Sister M. Albinis Schumacher

Born: March 11, 1932
Entrance: August 14, 1954
Professed: May 3, 1957
Died: October 21, 2024

After a long and fulfilling life, the good and merciful God completed the earthly life of our dear Sister M. Albinis Schumacher, Hospital Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.

Our home is in heaven. That is where we await Jesus Christ, the Lord our Savior.

Phil. 3:20

Sister M. Albinis grew up in Oberhausen-Osterfeld with five siblings. She got to know and appreciate the Franciscan Sisters of Mauritz in Stadtlohn. This prompted the young woman to enter the convent in Münster at the age of 22. Her professional life as a nurse was linked to the St. Marien hospital in Lünen. She was in charge of the urology ward there for a long time and later worked as a sacristan. Her biological sister Brigitte was a surgical nurse at the hospital so that the siblings could support each other.

In 2014, Sister M. Albinis was the last Franciscan to leave the Lüner Marien hospital after 55 years. At her farewell celebration, it was acknowledged that despite her quiet and reserved nature, she had become an “institution of the house” during this long period. And everyone was impressed by the sparkle in her eyes.

As a senior, she came to St. Franziskus-Haus in Nordwalde, where she took on small tasks and was involved in the liturgy. There we experienced Sister Albinis as a calm and kind fellow sister who prayed a lot. In the last fortnight, her strength diminished more and more. She has now consciously joined her Lord.

We say farewell to Sister M. Albinis with gratitude. We remember her in prayer and in the celebration of the Eucharist. We remain united with her as sisters. We will celebrate the resurrection Mass for Sister M. Albinis on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 10.00 a.m. in St. Franziskus-Haus in Nordwalde.  We will then accompany her to her final resting place in the parish cemetery.   Afterwards, we can share our memories over coffee in St. Franziskus-Haus.