Collection: π Our Lady of Schoenstatt
Our Lady of Schoenstatt is a Marian devotion that began in Germany in the early twentieth century through the Schoenstatt Movement, founded by Father Joseph Kentenich. The devotion centers on an image of Mary known as the Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen, and Victress of Schoenstatt. In 1914, Father Kentenich and a group of seminarians consecrated themselves to Mary in a small chapel in Schoenstatt, Germany, asking her to make it a place of grace and spiritual renewal.
The movement emphasizes a covenant of love with Mary, encouraging the faithful to grow in holiness through prayer, self-education, and daily acts of offering. Schoenstatt shrines throughout the world are modeled after the original chapel and serve as places of prayer and spiritual formation. The devotion invites Catholics to entrust their lives to Mary so that she may lead them more deeply to Christ.
Feast Day: October 18 β anniversary of the founding of the Schoenstatt Movement; no universal Marian feast is assigned to this title.
Patronage: Families, marriage, and the Schoenstatt Movement.
