On the eve of birth, January 10, 2021 in the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus in Wrocław during the Holy Mass. at. At 12:30pm, we will thank God for the 197th birthday of the Apostle of Mercy and the founder of our Congregation, the Servant of God, Fr. John Schneider.
In the Holy Mass you can also participate through the website. Link below.
http://www.uniwersytecki.archidiecezja.wroc.pl/
We invite you.
It all started at a community meeting before Advent. One sister said: “… let’s do something for Mary”, it somehow strongly corresponded with my desire to make a 33-day retreat in the community and surrender to Jesus through the hands of Mary, as proposed by St. Louis Maria Grignion de Montfort. And so it happened, as a community but individually, who also had such a desire, on November 29, began a retreat in which Fr. Marcin Modrzyński with his reflections (cf. One Heart 33 days with Mary to Jesus).
We share a piece of today’s service …
“Immaculate Mary, Bride of the Holy Spirit, we greet you and praise the fruit of your womb. We come to you, Mary, after 33 days of retreat, to tell you: Tota Tua, all yours. Ark of the Covenant, we want to hide in Your Heart, because It is the safest place where Satan has no access. Hide us in your womb, so that you may give birth to us anew, to a new life.
Mary, by the act of giving ourselves to You, we want to say that we trust … giving You everything, we believe that You, as the best Mother, will take care of our every need, and above all, that we may be like You and that we faithfully fulfill God’s Will and they have not lost eternal life.
Mary, Mother of beautiful and pure love, we want to do everything with You, through You and in You, so that You may be better known and loved, that Your Immaculate Heart may overcome!
Mary, as a Community, but also, each individually wants to bring you the act of entrustment and accept from You a white rose, a symbol of purity and beauty, humility and fidelity, a symbol of the grace that you ask for us, so that we may persevere on the way we follow and today in a sense, which we are re-starting.
Tota Tua Mary! All yours!
S.M. Agnieszka Plasło
First of all I would like to thank God for the Grace and blessings He has given me for the whole period I am here in Germany for a mission it is a year now since I arrived. The challenges I initially faced due to the new environment were different language and everything was new to me. Asking myself many questions, can I really live without knowing anything and why have they sent me hear, to do what. But after seeing our sisters have received me well and directed me to various things to encourage me and show me good cooperation such as teaching me language and other things related to the community, and due to their love although are now very old and need a lot of support, I found myself Little by little getting used to the environment and I become happier and I find myself more motivated to take care of them with various things, especially those related to the community. Am still striving to study the language that will help me to have better communication with them and my mission. So for that I would like to thank the sisters of my community here in Berlin for their wonderful cooperation they have shown me so far and so on. May God give them more strength and patience in their pain they undergo. God be with them and give them comfort.
Sr. Maria Goretti
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Pope Francis blessed the statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in the Vatican, which from December 1, 2020 to November 22, 2021, will be on pilgrimage in Italy. In Paris it received by St. Catherine Labouré.
In 1830, Mary said to Catherine Laboure: “Get a medal like this! All people who wear it around their necks will receive great favors. Graces will be abundant for those who wear it with confidence. “
While the preparations for the first medals were being struck, in March 1932 a terrible cholera epidemic broke out in Paris, which began to spread to neighboring areas. The death toll grew rapidly.
On June 30, 1932, the Sisters of Charity began distributing medals to people affected by the epidemic. In a very short time the disease disappeared. Later, miraculous events began that made the Miraculous Medal known all over the world in a few years.
In our troubled times affected by the pandemic, the peregrination of the statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is very important. Mary’s assurance that in difficult times and in a world affected by various cataclysms, everyone who trusts in her and will wear her Miraculous Medal with faith will receive special favors is still valid. Pope Francis saw such a need at the present time, who blessed the statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and her pilgrimage began from Roman parishes.
This message of entrustment and mercy that accompanies the peregrination also included the parish of St. Francis of Assisi in Rome, with whom our community of the Generalate works. On the 4th Sunday of Advent 2020, together with parishioners, we prayed in front of the statue of the Mother of God.
We participated in the Holy Mass. and in the prayers offered to God through the intercession of Mary, we thanked for all the gifts so far, asking for the necessary favors for people affected by the coronavirus disease and for an end to the pandemic.
