During the octave of Christmas the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Mother of God, the motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The first Marian dogma is that she is Mother of God. Devotion to the Mother of God is superior to devotion to the saints and subordinant to worship and adoration of God. The […]
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Dear visitors to our website, we Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary wish you a blessed and Merry Christmas also in this year 2021! Around the world we celebrate together the great feast of the birth of Christ. We celebrate together, but not the same way. Each country has its original way of celebrating. This is shown […]
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Christmas in the Coronavirus Pandemic (Based on a True Event) Months before the feastday, it was apparent that Christmas 2020 would be different from every Christmas previously. Masks, social distancing, and hygiene regulations characterized everyday life. Despite the lockdown, attending Holy Mass would be possible with some modifications, albeit under more difficult conditions. Virtual attendance […]
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Spitz, Keep Guard! “How does this navigation system, this GPS, work?” my co-sister wanted to know. Fascinating! If someone doesn‘t have a sense of direction: No problem! Reliably and safely the GPS guides me to my destination. Our human soul also has such a navigation system built into it—not as a chip—but rather […]
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After the great flood in the Ahr Valley we Sisters of Mary wanted to offer urgent help. In addition to a large financial contribution through the Diocese of Trier to the citizens, we immediatly started a donation-in-kind in our houses and businesses here in Schoenstatt. Many sisters also made contributions from their personal possessions. […]
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Investiture of Hemma Strutz of Austria – with Video-Impressionen from the clothing ceremony – On November 21, 2021 eight young women from four continents began their journey as Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary celebrating their investiture, their clothing as Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, in the Adoration Church on Mt. Schoenstatt, Vallendar, Germany. Because of […]
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The Cow The cow is a beloved and very useful domesticated animal. We appreciate its good milk and dairy products. Respective to the country in which the bovine is found, we have the expressions “holy cow,” “dumb cow,” or “as famous as a colored cow.” We can learn one or the other thing from […]
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Let my Life be a Great Magnificat! “From the moment I surrendered all of my insecurities and took the first step toward answering God’s call, it was if I lacked nothing anymore. Everything which previously troubled me now brought me inner peace and great inner joy… because I was doing God’s will.” This is […]
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A Pike in a Pond of Carps This saying dates back to the German historian Heinrich Leo (1799 – 1878) who pegged this expression for the French Emperor Napoleon III. A pike stirrs things up. It creates unrest, it lets itself be challenged by new conditions of the time. It is good that there […]
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Sister M. Aloysiana Klaiber May 4, 1917 – January 3, 2003 From Allgaeu to Schoenstatt On August 24, 1945 shortly after the end of the second world war Sister M. Aloysiana Klaiber traveled an adventurous way to Schoenstatt, Germany in order to enter the community of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. From Allgaeu she […]
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