28 October 2025 · 2025-10 newsletter
“Lord Jesus Christ, bless this candle, a sign of gratitude to the Triune God for your loving and ever faithful guidance throughout the 100 years of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.” This blessing right at the beginning of Holy Mass opened the Centennial of our Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary at the shrine in Armadale, WA.
“It is my privilege”, our assistant priest Fr. Grant told us, “to be asked to celebrate the opening of the Centennial. It has been a great blessing to have Schoenstatt here in Perth”, he continued, “to have the shrine and the sisters in our parish. I remember my first visit to this shrine, 25 years ago.”
And then he told us about his recent experience when he prepared a couple for marriage. The young man asked him about the little church somewhere that he remembered when he was there preparing for the sacrament of confirmation under the guidance of Sr. M. Lisette. Fr. Grant showed him the photo and the young man recognized the shrine at once and his great experience at that time.
A privilege to be at the shrine, a blessing to have the shrine and the sisters in the parish, the longing of a person to go back to the shrine that had impressed him as a young boy.
That is the work of Mary, light of our hope, Fr. Grant said in his homily, referring to the motto of our Centennial. Mary, the light of our hope, intercedes for us, is an example in every virtue, lights up the way of a Christian life, and as the most perfect disciple of Christ is a shining light for all to see.
Everyone was invited to the meeting room for fellowship and a brief Video of our sisters around the globe to welcome the beginning of the Centennial of our community. Next to the large number of sisters, languages, shrines, the people admired the beautiful nature surrounding them and their joy of being there at the beginning of the Centennial.
A little flyer was available to them with various websites and a QR to remain informed about the various activities around the Centennial of our international family during the year.
https://www.s-ms.org/en/
https://www.facebook.com/SchoenstattSistersofMary
www.schoenstatt.org.au
www.schoenstattwa.org.au
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