S.M. Weronika Wojciechowska
I help all people who live in the streets. I go to stations, to the bridges, I visit vacant buildings, railway ramps and sidings, old warehouses, staircases – says Sr. Edyta Kasjan from the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate and the Society of “Mission Dworcowa & quotes; In addition to working as a street worker, Sr. Edyta runs along with her colleagues, sister Goretti and sister Helena a resort that offers shelter to the single women. – People I meet are carrying the baggage of traumatic experiences of violence, lack of love and safety, rejection, human trafficking. Everyone who lives in the street feels sorry for their lost homes. Nobody says to himself: “from today I will be homeless and I will be happy” – underlines. Sister Edyta works in Wrocław. – Our Congregation was founded in the nineteenth century, when young women came to this city in search of work and often lost their way. Then the city authorities asked the Church if any priests could help it. The best candidate turned out to be Fr. John Schneider, who previously worked with women in the cigar factory. It was he who created the association, and from it arose congregation – she tells. How is dying on the street? Not everyone can be persuaded to use the help of a shelter, heating room or other facility. Sometimes all that can be done is to accompany a person where he is – on the street, in vacant houses. People without a fixed address go differently. – Loneliness for them is then the worst – the sister explains. Even if they die in the hospital, it is rare to find any of their relatives, and not often the family decides to meet. It is worth “fighting” not to them had to be alone then. Sad to die in dark recesses. Sometime before the outbreak of the epidemic, she met Mr. Kazimierz in Oborniki Śląskie. Once he was homeless, once he lived somewhere. It had various “ups and downs” which unfortunately it also took a toll on his health. Lousy food, unhealthy lifestyle, sleeping on cardboard boxes spread over bare concrete often mean fast for the homeless loss of health. Kazimierz had tuberculosis. When he saw the sister, he burst into tears and says: “Edyta, I’m dying”. “Are you afraid?” She asked. “Yes, because I don’t know what awaits me there & quote ;. The sister told him about God’s infinite love.- “If you knew how He loves you, you would go mad with happiness. But know that He respects our will. If we do not want to accept his love, he does not impose himself “on us”. – I explained to him. – “When you go to that side, say:” Jesus, I trust in you «& quote; – recalls my sister. – He replied, “Only this?”. “Yes, but not removable. These words are meant to be all your faith, all love, all your heart … “.
It was difficult for Kazimierz to understand, so in the end my sister said: “How can you not afford such a prayer, just tell Jesus that you are from Edyta “. “And what, He knows you?”
“Sure he knows … You know, I have a room in there reserved for such unbelievers” – she explained to him with a smile, explaining that she was praying for her friends every day.
They will not be left without help when they cross over to the other side. “It is not known who of us there will be the first. Like me, I’ll be waiting for you; like you, wait for me too … & quote ;. He trusts that they will meet …
(Banasiewicz Blog)
During her visit to Tanzania, the Superior General Sr. M. Alma asked me if I would like to go to Germany. I was very happy about it and asked myself: “Me, to Germany, how is that supposed to work?
A trip to Germany. A trip to Europe by plane was a big challenge. Sr. Bakhita and I took off on December 12th and arrived in Berlin on December 13th. It had snowed, what a surprise for us. We didn’t have warm jackets and were very cold. Sr. M. Carla picked us up from the airport and finally we were in the house and in the warmth. The second challenge was the language. It was very difficult for me and I spoke with my hands and feet (sign language), but the sisters understood me.
The language school started in January. It was a disaster. I didn’t understand a word and then we also got homework. Ojee! I came home like before. It was a difficult time for me and I thought I couldn’t learn this language.
Patience! Patience! All strength lies in rest. After four months a lot was better. Here I learned that I need time to understand any foreign language. It took me a lot of time, but I am very grateful that it went so well. My motivation was – Never give up. Never give up. Even when I was a novice, my dream was to become a nurse. I was allowed to do my training in Cochem. Mother Patience was always there.
I’ve been in Germany for eight years now. I work in our nursing home and for that I am very grateful and very happy. It is hard work, but it is joyful and satisfacting. I like working with old people. Some are happy to see an African woman as a religious sister at her age. I am very happy when I can give hope again to people who have already given up. I notice this in their statements, such as: You belong to my family, you are like my mother, you are like my sister etc. “. Then I think of the good shepherd who had 100 sheep and was looking for the lost one.
I live in Kreuzberg in a small community with 5 sisters. We try to make the best of it together; and we enjoy every day as a gift from God. Wherever there are people, it is normal that there are also disagreements. That already shows that we are not angels.
I love my congregation. I love our founder and I love my fellow sisters.
Sr. M. Josephina Kilawe
