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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Our first postulants in Indonesia
On April 16, 2025, we had the great joy of welcoming the first three young women from Indonesia into our community as postulants.In preparation, the Superior General, who was visiting Flores at the time, held a three-day retreat for them.During Holy Mass on the...
Our first house in Indonesia
After beginning our mission on the island of Flores in Indonesia in 2024, we are delighted to have been able to build our first mission house there. Initially, the sisters and three young women who want to join our congregation lived in a small house with the Steyler...
Closure of St. Hedwig Convent in Cochem
Due to an acute shortage of sisters and the advanced age of the sisters in the German region, the leadership of our congregation was forced to close St. Hedwig Convent in Cochem after 72 years of service by our sisters at this location. At the end, there were only...
Nomination of new superiors
The Generalate held a ceremony to present decrees to superiors.Sister M. Agnes Mwanajimba received a decree for her third term as Superior of the Tanzania Region.Sister M. Franciszka Jarnot received a decree for her first term as superior at the GeneralateSr. M....
DAILY BREAD
Saturday 5 September
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin MarySaint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)First Saturday - let us entrust ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of MaryIn today’s Gospel, Jesus concludes the discussion about the Sabbath with a decisive declaration: “The Son of...
Friday 4 September
Friday of week 22 in Ordinary TimeFirst Friday: Let us entrust ourselves to the Sacred Heart of JesusGospel: Luke 5:33-39 In today’s Gospel, Jesus is questioned about fasting, but His answer moves the discussion from religious observance to relationship: “Surely you...
Thursday 3 September
Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, DoctorGospel: Luke 5:1-11In today’s Gospel, Peter is washing his nets after a long and unsuccessful night of work. Humanly speaking, the fishing is over; he is tired, disappointed, and ready to stop. Yet when Jesus tells him, “Put out...
Wednesday 2 September
Wednesday of week 22 in Ordinary TimeGospel: Luke 4:38-44In today’s Gospel, Jesus spends Himself completely in the service of others: He heals Simon’s mother-in-law, receives the sick who are brought to Him, cures many, and sets people free from evil. Yet when...
SPIRITUALITY
Make the other big (bigger) Preservation and deepening of unity – very specifically
You probably remember the letter from Sr. Sybilla and with it the words of the founder, Father Johannes Schneider. Unity is a relationship. It is not simply there from the start. It has to be built up and maintained. And it is also subject to the laws to which every...
The value of a community
Start with a spiritual exercise. Ask yourself: What is the value of a community for you, or more specifically: what is the value for you of this community in which you now live or in which you previously lived? And I'll tell you right away: Don't just look at this...
Poverty
Years back I gave a keynote speech on the subject of "Evangelical Council - Poverty" in one chapter. Since the evangelical counsels are essential basis of our spiritual life, I hope to be able to give one or the other an impulse or a help for their own spiritual...
The Holy Spirit as a teacher of unity
The many gifts of grace and the one spirit In his first letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul describes the life of the church there with the many different gifts of grace that can be found there and that are united in unity through the one spirit. In a few days...