Together with four other religious communities, we Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary were invited by the pastor of our parish, Father Wellerson Roberto Dias, to participate in a vocation week for women in the parish of Our Lady of Aparecida in Congonhinhas/PR, Diocese of Cornélio Procópio, Brazil. The impetus for the pastor’s initiative to have a […]
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The 7th General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, which has been in session at the Motherhouse on Mount Schoenstatt since September 8, 2022, has held more elections. Sr. M. Joanna Buckley, General Superior of the community, announces that the six Council Sisters of the General Government were elected last week. The new General […]
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Father Kentenich, testimony of the boldness of TRUST! September 15, 1968. After a long life dedicated to the Work and the mission God had entrusted to him, Father Joseph Kentenich departed for eternity. In faith, we believe that he is with God and, in God, he remains with us. He remains with us in […]
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The 7th General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, which has been in session at the Motherhouse on Mount Schoenstatt since 8 September 2022, has held its first two elections. It is with joy and gratitude that Sister M. Aleja Slaughter announces that the General Chapter elected the General Superior and the General Director […]
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Opening of the 7th General Chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary On the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, September 8, 2022, the 7th general chapter of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary began in the motherhouse on Mount Schoenstatt. It was officially opened with a celebration in the Church of the Blessed Trinity (Adoration […]
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“Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world!” (Liturgy of the day) How much we long for a better world in which joy prevails rather than the doom and gloom we are experiencing in so many ways. Pope St Paul VI proclaimed “the day of her birth is truly a […]
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Renewal of the Covenant of Love Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was not possible to solemnly renew the covenant of love for two years at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Gikungu, Burundi. Thus, all the greater was the joy on June 18, 2022, when, finally, many people gathered at the Schoenstatt Marian Shrine on […]
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A Pilgrimage to Cambrai and Lisieux, France Finally! Planned long ago—but the feasibility was always questioned due to the coronavirus. Finally it happened in the summer of 2022: a pilgrimage from Oberkirch, Germany (Diocese of Freiburg) to Cambrai and Lisieux, France. Women–single and mothers–of the Schoenstatt Movement were accompanied by our diocesan leader of this […]
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Meeting of altar servers For many years the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary have been involved in vocation ministry (SAV) in the Diocese of Bragança Paulista/SP, to which the city of Atibaia belongs—the city where the headquarters of the second province of Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Brazil is located. Currently, the SAV team is sponsoring […]
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“She will take care in a perfect way, and ultimately we will be able to say: She was victorious!” Fr. Joseph Kentenich, 20.10.1951 The Feast of the Queenship of Mary brings peace and joy to our hearts. We have a Mother in heaven who is queen and intercedes for us with the Holy Triune […]
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