"Ultimately, I should like to be an imitator of Christ and Our Lady of Schenstatt: I am poor in everything, yet have everything." 

                        ~John Pozzobon,  A Servant of God
                                          

"TAKE THIS PICTURE OF THE BLESSED MOTHER
AND GIVE IT A PLACE OF HONOR IN YOUR HOME.
THEN YOUR HOME WILL BECOME A LITTLE SHRINE
IN WHICH THE PICTURE OF GRACE WILL MEDIATE MANY GRACES,
CREATE A HOLY FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AND FORM HOLY FAMILIES."  
                                                                                    ~Father Joseph Kentenich                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Would you like to bring a Schoenstatt Shrine to your home? 
      You can!  You can experience 7-14 days of grace with a traveling shrine in your home.

Ohio Pilgrim Mother Campaign  |  A Traveling MTA Shrine 

In 1950, John Pozzobon, a member of the Schoenstatt Movement in Brazil, started to take the MTA picture into the homes of many people and prayed with them! The MTA picture is in a wooden frame and is shaped like the outline of the shrine and is carried from family to family and place to place bringing the blessing of the Schoenstatt shrine to many people. In thirty-five years, John walked over 85,000 miles and brought the picture of Mother Thrice Admirable (MTA) to families, schools, prisons and hospitals. This was the beginning of the Pilgrim Mother Campaign! Thousands of people in over 80 countries around the globe  welcome the Pilgrim Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt shrine into their homes. Like Elizabeth, who welcomed Mary into her home and brought Jesus in her womb, Mary wants to carry Jesus into your home!  You do not need to be in Schoenstatt to be part of the Campaign. In 1987, a Sister of Schoenstatt brought the first Pilgrim Mother Campaign MTA to Ohio. Ohio has 205 travelling Schoenstatt Shrines.

How to Become a Member of the Ohio Pilgrim Mother Campaign

• Gather a group of people (usually 4-6) who are willing to commit themselves to welcoming the Pilgrim MTA into their home for at least one year. Or you can join an existing group in your area. The framed picture of the MTA in the shape of the shrine (Pilgrim MTA) travels from member to member for one-two weeks usually during the course of a month. The Pilgrim MTA comes in a carrying bag with written materials about the Campaign, Schoenstatt, a prayer book, and information on how to pray the rosary.
• As a member of the Pilgrim Mother Campaign you give the picture a place of honor in your home, workplace, school, etc. You honor Mary by praying the rosary and other prayers daily. You entrust your petitions to Mary’s loving care, experience her blessings, and thank her for her intercession.
• Each member is responsible for passing the Pilgrim MTA on to the next person on the list. Every group has a coordinator to help ensure safe traveling for the pilgrimage of the MTA. If a member of your group is sick, or has an urgent need, the Pilgrim MTA can go back to that person.
• If you minister to people in nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, schools, or to shut ins. you can obtain a Pilgrim MTA for this purpose. What a blessed ministry to bring Jesus and Mary to others, explain what the Ohio Pilgrim Mother Campaign and Schoenstatt is and pray with them.
• Experience the graces of Mary and Jesus in a shrine in your family!

 Want to learn more about the Ohio Pilgrim Mother Campaign? 
 Email:   [email protected]
 
From Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign Pilgrim MTA pamphlet-- email [email protected]rsmary.org
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