The celebration began with a grateful Eucharistic celebration in the parish church of Assumption of BVM in Brodsko vinogorje, which was led by Đuro Hranić the Archbishop of Đakovo-Osijek.

Along with the faithful and nuns of the city, Mass was attended by many nuns, Servants of the Little Jesus from all the Provinces of the Congregation, led by the Mother Superior, Maria Banić and the Head nun of Sarajevo Province, Marija Ana Kustura.

For the celebration of this important anniversary in the city of their founder, servant of God, Josip Stadler, sisters chose the motto “Holy Mary Lord's Servant” because they, as Archbishop Hranić noted in his homily, recognize themselves as the Lord's servant and because these liturgical readings speak of gratitude before God.

The Archbishop said that, them coming to Slavonski Brod in troublesome times of war in 1994., is the work of the servant of God Josip Stadler, who sent them to find shelter and solution in this, then founding, parish.

„Getting nuns matches lottery winning, so, dear sisters, we experience and recognize you as a great gift and blessing of God for this parish, city, and our entire archdiocese”, said the Archbishop.

Provincial nun Kustura at the end of the Mass thanked everyone who had been close to them for 25 years with the help of prayer, love and other help, who promoted the life and work of their founder, especially Archbishop Hranić, dean Lenić, parish priests Madragević and Karas, Mother Superior Banić, gathered nuns and to the friends of Little Jesus. She remembered and thanked for the late nuns who worked in that city: sister Virgina, sister Evanđelista, sister Franka, sister Filipa and sister Matejka.

Also, sister Kustura gave presents to the guests, and Archbishop Hranić for remembrance of this silver jubilee, to the house head sister Blaženka Lešić, gave a silver coat of arms with his bishop's moto “Launch out in to the deep”.