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
A visit to the prison
It has become a tradition that before Christmas, our community in the Philippines visits the local women's prison in Mandaluyong, where Ms. Basia from Poland has been incarcerated for more than 13 years. The meeting was accompanied by great emotion and much joy. At...
Jubilee in Tanzania
HOW WE CELEBRATED OUR FEAST OF OUR PATRON OUR MOTHER MARY IMMACULATEIN OUR TANZANIAN REGION IN CHIKUKWE 08.12.2024 Real we thank God for the gift of our Founder John Schneider, because this year we commemorizing universary of the Jubilee of 200 Years of his birth. His...
Visiting patients at our hospital in Berlin
At St. Marienkrankenhaus Berlin, as in other Catholic hospitals, it has been a long-standing tradition to organize a pre-Christmas celebration for the patients.This was also the case on 12 December 2024, when a representative of the Archbishop of Berlin, Dr. Heiner...
Immaculate 2024
The day of the Jubilee of our Congregation is also a time to celebrate the Groups of the Children of Mary. In the parish of St. Matthew and St. Matthias in Brzezie, 11 new children made their vows to Our Lady, were added to the Group and received Miraculous Medals....
DAILY BREAD
Saturday 13 September
Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, DoctorSaturday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading:1 Timothy 1:15-17Saint Paul proclaims with simplicity and power the heart of the Gospel: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” This truth cuts through every...
Friday 12 September
Friday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeThe Most Holy Name of MaryFirst reading 1 Timothy 1:1-2,12-14Saint Paul shares with Timothy the wonder of his own transformation: once a persecutor, he was changed entirely by the overflowing grace of Christ, which filled him with...
Thursday 11 September
Thursday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Colossians 3:12-17Saint Paul paints a picture of the Christian life clothed in the virtues that reflect God’s own heart: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. These are not optional qualities but...
Wednesday 10 September
Wednesday of week 23 in Ordinary TimeFirst reading Colossians 3:1-11Saint Paul calls us to raise our gaze: “Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth.” In baptism we have already died to our old selves, and our true life is now...
SPIRITUALITY
Be reconciled with God
Maintain and deepen unity In the last month's talk we spoke about the fact that unity is not an external matter, but an inner relationship that connects people with one another. We have seen that such a relationship has to be renewed and deepened again and again....
King on a donkey
Behold, your King is coming to you, just and victorious. Humble - riding a donkey. (Zak 9, 9) Today we contemplate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Jesus, like a great victor in glory, enters the city. And this is understandable to us, because we know that he...
Spiritual Testament
When I speak at funerals, I like to ask if there is anything the deceased left us. By this I mean not so much money or material things, but a matter that was important to him and which should be continued in his spirit. So it is a spiritual testament. Superior General...
“Father Founder’s eyes”
It happens quite often to me that someone's very ordinary, unknowingly thrown sentence becomes the reason for deeper reflection. It was no different in the case that I will describe. And it was a simple, simple dialogue with an older Sister in my Community, whose...