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The Celebration of Holy Mass at the Castle

20 April 2022

A special thank you to Monsignor Dominic from Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Burlington, KY!

A great honor!

Celebration of the first Holy Mass at the Castle, 28 September 2019
Fr. David Zink celebrates the first Holy Mass held at Mary's Castle of Light on September 28, 2019, in honor of the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael which is celebrated annually by the Church on September 29.

Thank you Fr. Zink and all who attended! A great privilege!

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My Schoenstatt Home Shrine History and Development

After making a Covenant of Love with our Blessed Mother (as a concrete way of living out our Baptismal Covenant) under her title of Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen and Victress of Schoenstatt,

we may proceed to make our home a Schoenstatt Shrine as an extension of the Original Shrine in Germany through a home shrine dedication.

If we move our residence, our shrine travels with us to our new home. My shrine and I have moved residences over the years.

In Schoenstatt, we also give our home shrine a name or title.

As I have grown over the years in my Covenant of Love, my home shrine has gradually grown to become not just a Home Shrine, but a Community Shrine: Mary's Castle of Light, where she is honored especially as our Mother of Mercy.

The history of my shrine follows below.

My original Home shrine Location and Dedication in Fairborn, Ohio.

Dedicated on Oct 7, 1998

Presided over by Gordon Lis, one of the original members of the Schoenstatt family in Ohio. Gordy has passed on to Heaven and continues to help me in my Schoenstatt work. Thank you Gordy for all of your support and dedication over these many years!

My Home Shrine moves with me to Washington, D.C.

July 2003

I moved to Washington D.C. for two years to attend school at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family

Thanks to fellow students and friends Father Greg from Poland and Father Hermes for celebrating Holy Mass at my apartment home shrine for the men in our class!

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My new (and present) home shrine location in Beavercreek, Ohio!

Welcome Reception for Schoenstatt Father Alexandre from Brazil

and Sister Danielle Peters of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary!

May 31, 2010

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Home Shrine Re-dedication

Schoenstatt Home Shrine re-dedication with Schoenstatt Father Gerold Langsch.

Also a celebration of my dad's birthday.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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Castle construction: the early years

2011 and on.......

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Castle construction: the early years

2013

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Castle construction: the early years

The Official Year of Mercy

2016

The Year my Home Shrine officially became a Community Shrine under the title:

Mary's Castle of Light, where Mary is particularly honored under her title of Mother of Mercy

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Raphael and Patrick:

ALWAYS in the shadow of the Shrine

Castle construction 2017

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Advent/Christmas 2017

Open House Preparation
Mary's shrine felt empty: Mourning the loss of my dogs

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Castle construction 2018

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