Monday Morning Rosary Group
Praying with a Purpose
In reading the story of John Pozzobon, we see a very critical timing of events. In June 1951, John Pozzobon sent a letter and photograph of himself to Fr. Kentenich. He explained the rosary campaign and requested his blessing. The following September, Fr. Kentenich was ordered to remove himself from the Schoenstatt Shrine in Germany. In December, Fr. Kentenich was ordered to leave Europe indefinitely.
Fortunately, John Pozzobon's letter reached the original shrine only weeks before Fr. Kentenich's removal. This allowed the rosary campaign to receive full endorsement.
In February 1952, John was able to meet personally with Fr. Kentenich while he visited Argentina and Brazil on his way to America. This wonderful meeting occurred because Fr. Kentenich did not yet have a residency permit for the U.S.A. and was allowed to go to South America temporarily. At this meeting, Fr. Kentenich told John, "A man once converted an entire town by praying the rosary." It was soon after in spring of 1952 that Fr. Kentenich was ordered to break off all contact with any members of the Schoenstatt movement.
In a related event, while becoming exiled, Fr. Kentenich pilgrimaged to the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii to venerate Bartolo Longo who inspired him to establish Schoenstatt. Bartolo Longo was recently canonized on Sunday, Oct. 19.
The Monday Morning Rosary Group invites you to send us your prayer requests so that we may pray for those special intentions when we pray the Holy Rosary on Cor Unum in Patre Shrine on Monday mornings. Please send your request to John Debner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
God bless and, as always, pray the rosary as much as you can!