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The Pilgrim M ther Winter 2015 Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign ~ The Pilgrim Mother ~ Vol. 3 Num. 1 ~ www.schoenstattrosarycampaign.com ~ 262-522-4326 ~ rosary@schsrsmary.org

Dear Missionaries and Coordinators,

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 di-mension 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.

Wishing all of you a blessed Christmas and a grace-filled 2016,

Queridos Misioneros y Coordinadores,

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 continua-mos viendo como cosas grandes pasan en nuestro mundo, en nues-tros 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, deci-diéndonos 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 mis-ericordias 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!

Deseándoles una Navidad muy bendecida y un año 2016 lleno de gra-cias especiales,

Blessed Christmas! Blessed Christmas !

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Schoenstatt is 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.

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.

on the Move "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.

During the weekend of November 21-22

we will be visiting St Martin De Porres

Parrish in Homestead, which is located

very close to our Shrine.

in Florida Glenda Puente, Weston, FL

in Georgia ...with a beautiful celebration of October 18, in the new Schoen-statt century!

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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 Ma-ria, 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!

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.

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 jun-

to a la Auxiliary, tal vez en mayo 2015.

The Auxiliary Shrine visited St. Mary’s parish in Pendleton, where Fr. Kumar is the pastor.

Marge Rolen, Hermiston, OR

in New York

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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 Mat-thew 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 Fa-ther, 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

be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel com-passion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God. Send your Spirit and conse-crate 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 cap-tives 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.

in Louisiana

PRAYER FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY

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 Schoen-statt Rosary Campaign, at St. Clement of Rome Parish, Me-tairie, LA. September, 2015.

John & Kathy Strickland , Metairie, LA

SRC mem-bers from Louisiana & Mississippi participated in the Schoenstatt retreat in Alabama, on Septem-ber 23-25, 2015.

Rosary walk in

Kanner, LA.

Septemb

er, 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. On September

26 seven coordinators

from six different parishes gathered under the glance of the Auxiliary.

On October 23, Jean Kiser, from the St. John the Evangelist Church, led us in praying a Rosary and

sharing about the Schoenstatt

spirituality. The Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother stayed in the church for

two days while all other

Schoenstatt members continued to make personal visits to the

Blessed Sacrament in the

same chapel where she was.

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. The Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother was in the Pacific Northwest from January to October, 2015. This special visitation brought more graces than any of us could have imagined. The Blessed Mother visited ten parishes and many home gatherings in Oregon, Washington state and Idaho. Most parishes had at least two visits, with one of the visits being a whole day of welcome prayers, fellowship, and teaching. The biggest honor of welcome was given to her by 180 Hispanic Schoenstatt people at St.Joseph’s parish in Kennewick, WA. This event and adding Idaho to the Rosary Campaign has motivated us to organize Conference for SRC in November, 2016, at Kennewick, Washing-ton Please keep us in prayers! Thank you, Mother Thrice Admirable, for your special visitation. Please come again and stay with us in our own Auxiliary Pilgrim Mother from Brazil!

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 parroquias, bajo la mirada de la Auxiliar. 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!

in Oregon Marge Rolen, Hermiston, OR

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The Dates of Crowning 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.

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:

The Throne and the Mission 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.

Our Preparation Each Rosary and each apostolic deed is our conscious contribution to her crown.

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 transporta-

tion. Every 15 Rosaries prayed, moves John and you 250 miles closer to the Inter-national 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.

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 San-ta Maria, Brazil to Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA, spiritually moving across the

different states from West to East: Oregon, Texas, Louisiana; stopping in Flori-da, Ohio, even New York, and ending in Wisconsin.

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Queen of the three graces on the move. Queen of the three graces on the move.

A Year of Mercy, A Year of Crowning Phyllis Schicker & SRC Office

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Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign

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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:

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.”

Blessed Advent!

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!

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.

ORACION PARA EL AÑO DE LA MISERICORDIA