SPMA Update
Fr. Rex Anthony Assigned as New SPMA Moderator
Join the San Antonio Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother Apostolate (SPMA) in welcoming Fr. Rex Rajamanickam, Schoenstatt Father, as the new SPMA Moderator. Father Rex belongs to the community of Schoenstatt Fathers for the Schoenstatt Movement of Austin, who are responsible for the Shrine ministry for the Schoenstatt Shrines in both Austin and San Antonio.
Welcome Father Rex! We look forward to providing deep encounters with Christ through Mary under your guidance!
SPMA Mass, Commissioning in December
The next SPMA Missionary Commissioning will be held after the Vigil Mass on Saturday, Dec. 7. If you are interested in becoming a missionary for the first time, or if you are currently a missionary and would like to be commissioned with an additional Pilgrim Shrine, please contact Frances Zunker at (210) 380-3295 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
SPMA will be coordinating the third Saturday Vigil Mass on Dec. 21. We invite all missionaries and receivers to join us in celebrating Mass with the Schoenstatt family. If you are a missionary or receiver and would like to assist with this Mass, your participation is welcomed. Help is needed with greeting Mass attendees, leading the Holy Rosary before Mass, and assisting with the offertory. Please contact Frances Zunker if you are interested.
St. Jerome Women’s ACTS Retreat Dedicated to the Blessed Mother
On Oct. 17 -20, St. Jerome Catholic Church held a Women's ACTS retreat that was dedicated to the Mother Thrice Admirable. The SPMA Auxiliary Shrine accompanied the retreat group throughout the teaming process and on retreat.
“We educated them on Mother Mary, and, in her gentle way, she touched everyone's heart,” shares Cynthia Treviño, director for St. Jerome’s Women’s ACTS and treasurer for the Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother Apostolate (SPMA). “Thanks be to God for allowing us to be faithful in our mission to bring others to Jesus through Mary.”
St. Jerome Catholic Church to Enthrone the Mother Thrice Admirable
On Dec. 9 after the 8am Mass, St. Jerome Catholic Church will honor our Mother Thrice Admirable with an enthronement of her image in the St. Jerome Adoration Chapel.
In the words of Schoenstatt’s founder, Fr. Joseph Kentenich:
“Take the picture of the Blessed Mother and give it a place of honour in your home. Your home will then become a little Shrine in which the picture of grace will mediate many graces; create a holy family atmosphere and form holy family members.”
Everyone is invited to join in this joyous event, and missionaries are invited to bring their pilgrim shrines. For more information, call Frances Zunker at (210) 380-3295 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
REMINDER: Schoenstatt Holy Hour at St. Jerome’s
Every second Wednesday of the month, St. Jerome Catholic Church is dedicating its weekly Holy Hour and Rosary to our Mother Thrice Admirable.
Every 2nd Wednesday (unless it falls on the 13th)
St. Jerome Catholic Church
7955 Real Rd, San Antonio, TX 78263
Adoration Chapel | 6 pm-7 pm
Upcoming dates include Dec. 11, Jan. 8 and Feb. 12. SPMA missionaries & receivers are invited to bring their pilgrim shrines!
For more information, contact Frances Zunker at (210) 380-3295 or Laura Martinez at (210) 336-8550.
Get Your SPMA T-Shirts & Fiesta Medals Now!
T-SHIRTS: $15 EACH
- Choice of white or yellow tee; additional $2 for V-neck
- 75th Jubilee Anniversary motto “With the Pilgrim Mother, Missionaries of Hope” on the front
To order t-shirts, contact Frances Zunker at (210) 380-3295 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
FIESTA MEDALS: $12 EACH
The 2025 Fiesta medal features the MTA and 75th Jubilee Anniversary logo motto. To purchase Fiesta medals, contact Edna Salas at (210) 254-5770 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
