Daughters of the Holy Spirit
We are an international Catholic religious congregation, moved by the Spirit of Jesus at work in the world.
As a spiritual family and with others, we seek to respond to the needs of the peoples among whom we live.
Marie Balavenne
Flash info April 2024
THE SECULAR BRANCH “Daughters of the Holy Spirit”
of the Région Europe
will hold its regional assembly on 27 and 28 April
at the Mother House. Saint Brieuc. France.
Deepening the focus set at the 2022 Annual General Meeting:
What does the word communion mean to me?
in “being an artisan of communion
and how do we live it today?
Announcement by Marie-Thérèse Mochet. BS
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Sowers of hope and peace
It's a tradition for the Church: for over half a century, the fourth Sunday after Easter has been dedicated to praying for vocations (married, consecrated and clerics).In his message for the sixty-first World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis invited us all to...
Sowers of hope and peace
It's a tradition for the Church: for over half a century, the fourth Sunday after Easter has been dedicated to praying for vocations (married, consecrated and clerics).In his message for the sixty-first World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis invited us all to be sowers of hope and builders of peace in today's global context. To do this, the Holy Father proposes four steps: pray for the...
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In Spiritual Family
News from the Spiritual Family
A journey like no other!
On 16 November 2023, three Cameroonian Daughters of the Holy Spirit took the flight from Yaoundé to France: Sr Judith MBOUNGOUL, for the mission to the General Council of the Congregation, Marcelline and myself, Monique, for health reasons. As soon as we landed in...
Reborn
When I arrived in Elven, a French commune in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region, I expressed my desire to do the "Renaitre" course at the Penboc'h Spirituality Centre. What a gift for me, for my life as a religious Daughter of the Holy Spirit! This...
Growing old… but staying bold
Over the years, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit sisters in the U.S. province have actively collaborated and volunteered in various charitable organizations.I'm privileged to serve with the sisters and other lay volunteers in helping different organizations through...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
Closer to the most vulnerable…
On Ash Wednesday 2024, for the Lenten season leading up to Easter, I asked for the grace to be closer to those who suffer, to those in need: the sick, the homeless, the voiceless, the poor who live in misery every day, to be more aware of this category of people whom...
With street children
Street children are usually left to fend for themselves. With no one to look after them, they often have to do odd jobs to get the meal of the day, beg or steal in order to eat. Sometimes they go for days on end without having anything to eat. At night, these poor...
The “Solidarity Christmas Special” 2023
Listening to "both the clamour of the earth and the clamour of the poor" is the very expression of Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical letter "Laudato Si'" (no. 49), on safeguarding the common home. It was with this in mind that we once again considered our "Christmas...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
Sowers of hope and peace
It's a tradition for the Church: for over half a century, the fourth Sunday after Easter has been dedicated to praying for vocations (married, consecrated and clerics).In his message for the sixty-first World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis invited us all to...
Nigeria: 60 years of DHS presence
The history of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria dates back to 1964, when four Sisters of the Holy Spirit from England, Sister Yvonne, Sister Albertine, Sister Thérèse PATTY and Sister Veronica HARAHAN, accompanied by Mother BRENDAN from...
In Cameroon, meetings of young sisters
We, the young sisters of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, are very grateful to the Congregation for all the moments of formation that it gives us the opportunity to experience among ourselves and with other consecrated persons from the ecclesiastical province of...
Partnerships and projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
DHS Solidarity Projects
Generosity of the Heart Your donations have, not only restored the confidence of vulnerable people, but have, also, helped to improve their living conditions: supporting the establishment of “soup kitchens” in Peru, the prevention and treatment of eye diseases...
PERU
Help with activities at a community center in Huaura - Peru. A Huaura community center regularly welcomes elderly people to spend time together and engage in income-generating activities: making bags or purses, woolen flowers, dolls, shawls and scarves... The Huaura...
NIGERIA
Purchase of a knitting machine for the Renée BUREL Center in Ilesa The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria is committed to providing training services to the poor in and around Ilesa. After the closure of the Stephen Social Center, Ilaje,...
CAMEROON
Support for displaced families in Far North Cameroon For some years now, the Koza pastoral zone in Cameroon’s Far North has been plagued by violence of all kinds. With the repeated attacks of Boko Haram, the precariousness of the populations is very visible....
BURKINA FASO
Project for the partial renovation of the Postulate henhouse in Diébougou The Postulate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso is located in Diébougou, in the southwest of the country. It is a formation center for young girls seeking to give meaning to...
In memory of …
COHIC Valentine
Name of religious: Sister Anne Joseph de la Croix Year of religious profession: 1953 Birth place: Pluneret (56) Date of death: 22 April 2024 Age: 92 years Date and place of funeral: Thursday 25 April at 2.30pm in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. Its main obediences were: Angers...
GREAGHTY Margaret Mary
Name of religious: Sister Mary Assumpta Year of religious profession: 1954 Date and place of Birh: 09 11 34 - West, Co Mayo, Ireland Age: 90 years Date and place of Death: 12 April 2024 - Milton Keynes, Hospital Date and place of Funeral: Date to be arranged - place:...
PICART Anne-Louise
Name of religious: Sister Yves-Olivier Year of religious profession: 1948 Birth place: Plougar (29) Age: 97 years Date of death: 12 April 2024 Date and place of funeral : Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 14h30, in Plestin-les-Grèves, followed by burial in the...