In Spiritual Family
60 years of religious life: thanksgiving
30 August 2023 marked exactly 60 years of religious life for Sister Juliette Houdemont. Juliette was professed on 30 August 1963, along with Paulette, Marie, Sophie and Paule Agnès. A Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in the church of Saint Martin du Champy in...
Chile: Associates meetings
In Antofagasta On 27 August 2023, at nine o'clock in the morning, we met at the house of Don Oriones in the city of Antofagasta - Chile. What a joy it was to meet up again with my dear ESF group, and even more so with some of my associate sisters whom I hadn't seen...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: an uncertain beginning – a luminous ending.
Our pilgrimage to the springs, which began uncertainly on 4 August, ended brightly on 31 August 2023 with songs of joy and thanksgiving. The last days of our pilgrimage (28-31) were very important moments for us as we took the time to do a general review of our...
28 August 1923… 28 August 2023!
On this last Monday in August, in Saint-Brieuc - in Brittany, France - the communities of the Mother House, the older sisters and some residents of the "Jeanne Guernion" retirement home, gathered around SISTER DENISE DURAND to give thanks on HER HUNDRED YEAR...
Stay – “Fraternity lived in communities”
After our retreat at l'Île Blanche - the Welcome House in Brittany - we, young sisters of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit who had come to France from other countries, were sent in pairs - for the most part - to communities (Brest, Concarneau, Elven, Le Conquet,...
With the Trinity, discovering the Hidden Sources
We, the young "Daughters of the Holy Spirit" nuns who had come to France to discover the Sources of the Congregation, began our retreat on 15 August 2023, a special day in the Catholic Church throughout the world on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: an experience of a lifetime…
The “Pilgrimage to the Sources” began with the symbolic prayer of invocation to the Holy Spirit to help us to be attentive and receptive in what we are about to discover of the origins of our Founders and on how they lived, prayed, worked, and served the people of...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: the arrival
There was an atmosphere of joy when we arrived in Paris on 4 August and saw that Sisters Françoise and Céline were there to welcome us, the "Daughters of the Holy Spirit" from Nigeria and Cameroon -unfortunately, the sisters from Burkina Faso were unable to join us...
First vows in religious life
In the Vice-Province of Nigeria, we will always remember 6 July 2023: on this day, the Vice-Province celebrates the first profession of 5 new Daughters of the Holy Spirit: Rita kekeni clement, kechinyere chidimma ekezie, mercy owoyi idoko, Monica kelechi onuoha and...
Chilean Associates: a visit
On 25 June, we Chilean Associates were visited in Antofagasta by Sister Lydie Pascaline, Daughter of the Holy Spirit, to get to know us better as she is the Councillor for the Associates of the Latin American Delegation. The meeting was a good opportunity for her to...
In memory of …
THETIOT Anne-Marie
Name of religious sister: Anne Thérèse Year of religious profession: 1950 Birth place: Ruffiac (56) Age: 93 years Date and place of death: Sunday 22 October 2023 at the Maison de Retraite Ker-Anna/Lann Eol in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Date and place of funeral: Thursday 26...
LANDREIN Jeanne
Name of religious sister: André Marie de Jésus Year of religious profession: 1954 Birth place: Pont-Aven (29) Age: 96 years Date and place of death: Wednesday 18 October 2023 at the Maison de Retraite Ker-Anna/Lann Eol in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Date and place of funeral:...
EVARISTE Gisèle
Name of religious sister: Marie Elisabeth de Jésus Year of religious profession: 1951 Birth place: CAST (29) Age: 92 years Date and place of death: Sunday 15 October at Hôpital de Quimper Date and place of funeral: Wednesday 18 October 2023 at 10:30 in Pluguffan Her...
TAVERSON Thérèse
Name of religious sister : Thérèse Marie de la Croix Year of religious profession: 1953 Birth place: Questembert (56) Age: 90 years Date of death: Thursday 5 October Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 10 October 2023 at 14h30, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Her main...
JOURDAIN Jeanne
Name in religious life: Sister Marie-Paule Year of profession: 1943 Age: 98 ans years old Born in Varaville (14) Date of death: Thursday 5 October in Briouze Date and place of the funeral: Monday 9 October 2023 at 2.30 pm, in the church of Briouze Her main obediences:...
HANRAHAN Mary
Sister's name: Sister Ann Philomena Year of profession: 1954 Age: 90 years old Born in Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry, IRELAND 12.12.1932 Date and place of the funeral: Date to be arranged Community: Burlington Hall Her principal obediences and places of ministry were: -...
LE ROUX Jeanne
Name of religious sister: Paule Christine Year of religious profession: 1955 Birthplace: Plouvorn (29) Age: 88 ans Date and place of her funeral: Friday 29 september 2023 at 14h30, at the church of Saint Houardon in Landerneau. His main obediences were: Paris -...
DURAND Julienne
Year of profession: 1953 Age: 96 years old Born in Saint-Aubain-Fosse-Louvain (53) Date and place of the funeral: Wednesday 27 September 2023 at 2.30pm, in Briouze. Her main obediences: Renazé - Chanu - La Ferté-Macé - Chartres -...
COPY Marie-Thérèse
Name of religious sister: Marie Joseph du Divin Coeur Year of religious profession: 1961 Birthplace: Plouguin (29) Age: 93 ans Date and place of her funeral: Thursday 21 September 2023 at 2.30pm, in Plestin-les-Grèves, His main obediences were: Saint-Meen -...
Guacolda Cifuentes Hernández
On Saturday, September 9th at 12:00 noon, our dear Guacolda Herminia Cifuentes Hernandez, left us, to go to the House of God our Father. She was born on March 1st 1939. She made her covenant as an associate in 2002. From 2009 to 2023, she was a Consecrated Laywoman....