the Rosaries prayed, mark a bead on the first Rosary. When you have marked 15 beads on
the first Rosary, you will have traveled 250 miles. Continue on praying the Rosary and marking beads on the
Rosaries on the path. When you have traveled the complete 5,475 miles, bring your travel guide to your 2016
crowning event. Then we will be able to see how many total Rosaries were prayed and how many total miles were
traveled.
The Dates of Crowning
The Throne and the Mission
During the weekend of June 10-12, 2016, the
National Team of State Coordinators are invited
to the Schoenstatt Center in Waukesha, for our
national annual convention and to crown our
Auxiliary Pilgrim Mothers. And, on Saturday,
October 22, in each Center, area, or state, each
missionary or group of missionaries is invited
to crown all the individual Pilgrim Mothers
that circulate in the homes, parishes or
schools.
Each altar where we place the Pilgrim Mother in our
homes, parishes, schools, nursing homes or places of
work is the throne from where the MTA wants to bend
down to us as Queen and in her love extend to everyone
her three graces from the Shrine. We are her
instruments, who make this possible!
The Graces We Will Pray For
We will pray that our Queen grants us the grace to be her
instruments in leading others into her heart as children:
the grace of being at home; to lead others to a greater
openness for education of our Mother and Queen: the
grace of inner transformation; and to make others aware
of their missionary character through a more intentional
apostolate with the Pilgrim Mother: the grace of apostolic
fruitfulness.
The Title of the Queen
Conscious of our responsibility to be
missionaries in our areas and states, to
spread love for her and her Son, and
make many people aware of the three
graces from the Shrine we want to
crown the Auxiliary Pilgrim Mothers
and the individual Pilgrim Mothers
with the title:
Our Preparation
Each Rosary and each apostolic deed is our conscious
contribution to her crown.
Queen of the three graces on the move.
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You bring to us the Savior, his salvation and his graces. For all
gifts that you have given us, we sing joyfully your praises.
We entrust to you our efforts, our steps and all we
do. Look upon us with your mercy, Queen and
Mother, and our model, too.
In this time of preparation for the coming of our
Lord, don’t forget to spread your mantle as we
ponder on your words:
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Show me by your deeds that you really, really love me. Then it
will please me to dwell with you, and make of your heart a
place most worthy.
Tú nos traes la salvacion, al Salvador y sus bendiciones. Alegres
agradecemos por todos tus regalos y por tus dones.
Te confiamos nuestros esfuerzos, nuestros pasos y lo que hacemos.
Edúcanos Madre y Reina; míranos siempre;
no nos abandones.
En este tiempo de preparación para la venido del Maestro,
te pedimos, no nos olvides, abre tu manto, haz que recordemos:
“Muéstrenme con hechos que me aman verdaderamente. Entonces sin
tardar me estableceré entre ustedes.”
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ORACION PARA EL AÑO DE LA MISERICORDIA
Señor Jesucristo,
tú nos has enseñado a ser misericordiosos
como el Padre del cielo, y nos has
dicho que quien te ve, lo ve también
a Él.
Muéstranos tu rostro
y
obtendremos la salvación. Tu
mirada llena de amor liberó a
Zaqueo y a Mateo de la
esclavitud del dinero; a la
adúltera y a la Magdalena del
buscar la felicidad solamente
en una creatura; hizo llorar a
Pedro luego de la traición,
y aseguró el Paraíso al ladrón
arrepentido. Haz que cada uno
de nosotros escuche como
propia la palabra que dijiste a la
samaritana:
¡Si conocieras el don de Dios!
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Tú eres el rostro visible del Padre invisible, del
Dios que manifiesta su omni-potencia sobre
todo con el perdón y la misericordia: haz que,
en el mundo, la Iglesia sea el rostro visible de
Ti, su Señor, resucitado y glorioso.
Tú has querido que también tus ministros
fueran revestidos de debilidad para que
sientan sincera compasión por los que se
encuentran en la ignorancia o en el error: haz
que quien se acerque a uno de ellos se sienta
esperado, amado y perdonado por Dios.
Manda tu Espíritu y conságranos a todos con
su unción para que el Jubileo de la
Misericordia sea un año de gracia del Señor y
tu Iglesia pueda, con renovado entusiasmo,
llevar la Buena Nueva a los pobres proclamar
la libertad a los prisioneros y oprimidos y
restituir la vista a los ciegos.
Te lo pedimos por intercesión de María, Madre
de la Misericordia, a ti que vives y reinas con
el Padre y el Espíritu Santo por los siglos de
los siglos. Amén.