In Spiritual Family
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...
Vice-Province of Nigeria: final vows
It was a joyful moment for the entire Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice- Province of Nigeria dated 26th October 2024, because they had another wonderful opportunity to attend the perpetual profession of vows of vows of their three sisters: Sister Lydia...
Meeting of discernment in the Province of France-Belgium
An assembly of 35 Sisters from the Province of France-Belgium was convened by the Superior General and her Council, as a Consultative College, to live together a process of discernment in order to help the General Council in its own discernment in view of the...
Reception of DHS postulants in Nigeria
Friday 4 October 2024 was a day that the Lord made for us: in deed, we are truly happy and fulfilled today, knowing that we have been received as pre-novices into the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single...
Celebration of temporary commitments
‘Nothing can separate us from the love of God’ (Romans 8:39). Romans 8, 39. It was this statement by Saint Paul in his letter to the Romans that sisters Delphine SOME and Jessica NAON took as the light that would guide their lives as followers of Christ, on 28...
Celebration of entry into the novitiate
On Sunday 22 September, at 5.30pm, in the beautiful chapel of the novitiate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, in Ngaoundéré-Marza, CAMEROON, we joyfully celebrated the official entry into the novitiate of 4 novices from Burkina-Faso. In addition to sisters Pauline...
In memory 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...
LE HENAFF Thérèse
Religious Name: Sister Thérèse de Saint-Louis Year of religious profession: 1959 Place of birth: Plogonnec (29) Date and place of death: Tuesday 18 February at Sainte-Anne d'Auray Ker-Anna/Lann Eol Retirement Home Community Age: 86 Date and place of funeral: Friday...
GEFFROY Denise
Name of religious: Sister Marie-Joseph Lucienne Year of religious profession: 1954 Age: 95 Place and date of birth: born in Plufur (22), on 31 December 1930 Date of death: Wednesday 12 February 2025 Date and place of funeral: Saturday 15 February at 10am, in...
JAMET Emilienne
Religious Name: Sister Gabrielle de Saint Paul Year of religious profession: 1946 Date and place of birth: Cruguel (56) Age: 98 ans Date and place of death: Thursday 30 January in Saint-Brieuc Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 4 February at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc,...
LE VIAVANT Bernadette
Religious Name: Sister Madeleine Bernard Year of religious profession: 1945 Place of birth: Sulniac (56) Date and place of death: Monday 27 January at Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Retirement Home Community Age: 99 Date and place of funeral: Thursday 30 January at 2.30pm, ...
GUILLOU Jean-François
Age: 84Date of death: Tuesday 21 January 2025Date and place of funeral: Monday 27 January at 3pm, l'église d'Yffiniac. Jean-François had been an Associate since 2010 and was a member of the Notre-Dame de la Baie parish team in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany - France. He was...
ITURRERIA Virginia Mary
Age: 84 years Date of Death: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Place of Death: El Rio Memory Care à Modesto Ms. Iturreria was born in Modesto. She lived in Patterson her entire life. She was a bank teller for 30 years before she retired to run the family business,...