In Spiritual Family
Team of Associates, Chile – Peru
The meeting of the Associates Coordination Team, Chile - Peru, was held in Santiago de Chile from 17 to 19 January 2025, with the participation of the Chilean and Peruvian coordinators. The meeting was attended by - from Peru: Felix Guillen, general coordinator of...
From past to present: a rich international meeting
In our Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, it is customary for a member of the General Council, based in Rennes, to come to the Mother House in Saint-Brieuc to meet the people who have been working to promote our internationality from the past to the...
35 years of joy in following Christ
Following the celebration in 2024 of 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, Sister Monique GABANA agreed to share with us the story of her vocation in this year in which she is also celebrating 35 years of religious life. ‘How can we...
Towards a new page in our history
1954-2024: 70 years on, the wonderful adventure of Marie BALAVENNE and Renée BUREL - at the origins of our Congregation in 1706, in France - continues on Cameroonian soil. The jubilee year, which began last April, came to a close on Saturday 21 December 2024 in...
Perpetual profession in Burkina Faso
The Daughters of the Holy Sacrament in Burkina Faso joyfully celebrated the perpetual profession of Sister Amélie Zougmore on Saturday 14 December 2024 in the parish of Saint Joseph Moukassa in Koudougou. The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the local...
A new cross
We've been waiting for it. We've wanted it ever since we ordered it from a goldsmith: Monsieur Antoine Chevillard 1. That was at the end of January 2024. We asked him to make a glorious cross for the chapel on the Ile Blanche, a cross that would affirm the strength of...
Peru: the Secular Branch
The Secular Branch is pleased to announce the first commitment of Mery MUNOZ SUAREZ and Maria LARA MONTALBANAIS on 28 November 2024 in CALLAO province of LIMA, thus opening the Secular Branch of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Peru. Moderator Christiane RANNOU and...
A visit that strengthens
As Associates of Cajamarca, Peru, we were delighted to welcome our spiritual counsellor, Sister Pascaline, from 8 to 10 November, along with Lupe, an Associate from Lima, and Blanca, an Associate from Huaura. We spent some time reflecting, sharing and renewing our...
Burkina Faso. Entrance to the postulancy
The ceremony of entry into the postulancy is such a special rite that gives direction to the future, that Sisters Christine DIDJA, responsible for the postulancy, and Silvie ROAMBA, Vice-Provincial of Burkina Faso, accompanied us, second and first year postulants, on...
Reinvigorating our identity as ‘Daughters of the Holy Spirit’
From Thursday 23 to Sunday 27 October 2024, in Maroua, the town in Cameroon where the vice-provincial house of our congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit is located, we met for our usual vice-provincial assembly. Indeed, at the beginning of each pastoral...
In memory of …
LE BELLOUR Eliane
Name of religious; Sister Pascale Marie Year of religious profession: 1957 Place of birth: Caudan (56) Age: 89 Place of death: Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Retirement Home Community Date and place of her funeral: Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 14h30, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Her...
TRACEY Norah Mary
Name of religious sister: Sister John Bernadine Nationality: IRISH Year of religious profession: 1956 Date and place of Birth: 18/07/35, Inchicore, Dublin, IRELAND Date and place of Death: 15th April 2025, Burlington Care Home Date and place of Funeral: 16th May 2025,...
LESNḖ Anne
Religious name: Sister Anne Isabelle Year of religious profession: 1958 Place of birth: Landujan (35) Age: 92 Place of death: Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, Communauté Maison de Retraite Date and place of funeral: Thursday 10 April 2025 at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc,...
BOURT Raymonde
Name of religious sister : Sister Marie Pierre du Saint-Esprit Year of religious profession: 1951 Date and place of birth: Brest (29) Age: 95 years Date and place of death: Monday 1 April 2025 in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, Communauté Maison de Retraite Date and place...
ENEZ Marie-Denise
Name of religious: Sister Marie Denise de Jésus Year of religious profession: 1954 Age: 90 Born in Tréflaouénan (29)) Date and place of funeral: Thursday 20 March 2025 at 2.30pm in Plestin-les-Grèves.. Her main obediences were: Angers - Landerneau - Hennebont -...
Agustín Ramos VILCHERREZ
In the early hours of 22 February 2025, our brother Agustín Ramos VILCHERREZ set off to meet the Lord. Born on October 7, 1958, he joined our congregation as an Associate on November 7, 1999. During his time with us as an Associate in the community of the Diocese of...
MOYSAN Yvonne
Religious Name: Sister Marie Madeleine de Saint Jean Year of religious profession: 1944 Place of birth: Plougar (29) Place of death: Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Ker-Anna/Lann Eol retirement home community Age: 102 Date and place of funeral: Saturday 1 March 2025 at 10.30am,...
LE GRAND Yvette
Name of religious: Sister Alain Dominique Year of religious profession: 1963 Age: 88 Born in Romainville (93) Date of death: Thursday 20 February 2025 (road accident) Date and place of funeral: Friday 28 February 2025 at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère. Her main...
AUTRET Marie-Madeleine
Name of religious: Sister Madeleine de la Vierge Year of religious profession: 1963 Age: 84 Born in Tréflaouénan (29) Date of death: Thursday 20 February 2025 (road accident) Date and place of funeral: Friday 28 February 2025 at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère...
VERNOTTE Marie Paule
Religious Name : Sister Marie-Thérèse Year of religious profession : 1953 Date and place of birth: 6 December 1926, Saint-Aubin (39) Date and place of death: Wednesday 19 February 2025, in Lons-le-Saunier, EHPAD Maison François d'Assise Age: 99 Date and place of...