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?”
LATEST
Inauguration of our first house in Indonesia
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, during the Easter octave, we were able to inaugurate our first house in Indonesia. It was a great joy for us to see how many guests had accepted our invitation: priests, religious, representatives of public institutions, even a...
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...
DAILY BREAD
Thursday 25 September
Thursday of week 25 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading: Haggai 1:1-8Through the prophet Haggai, the Lord confronts His people with the emptiness of human endeavors pursued without Him. They worked hard, but their efforts yielded little; they built houses for themselves...
Wednesday 24 September
Wednesday of week 25 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Ezra 9:5-9Ezra’s prayer acknowledges a profound truth: even in the midst of failure and exile, mercy came from the Lord. His mercy brightened the eyes of His people, gave them relief, and reminded them that they were...
Tuesday 23 September
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), PriestTuesday of week 25 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20The people of Israel, after years of exile and struggle, finally celebrated the dedication of the rebuilt Temple with joy. Their joy was not merely...
Monday 22 September
Monday of week 25 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Ezra 1:1-6The book of Ezra begins with a surprising instrument of God’s plan: Cyrus, the king of Persia, a foreign ruler, is moved by the Lord to allow the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. This passage is a...
SPIRITUALITY
Prayer of entrustment and the gift of peace with St. John Paul II
God of our fathers, great and merciful! Lord of life and peace, Father of all people. Today we run to You and invoke Your help through the intercession of Saint Joseph, the Careful Defender of Christ. You yourself chose him so that, as the Bridegroom of the Mother of...
50 YEAR JUBILEE PRAYER OF OUR CONGREGATION
This year in our Congregation we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our mission in Tanzania. May this prayer unite us in celebrating together. O God the Father, we your children come before you with a heart of humility and great gratitude, you who are the source...
The Triune God
For a year we thought about “unity”. In doing so, we orientated ourselves on the Holy Scriptures, on the times and festivals of the church year, as well as on experiences of a human and Christian life in general. If you want, you are welcome to look again at the...
Unity with a view to eternity
November November brings our future to life like no other month. It reminds us that at some point we must give our lives back into the hands of the Creator. But it also has a promise: eternal life with God. If you take these two messages seriously, think about the...