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The meaning of our Jubilee Logo
Our jubilee logo expresses who we are as Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary — our identity, our mission, and the spiritual foundations that have carried our community from 1926 to today. Each element speaks of a central aspect of our vocation. The Cross — Christ at the Centre At the heart of the logo stands the […]
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100 Years of Grace
100 Years of Grace: Celebrating Our Jubilee as the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary (1926–2026) In 2026, we, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, celebrate 100 years since the founding of our community — a century shaped by dedication to Christ, deep Marian attachment, and a mission lived in covenant love. This jubilee fills our hearts with […]
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The joy of a vocation
The joy of a vocation The joy of a vocation begins when you discover that God’s call is deeply personal — and deeply joyful. God doesn’t call you away from happiness; He calls you into a life filled with meaning, purpose, and love. A vocation is about becoming who you were created to be and […]
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A Story of Hope and Transformation
Schoenstatt Sisters’ Journey in Kenya: A Story of Hope and Transformation A New Beginning For the past twenty-five years, we, the Schoenstatt Sisters, have been active in Kenya, tirelessly serving the community despite not having a permanent home. Each visit saw us travelling around, living out of suitcases. However, last year marked a significant change […]
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Schoenstatt’s goal is the Marian formation of the world in Christ. We, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary want to lead the world back to Christ and the Father through the Blessed Mother. Through the covenant of love, we want to create and foster a Marian culture in our world. It is our aim to help Our Lady from her shrine to form new people in a new community. People who are free, firm, and strong and whose inner being reflects that of Our Lady.
Wherever the Blessed Mother chooses a place for her special activity of grace from the Schoenstatt Shrine, she also creates centres of education and renewal. The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary help to staff these centres which serve as a natural and supernatural home for retreat participants.
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Our community, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary was founded on 1st October 1926 in Schoenstatt, Germany by Father Kentenich. We were founded initially to serve the growing Schoenstatt Movement. Our first Mother House was directly opposite the Original Shrine – today known as the Old House. As our community grew so did our tasks and our Sisters took up various positions throughout Germany. At the beginning of the first world war and the great danger of National Socialism our founder searched for a way to secure the future of Schoenstatt outside Germany. A daring decision was made. Young and inexperienced Sisters were sent to a foreign country. The first Sisters arrived by boat in South Africa in January 1934. Thereafter we have spread to all continents in 29 countries with vocations from 35 nations. As an Institute of consecrated life, we strive to live the evangelical counsels without taking vows.
We wish to be a community of lay leaders formed by Schoenstatt’s spirituality and contribute to the Marian formation of the world in Christ to the glory of the Father. As a community of educators and education, our aim is the Marian formation of girls, women and families. Therefore we work within the Schoenstatt Movement, some on a full-time basis. We also work in any occupation open to women in the Church and world. We serve the Church through the formation of lay leaders who are involved in different ministries. Our Sisters also work in parishes and various organisations. To support the apostolic activity of our Institute, we have a community of Schoenstatt Sisters who foster adoration of our Eucharistic Lord and contemplative life. Like Mary they want to be the heart of the Church who, together with Our Lady, help to renew the world through prayer, sacrifice and atonement.