“You are at the heart of the world with the heart of God.”
Pope Francis to Secular Institutes
Our Origin
God calls a movement of renewal into being...
Our Spirituality
The Mother of God draws us into a covenant of love...
Our Mission
To be her eyes, her ears, her hands, her heart...
Our Life
A way of Marian nobility, purity, and generosity...
Where We Are
In the world, for the world, worldwide
Discernment
Is God calling me to be his instrument?
News & Upcoming Events
Sister Francine-Marie: An Interview
On December 8, 2020, we celebrated 100 years since the first women joined the Schoenstatt Movement. Take a look at this inspiring testimony!
Fiat Hour 2021
Join us for a vocations discernment encounter once a month via Zoom.
Enacting Mary’s Role – Every Single Day
How is a Movement Sister called to reflect the image of Mary into the modern world?
Who We Are
The Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary is a community of consecrated women founded in Germany in 1926 by Father Joseph Kentenich. We serve the mission of his original foundation, the Schoenstatt Movement, a Marian and apostolic movement in the Roman Catholic Church. Collaborating with the other Schoenstatt communities in the moral and spiritual renewal of society, we place special emphasis on the Marian formation of girls, women, and families. Our source of life is the covenant of love with our Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen, and Victress of Schoenstatt. United with her and following her example, we surrender ourselves undividedly to Christ in a life of poverty, virginity, and obedience.