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On the 27th December the Schoenstatt Sisters invited people to come for the annual Crib Crawl. Many of us finish our Christmas celebration on the 25th December. However, it is only the beginning of Christmas! The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the […]

On Friday, 6th December, 2019, the “Villa Maria Educare” celebrated 50 years of its present existence! The Schoenstatt Sisters had been educating children in Cape Town many years before building the current Educare premises. “Doctors Rooms On Kloof “ now occupy the space that had previously been a primary school with two ‘nursery’ classrooms. The

Golden Jubilees are special occasions as they mark the fiftieth year of a specific occasion or event. In the Old Testament, if a Jubilee was announced, a trumpet was blown so that the whole congregation of Jerusalem could hear it. Today, we don’t blow trumpets to announce a Jubilee but rather come together as a

The celebration of the 70th Jubilee of the Cathcart Shrine, the first Schoenstatt Shrine on African soil, was a day of grace and blessing. In 1948, during the visit of Father Kentenich, the founder of Schoenstatt, he told the people of Cathcart that the Sisters had a secret. This secret was that they promised to

Over the past few months, various changes have taken place at the Shrine in Cathcart. For those who don’t know, it is the first Shrine in South Africa. More notably, it is the first Schoenstatt Shrine in Africa. Many refer to it as the Mother Shrine of Africa – a very special place indeed! Since

What does a day in the life of a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary look like? Our community is a bit like a normal family; the day looks different for each one.

DAY FOR THE SICK, AGED AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED Since the early seventies, that is, roughly 45 years ago, a “Day for the Sick, Aged and Physically-challenged” members of our Schoenstatt Family has been held each year in Schoenstatt, Constantia. The invitation has since been extended to anyone in the Archdiocese of Cape Town who wishes

A Heart United with GodCommemoration in Rome of the 50th Anniversary of Father Kentenich’s Death This remembrance day was commemorated in Schoenstatt and in many places in the wide world prior to, on, and after September 15, 2018. Through the many initiatives in the Kentenich Year the celebrations were well prepared. Everywhere, the Schoenstatt Movement

No time of the year is as strongly marked by humanity’s longing for light, for brightness, for silence, as the time of Advent. For many Christians, this time before Christmas is a highpoint of the year. A great power of radiation emanates forth from it. It is consciously planned, treasured, and cultivated by many people.

Bringing Christ into Christmas It started in 2013 In 2013, the year of preparation for the centenary celebration of Schoenstatt’s foundation in October 2014, the Sisters in South Africa took on a new apostolate – CHRIST IN THE MALL! We all know that the days before Christmas are very busy – whether preparing for the