Radio Maria’s Identity (Father Richard Kocher

Radio Maria’s Identity The importance of the Mariathon for the African Radio Marias

For many years, our listeners know that May is “the Mariathon month”, waiting for this moment.

Father John Maendeleo RM Tanzania Director

MARIATHON is a “race”, an act of “motion”, adopted by Radio Maria for its activities of “Evangelization”. It brings together Listeners of Radio Maria worldwide, through its leaders to reflect some strategies of Evangelization. It is in “Mariathon”, Radio Maria World Family defines special projects to suit the needs of evangelization in current situation. Month of May is “Mariathon Month” in which Radio Maria Listener is packed with programs about Mary. Prayer of holy Rosary is renewed throughout the “Mariathon” celebrations. Volunteerism, one of Radio Maria Charisma is encouraged in all departments.

ORIGIN OF MARIATHON. It is a condition sine qua non that each country where Radio Maria is found, do encourage its Listeners to donate generously for Radio Maria projects. “Mariathon” from its start 2013, is designed to awaken in people’s heart the zeal to spread the gospel; “Go then to all people everywhere and make them my disciples” (Matthew 28:19)

It is six years since “Mariathon” started 2013. Radio Maria Tanzania embraced it, a positive sign in union with the family of Radio Maria worldwide. The vocabulary “Mariathon” is well translated to a Listener of Radio Maria Tanzania and it is anxiously awaited each year. From the year 2015 to date; Radio Maria Tanzania is ranked number one among twenty four Radio Maria stations in Africa. In relation to Radio Maria worldwide, in the year 2018, Radio Maria Germany and Spain respectively stood on the way for Radio Maria Tanzania

African Continental Meeting (Rwanda-Kibeho) – 2019

to be number one. This is great joy equated with Mary who cheered up Elizabeth to the point that the unborn baby in Elizabeth womb jumped with great joy (Luke 1:41).