In Spiritual Family
‘Brought together by the same gift…’
From 24 to 30 August in Maroua, in the Far North Region of Cameroon, where the Vice-Provincial House of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit is located, we held our traditional Assembly with great emotion. Arriving on the 24th in the Galdima neighbourhood of Maroua, the...
Hillion: echoes of an encounter
In Hillion, a seaside town in the Saint-Brieuc metropolitan area in Brittany, France, there is a guest house called ‘Daughters of the Holy Spirit’ for those who wish to rest, meet others, get away from it all... Here are some echoes of a recent encounter at this...
When the ‘Branches’ meet
At the end of August 2025 - Christiane RANNOU, general moderator, Phillys VIENS, regional moderator for the Americas, and I, Giovanna, regional moderator for Europe -, are meeting in Putnam, Connecticut, USA, for the DHS, Secular Branch International Council. Our...
The house to live in together
My name is Sister Anne Okozi, of the Congregation of Daughters of the Holy Spirit, Nigeria Vice Province. My lived experiences both in the community and in the formation, house has been a wonderful one in my life in the past 24 years and I can still see God at work in...
Vocational camp
A vocational camp was held from 20 to 25 July 2025 at the postulancy community in Diébougou, Burkina Faso. We, aspiring to religious life, came from different dioceses, including Manga, Koudougou, Diébougou, and the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou. On the afternoon of 20...
Commitment to the ‘Secular Branch’
Sylvie DANIEL committed herself to the consecrated lay life in 2021 by taking temporary vows. During this period, she continued her formation, focusing mainly on the meaning of commitment and her desire to respond to the call that the Lord had placed in her heart to...
Nigeria. Joyful commitment of nine new sisters
Every great journey begins with taking a leap of faith. Our journey together for the past four years in response to God’s initiative in our calling into religious life was like yesterday as the psalmist says “a thousand years are like a day before God” during...
A time to stop and marvel
"In a noisy world, marked by the race to the clock, it is often difficult to take time to be together for free, and yet we need it so much ... It is here that we see how well God knows us and shows us a path to profound happiness: this necessarily involves withdrawal,...
Nigeria. Handover ceremony
On 27 June 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the Vice-Province of Nigeria gathered at the Renée Burel Retreat Centre in Ilesa for the official handover ceremony from the former leadership team to the new team. After four years of Vice-Provincial service by...
Pilgrimage to the Sources in Taden
On 26 April, a group of Associates of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit travelled to Taden in Brittany, near Dinan, to follow in the footsteps of the ‘Charitable Spouses’ Claude Toussaint Marot (1675-1755) and Marguerite Picquet de la Motte (1681-1757), Count and...
In memory of …
INGLE Dede
Associate She was a Consecrated Secular from 2003-2019 t hen returned to the Associates. Date of Birth/Age: May 9, 1945 age 80 Date of Covenant: December 12, 1992 Date of Death: November 8, 2025 Place of Death: West Sacramento, CA Date and Time of Funeral: Wednesday,...
CAILLY Odile
Name of the nun: Sister Marie-Suzanne Born in Frênes (61) Age: 91 years Year of religious profession: 1954 Date and place of death: Sunday, November 30 in Sées, EHPAD 'La Miséricorde' The funeral will take place in Briouze, on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM Its...
YANNOU Mauricette
of the Secular Branch of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit - Europe Region Age: 91 years Date and place of birth: 22 September in Plomodiern Date of death: November 24, 2025 Date and place of the funeral: Friday, November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM, in Plomodiern commune of...
PERRON Jeanne
Name of the nun: Sister Jeanne de Saint-Amet Year of religious profession: 1951 Place of birth: Nizon (29) Date and place of death: Monday, November 24 in Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Community Retirement Home Age: 95 years Date and place of the funeral: Friday, November 28,...
OLIVIER Louise
of the Secular Branch of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit - Europe Region Age: 95 years Date and place of birth: June 24, 1930 in Nevez Date of death: Sunday, November 16, 2025 Date and place of the funeral: Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM in Névez, commune of...
NICOLAS Thérèse
Name of the nun: Sister Yves René Year of religious profession: 1956 Age: 90 years Date and place of birth: March 8, 1935 in Plouguerneau (29) Date of death: Friday, November 14, 2025, in Plestin-les-Grèves Date and place of the funeral: Wednesday, November 19, 2025...
LE GALL Jeanne-Louise
Name of the nun: Sister Renée of Saint-François Year of religious profession: 1960 Age: 86 Born in Trégarantec (29) Date of death: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in Plestin-les-Grèves Date and place of the funeral: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM in...
LECHAT Irène
Name of the nun: Sister Marie-Pierre Year of religious profession: 1949 Born in Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers (53) Age: 96 years Date and place of death: Sunday, November 2 in Briouze, Communauté Mère Olivier The funeral will take place at the church of Briouze,...
JEANNE Marie-Thérèse
Religious name: Sister Marie-Françoise Year of religious profession: 1949 Place of birth: Compiègne (60) Age: 98 Date and place of death: Wednesday, 8 October 2025 at the Retirement Home - Mother House community. Saint-Brieuc, Date and place of funeral: Wednesday, 15...
PINÇON Marie-Thérèse
Religious name: Sister Marie-Thérèse PascalYear of religious profession: 1965Place of birth: La Gouesnière (35)Age: 89 years oldDate and place of death: Monday, 22 September at the Retirement Home Community - Mother HouseDate and place of funeral: Thursday, 25...