COVENANT OF LOVE
The beginning of Schoenstatt was
a Covenant of Love with Mary. This consecration has become a way of life for
the Schoenstatt of today. For every Christian this life of the Covenant begins
at baptism, when a person is incorporated into the mystery of Christ - a Covenant
which is everlasting. The Covenant of Love with our Lady of Schoenstatt is
an original way of renewing, securing and applying that baptismal commitment
- as the centre and driving force of Schoenstatt's spirituality. The bond
with Mary, the model and Mother of the Church, leads to a practical faith
with the living God, who is permanently active in the lives of each individual
and in the history of the world.