On Saturday, December 6, 2025, we gathered at the Church of Our Lady on the Sand in Wrocław to celebrate the Eucharist at the tomb of the Servant of God, Fr. Jan Schneider , founder of our congregation and Wrocław apostle of mercy, to celebrate and experience the 149th anniversary of his death in community. For us, the spiritual daughters of Fr. Jan Schneider, it was an opportunity to praise and thank God for the gift of his life, heroic faith, and apostolate. During the Eucharist, we all prayed for the gift of Fr. Jan Schneider's beatification, for the Congregation, and for all those who confidently ask for graces through the intercession of our Wrocław Servant of God. Fr. Prof. Zdzisław Lec gave a moving homily, showing us, based on the Chronicle written by the first Marian Sisters in the second half of the 19th century, how the sisters who formed the first community perceived their Founder and how they learned trust, service, and sacrifice from him. After Mass, we gathered with the faithful at the tomb of Fr. Jan Schneider to implore his intercession for graces, help, and miracles. And then we enjoyed a shared agape meal, a gathering at the table and conversations. It was a good time, a meeting that strengthened our hope and gave us new strength to boldly follow in the footsteps of Fr. Jan, the Founding Father of our congregation.
s. Barbara
Siostry Maryi Niepokalanej