The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary will celebrate the opening of their 100th Jubilee on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the International Retreat Center in Waukesha.
A music prelude will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by a video about the order’s history at 10 a.m. before Mass begins with Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob.
A procession to the shrine, refreshments and fellowship will take place after Mass.
The public is welcome to come and learn more about the history of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary on Oct. 4 as well as throughout the 100th Jubilee Year. The celebrative year will culminate with a Jubilee Festival Sept. 8-12, 2026, and 100th Jubilee Celebration on Sept. 12, 2026.
“We invite everyone to join us in celebrating and giving thanks: all those who are part of our Schoenstatt Family and all those who already support us in any way, but also anyone who is interested in learning more. We hope this jubilee year will be an occasion for many more people to encounter our Mother Thrice Admirable in her Schoenstatt Shrine and to experience the powerful graces she mediates at this place of pilgrimage,” said Sr. M. Emily Kenkel, Provincial Superior of the North American province of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.
Schoenstatt’s goal is the moral and spiritual renewal of society. As part of the inspiring force behind the Schoenstatt Movement, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary place special emphasis on the Marian education of girls, women and families.
“In the Schoenstatt Movement, lay people are inspired by lay leaders through occasional workshops and ongoing formation in small groups for couples, women, men and youth. In addition to this, through the rotation of the image of Mary with elements of evangelization and social outreach, families are mentored in practical steps by which the domestic church is strengthened in their homes,” said Sr. M. Isabel Bracero, Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary.
The worldwide apostolate, founded by Father Joseph Kentenich in Germany in 1914, now has about 1,400 Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary on six continents in 25 countries.
The North American province is based at the International Schoenstatt Center in Waukesha. The Schoenstatt International Shrine is designated as one of the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage Sites in the United States.
In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the Sisters of Mary are in Waukesha at the provincial house and International Schoenstatt Center, where they offer retreats for the Schoenstatt Movement and welcome groups and events from the Archdiocese and area parishes. Also in Milwaukee is the Movement House, near the Schoenstatt Shrine at St. Vincent Pallotti East, where the community ensures all-day Adoration.
More information can be found at: https://schoenstattsistersofmary.us/.
