From the 22nd July to the 30th July 50 pilgrims from Scotland went to Schoenstatt in Germany. The party was lead by the Archbishop of St Andrew's and Edinburgh Keith Patrick O'Brien. The Scottish Schoenstatt centre at Campsie Glen lies within his diocese and this was his first chance to visit the original shrine near Koblenz on the Rhine.

The pilgrims came from all parts of Scotland from as far apart as Inverness, Dundee, Edinburgh and the Glasgow area. A companying the group was Sr Margareta from Campsie and Fr Michael Savage from the Schoenstatt priests Institute. Like most pilgrimages it was a mixture of prayer and leisure, with a well planned prayer programme and trips down the Rhine by boat. On One day the group was led by the Archbishop to the grave of the Scottish Franciscan, Blessed John Duns Scotus, in Cologne. The high light of the pigrimage was the final day when several members of the party made their consecration to Mary in the Original shrine. Special thanks to Sr Miriam for acting as our guide during the week.

The report of Archbishop Keith Patrick O'Brien is attached as a PDF file.

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