Retreat and new motto

One with our father- we make it our own- Founder Generation!

In order to be active members of history...to really be part of the jubilee generation! We came up with a motto:

One with Father, we make it our own- Founder Generation!

The first part: One with our father- came up from a talk Sr.M.Daniela gave us during the Spring break retreat about the early Schoenstatt Girls Youth. She told us when she was in the youth and their longing to help Fr. Kenetenich to carry his mission into the future. Their diocese motto was: One with the founder we go on the way into the future. The idea of taking part of what some of the first group of femenine youth had conquered, and strived for helped us decide the first part of our motto. We also want to be one with our father and founder and walk by his hand to 2014!

We make it our own- We talked about the Founding Document in small group and the part where Fr. Kentenich tells the Founding Generation, "you have made my idea your own...your hearts have caught fire! also made our hearts resound. You have made my idea your own. As New Founder Generation we want to make father's idea our own! We want to make "the Covenant of Love our own!" Our Father's mission- the Covenant of Love cannot be transmitted in all its essence and fervor if we do not make it our own. We want to make his idea our own- to continue making our shrines a place of grace where our MTA distributes her graces, and educates us as modern saints... We want to make our own his mission and charisma.

Founder Generation is what we are called to be!!! We are the Founding Generation for the next 100 years!

Our capital of grace will be tangibly expressed with colored stars.
The stars will be conquered with founding generation deeds. (Striving for inner freedom, deciding for the hardest, prayers, etc...)

"How often in world history have not small and insignificant beginnings been the source of great and greatest accomplishments” (Founding Document)

These words are an incentive for us to strive to make sure something like a true saint is the end result. The dangers are increasing around us. If ywe want to swim against the stream with still more success in the future, we most have 'strong arms and muscles'. Hence – especially since we have the time – let us strive more deeply for the realization of our youth ideals: Marian devotion, self-sanctification, apostolic activity.

Remember: One with our Father, we make it our own, Founding Generation!