There has been a lot of interest recently in our new project, ‘working for a Holy spirit Symbol’ for our Shrine. As members of the Schoenstatt Movement in Scotland we feel the time is right to begin working for this symbol. Working has a twofold meaning, spiritual and practical. We have to understand the meaning of the symbol, what its importance is and for this we include learning about the Holy Spirit and the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We have been doing this throughout this year in our Covenant Novena evenings. This series of evenings continues until September and the Holy Spirit theme will continue into next year.

But why a symbol? A symbol is a gift - a special gift. In 1946 a symbol of the Holy Spirit was placed in the original Shrine as a reminder of the fact that the Shrine is our cenacle where we are gathered around Mary who implores for us the coming of the Holy Spirit. We want to place a Holy Spirit Symbol in the Scottish Shrine for the same reason. As well as spiritually preparing we are also now practically preparing, that means fundraising. People have asked about contributing, money as well as jewellery. In Scotland we like to incorporate our own meaning and design into our symbols. The Father symbol includes Celtic Art and the Monstrance incorporates jewellery donated to us. We also like to use local talent Fr. Michael Savage carved the Father Symbol. If you would like to contribute in any way contact the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.

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