Sisters of Mary Immaculate
Servant of God Fr. Johannes Schneider Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate
“Is there any gift that would please God more than the very fact that you will help recover
His poor, lost children?”
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With Mary through life – joyful retreat with Sister Dulcissima
Mary, form my soul into a living Magnificat! – these words of Sister Dulcissima Hoffmann accompanied the participants of the retreat, which took place from September 15 to 18, 2025, at the Retreat Center of the Archdiocese of Katowice in Kokoszyce. Fifty people from...
Sewing course at our convent in Manila
At our convent in Manila, we have completed another edition of a project aimed at supporting women by teaching them practical skills. Thanks to the financial support of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the Philippines, we were able to organize sewing courses...
City honors Sister Felicitas’s achievements
Cochem. Following the Wine and Heritage Festival, the city of Cochem hosted its traditional reception at the Reichsburg castle last Wednesday. Mayor Walter Schmitz welcomed numerous guests from politics, administration, and local associations. He also welcomed the new...
DAILY BREAD
Monday 6 October
Monday of week 27 in Ordinary TimeSaint Bruno, PriestBlessed Marie-Rose DurocherReading: Jonah 1:1–2:1-2, 11The story of Jonah reminds us that no matter how far we run or how deep we fall, the plan of God always finds its way. Jonah tried to escape the mission God...
Sunday 5 October
27th Sunday in Ordinary TimeReadings: Habakkuk 1:2–3; 2:2–4; 2 Timothy 1:6–8, 13–14Saint Faustina KowalskaFaith is not a passive possession but a living flame that must be nourished and stirred into action. The prophet reminds us that “the just one, because of his...
Being content with what is necessary
There is a deep and transformative power in being happy with what is necessary. In a world constantly urging us to acquire more, achieve more, and be more, choosing to embrace only what is essential is a quiet act of courage, and a source of profound inner freedom....
Saturday 4 October
Saint Francis of AssisiSaturday of week 26 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29St. Francis of Assisi lived with a heart always turned toward God, echoing the call of Baruch to trust that even in exile or trial, God’s mercy will not abandon His people....
SPIRITUALITY
Unique wedding
Despite the fact that we live in Ruda Śląska, close to Zgoda, we only learned about Sister Dulcissima when our daughter Edyta fell ill. Father Peter, the pastor of our parish, then gave us relics, that is, earth from the grave of Sr. Dulcissima, the future saint, and...
Homily by Bishop Jacek Kicinski
Dear brothers and sisters! Today, we gathered in this temple to express our gratitude to God for the gift of the priesthood of the Servant of God Fr. John Schneider founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate. Today we heard the beautiful words “Our...
Bishop Waldemar Musiol’s homily in Rudziczka.
175TH, ANNIVERSARY OF PRIESTLY ORDINATION SERVANT OF GOD THE REV. JAN SCHNEIDER RUDZICZKA, CHURCH of the Holy Trinity - June 23, 2024. Msgr. Waldemar Musioł Beloved in Christ, Sisters and Brothers! Venerable Sisters of Mary Immaculate! Dear fellow Priests! As I...
St. Rose of Lima, patroness of our Congregation
Feast Day: August 23Born: April 20, 1586, Lima, Peru, as Isabel Flores de OlivaDied: August 24, 1617, Lima, PeruCanonized: April 12, 1671 by Pope Clement XPatronage: embroiderers, gardeners, florists, Latin America, Peru, Philippines, India, California, against...