On the road to October 18, 2014: Saturday after Saturday Holy Mass is celebrated in the Original Shrine for the intentions of the Schoenstatt centenary

Every Saturday since December 2009 at 7:15 a.m., a Holy Mass is celebrated in the Original Shrine in preparation for 2014.

Beginning in March 2010, each Mass is celebrated in covenant with one of the countries where Schoenstatt is present through the Covenant of Love. The list, which is in alphabetical order, contains more than one hundred and thirty countries. If what we are celebrating in 2014 is the Covenant of Love , then this is what determines the definition of the countries in which Schoenstatt is present: Schoenstatt is present where there is someone who has sealed the Covenant of Love.

"I congratulate those who have taken the initiative to celebrate the Holy Mass every Saturday in the Original Shrine praying for the nations where Schoenstatt is present. In a way, it is the realization of the Founding Father's ‘favorite idea' of October 18, 1914: that Schoenstatt be a place of pilgrimage and of blessing ‘beyond' the borders, for the entire world," wrote Father Javier Arteaga, Director of the Schoenstatt Movement in Argentina.

Several posters with the title "In Covenant with..." are already proof of this realization of Father's favorite idea...

The structure of the Mass varies each time depending on the countries being prayed for- such as Argentina on April 10th - which had a large representation in the Original Schoenstatt, which took charge of choosing the readings and the musical accompaniment. Team 2014 organizes the ones for other countries. Groups that are in Schoenstatt occasionally can collaborate with this task.

These Holy Masses in the Original Shrine for the intentions of the Centenary clearly demonstrate the pilgrimage of the Family to the Original Shrine on October 18, 2014 has already begun.

After the Holy Mass on the first Saturday of every month, a breakfast is served for everyone at House Marienau.

Once a month, usually on the first Saturday of the month, the Mass is transmitted directly via the Internet.

Complete list of dates and countries

Information to collaborate in the preparation, intentions...