In Spiritual Family
Drinking from the source
"We come to the source and we come to drink from it” * The time of exchange and sharing at Ile Blanche, * as a Daughters of the Holy Spirit family, was much appreciated, meticulously prepared by some members of our three Branches: Sister, consecrated laywomen,...
“The Charitable Spouses”
2 July 2023: anniversary of the death in 1755, of Count Claude Toussaint Marot de La Garaye. On 2 July 2023, a group of Christians, including our archivist, wanted to honour the memory of the Count and Countess of La Garaye by holding a Mass in the church in Taden*,...
End of year assembly: joy
Our end-of-year Assembly was held from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June 2023 in Diébougou, Bagane Catholic Mission, BURKINA FASO, marking the end of the pastoral year. It's a great joy to come together at the end of a year to evaluate what we've experienced together as a...
Farewell to the Sisters of Antofagasta
In his farewell, Jesus gathered his disciples together and gave them a mission in preparation for the last supper. Each disciple, knowing Jesus, listened attentively to him and received his last words, perhaps sensing that he would no longer be with them physically......
In Olney, commitment of an Associate
In the province of England-Ireland, Sonia van Reyk, a member of the Olney Associates group, joined the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit on 31 May 2023. St. Joseph’s Convent Olney gave us a warm welcome, and we were joined in the beautiful chapel where...
Here and there, united in solidarity
In 2017, in the joyful spirit of the great international gathering of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Family to mark the end of the "Year of Marie Balavenne", Sister Helena UGORJI, a Nigerian, was sent to Ile Blanche - the welcome centre at Locquirec in Brittany,...
124 years of presence…
In the Church of Le Légué - a port town near Saint-Brieuc- on 3 June 2023, the feast of the Holy Trinity, we are invited to a Mass of thanksgiving. Today's event: the parishioners say goodbye to the Sisters of the community of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. With...
Nigeria. A very special event
On 3 June 2023, the Vice-Province of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of Nigeria recorded a joyous event: two of its Daughters, Sisters Juliet Idowu and Queendaline Alegu, made a definitive commitment to the Congregation. The celebration took place at St. Mary's...
The Associates of Nigeria
Each year, before the solemnity of Pentecost, the associates of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit congregation in the Vice-Province of Nigeria organise a programme to renew their Promise, in order to prepare themselves spiritually for the coming of the Holy Spirit....
Pentecost in Peru
The Associates of Lima, Callao, Huaura and Medio Mundo, Peru, had the joy and grace of celebrating the great event of Pentecost and the renewal of our ALLIANCE, as Associates of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, in the presence of Sister Francy and...
In memory of …
BROUILLARD Giselle
Name in Religion: Sr. Jeanne Antoine Date of Birth/Age: November 20, 1932 age 90 years Date of Profession: August 23, 1952 at the Motherhouse Date of Death: May 6, 2023 Place of Death: St. Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Tuesday May 16,...
HENSELMANS Catharina
Name in religious life: Sister Marie Laetitia Year of profession: 1965 Age: 86 years old Born in Eersel. NETHERLANDS Date and place of the funeral: Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by interment in the Maison-Mère cemetery....
KERVENNIC Angèle
Name in religious life: Sister Marie-Claire d'Assise Year of profession: 1936 Age: 107 ans years old Born in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon (29) Date and place of the funeral: Saturday April 8, 2023 at 10am, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by burial in the Maison-Mère...
GOUEREC Marie-Josèphe
Sister's name: Sister Marie Emmanuel Year of profession: 1966 Age: 80 years old Born in Ploumoguer (29) Date and place of the funeral: on Friday 31 March 2023 at 14h30 in Plestin-les-Grèves followed by burial in the cemetery of Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences:...
MORVAN Marie-Louise
Sister's name: Sister Louis Monique Year of profession: 1967 Age: 80 years old Born in Lannilis (29) Date and place of the funeral: Tuesday 28 March 2023, at 14h30, in Plestin-les-Grèves, followed by burial in the cemetery of Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences:...
ABGRALL Anne Marie-Louise
Sister's name: Sister Rose de St François Year of profession: 1946 Age: 98 years old Born in Landivisiau (29) Date and place of the funeral: Monday 27 March 2023, at 14h30, in Plestin-les-Grèves, followed by burial in the cemetery of Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main...
AUTRET Simone
Sister's name: Sister Marie-Simone Year of profession: 1959 Age: 89 years old Born in Tréflaouénan (29) Date and place of the funeral: Monday 20 March 2023 at 2.30pm, in Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences: Brest - Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon - Saint-Pol-de-Léon -...
DELOGE Marie-Josèphe
Name in religious life: Sister Marie-Josèphe Christiane Year of profession: 1964 Age: 84 ans years old Born in Poulay (Mayenne) Date and place of the funeral: Tuesday 14 March 2023 at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by burial in the Maison-Mère...
SULLIVAN Hannah Mary
Name of Sister: Sister Mary Ita Year of profession :1957 Age: 85 years old Date and place of birth: 20. 05. 1037 - Glengarriff, Co Cork, IRELAND Nationality: IRISH Date and place of death: 8 March 2023 - Milton Keynes Hospital Date and place of funeral: Date to be...
HUOT Claudette
Year of profession :1953 Age: 89 years old Date and place of death: March 7, 2023 at St Joseph's Life Center, Windham, CT Date and place of funeral: Saturday March 11, 2023 11:00 AM, at Corpus Christi Parish, St Joseph Church, Willimantic CT Ministry: She held a B.A....