The Splendor of Imperfect This year, too, Klaus went into the forest to select an imperfect tree. Four years ago, for the first time, the forester put out the invitation. They would be given free of charge. The crooked things had to be cut down anyway, the forester had thought, so why not give them […]
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The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary wish all the visitors of our site a blessed and merry Christmas 2020! An international virtual choir of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary from 20 countries, sings a six-part Silent Night song in 9 languages. The production consists of about 200 individual recordings. All recorded and produced by the Schoenstatt […]
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11th Foot Pilgrimage for Sister M. Emilie On November 21, already at 6:00 a.m., a large group of the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth from Santa Maria and some Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary gathered at the Tabor Shrine in Santa Maria/RS-Brazil to begin the “11th Foot Pilgrimage for Sister M. Emilie.” Motivated by their ideal, this year […]
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Candidacy in the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary will Begin in February After a long period of decision-making, after intensive study of the German language, and still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, on February 1, 2021, eleven young women so far from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Vietnam, […]
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Every year at Christmas we realize once again that the miserable manger in the stable of Bethlehem was not a suitable place for the Christ Child to sleep. Here in La Victoria we come in contact again and again with families who do not have good mattresses. To help these people we started the initiative: […]
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“The same sun shines everywhere, and yet, its rays are especially effective in particular places, as in health spas. A similar effect is found with the Blessed Mother. She seeks a nearness to the earth in a truly human and motherly way. She chooses “favorite places” for herself, somewhat like our habit to set […]
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— Many Experiences, Many Risks, Many Blessing! This year, not only numerous shrines in Germany celebrate an anniversary, but we Sisters of Mary commemorate the foundation of two house communities of our sisters in 1940 in northern Germany: in Wilhelmshaven and in Neuenkirche/Oldenburg. Since September 14, 1940, there are Schoenstatt Sisters in the North See […]
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On December 8, 2020, it will be 100 years since the first women joined the Schoenstatt Movement. To celebrate this occasion, a new website is to be launched as a sign of gratitude: 100 women from the various communities of women and families in Schoenstatt tell their story. Women of all ages, different walks of […]
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