Justice and solidarity
So close to everyone
One month after the death of our dear Father Andrés Besinet Grollier in France at the age of 93, a mass was celebrated in Huaura, Peru, which was attended by his grateful friends and acquaintances, followed by a sharing. Father André is a French missionary "Fidei...
Young people in search of consecrated religious life
From 20 to 25 July 2022, in the community of Koudougou, BURKINA FASO, 17 girls from the 3rd to the final year of secondary school met to reflect and exchange on: "Hearing the cry of the poor and responding to God's call". They were accompanied by sisters Fatoumata DA,...
Making the cry our own…
"We must hear the cry of the poor and make it our own...." This is one of the Orientations of our recent General Chapter. So when the Mayor of Le Conquet - a town in Finistère, Brittany, France - came to ask us to welcome a Ukrainian family to our holiday Guest House,...
A certificate that opens up a future…
How do you make a young girl who is in the process of growing up and seeking to develop outside her family environment happy? How can we make her hope for a better future when she has not had the chance, in this world today, to finish primary school? The Centre de...
“They have no more wine”
I was touched by this phrase from the Gospel of Cana: "They have no more wine", during my annual retreat at the end of 2020, and I saw those people who could not go to church on Sunday because of a disability: they have no more BREAD! With the permission of the parish...
With the children in the IDP camps
In August 2021, during our General Chapter in France -Ile-Blanche-, in the exchanges with Sister Revault on my mission in Cameroon, I told her about my work with the displaced in the field of health and nutrition, of what I felt about the children who are often...
Courageous “hummingbirds”
In Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, France. Week after week, "hummingbirds" collect newspapers, advertisements, outdated magazines, Prions en Eglise, Magnificat, in short, all paper destined for the bin! As soon as the heap becomes large in the room reserved for this purpose,...
Help for displaced persons
On Friday 1st April 2022, we, the sisters of the DHS community in the Djarengol district of Maroua, CAMEROON, went to give aid to displaced persons in Bogo, a village in the Far North region, about twenty kilometres from Maroua. We arrived at the refugee camp...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
CAMEROON
Support for displaced families in Far North Cameroon For some years now, the Koza pastoral zone in Cameroon’s Far North has been plagued by violence of all kinds. With the repeated attacks of Boko Haram, the precariousness of the populations is very visible....
BURKINA FASO
Project for the partial renovation of the Postulate henhouse in Diébougou The Postulate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso is located in Diébougou, in the southwest of the country. It is a formation center for young girls seeking to give meaning to...
BURKINA FASO
Improving study and housing conditions for young girls at the Foyer Marie Balavenne in Diébougou The Girls' Hostel "Marie Balavenne" is under the tutelage of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso. It is located in Diébougou where several...
CAMEROON
Aid for the financing of studies for poor young pupils or students in the Far North region The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit has been established in Far North of Cameroon since 1954. This region of the Far North is, both, one of the most populated...
JNVIC
Let us quench the hunger and thirst of our people
Holy Week is one of the most important religious celebrations in Peru. In Huaura, after the celebrations, the faithful demonstrate their faith through processions, penances and representations of the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The...
AUDET Léontine
Name in religious life: Sister Angèle de Saint-Yves Year of profession: 1943 Age: 101 years old Born in Landéhen (22) Date of death: Thursday, April 4, 2024 Date and place of funeral: Monday April 8, 2024 at 14h30 in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by burial in...
DIÓGENES Flores Pineda
Name: DIÓGENES Flores Pineda Date of birth: 8 September 1956 Date of becoming an Associate of the Congrégation des Filles du Saint-Esprit: 1 December 2002 Date of death: 2 April 2024 Our friend and spiritual brother, began his preparation as a pre-associate in 1999...
Growing old… but staying bold
Over the years, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit sisters in the U.S. province have actively collaborated and volunteered in various charitable organizations.I'm privileged to serve with the sisters and other lay volunteers in helping different organizations through...
Costly but also saving…
From 24 to 27 March 2024, we, the young religious sisters of the vice-province of BURKINA FASO, had our second session of the year on Christian and religious obedience, led by Sister Christine DIDJA, head of the postulancy in Diébougou. The session, lived in a climate...
RICHARD Geneviève
- Name of religious: Sister Marie Renée des Anges - Year of religious profession: 1953 - Birth place Ruffiac (56) - Date of death: 19 March 2024 - Age: 91 years - Date and place of funeral: Saturday 23 March at 2.30 pm in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. - Its main obediences...
Catholic Sisters Week
Every year at this time, the world is invited to celebrate Catholic Sisters Week from around the world who have dedicated their lives to serving others by living out the charisms of their various congregations. The Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the Putnam Province...
An afternoon of “Sport and Faith”
Everyone knows that in 2024, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in France, and for the most part in Seine-Saint-Denis, a department bordering Paris. On Saturday 9 March 2024, the secondary school chaplaincies and the CCFD (Catholic Committee against Hunger...
BODENES Marie-Joséphine
- Name of religious: Sister Noël de l'Immaculée - Year of religious profession: 1951 - Birth place: Plouguerneau (29) - Age: 94 years - Date and place of funeral: Saturday 16 March at 3pm in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. - Its main obediences were: Le Guilvinec - Ile de...
POQUET Hélène
- Name of religious: Sister Marie Hélène du Calvaire - Year of religious profession: 1955 - Birth place Plomodiern (29) - Age: 92 years - Date and place of funeral: Thursday 14 March at 2.30pm, in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. - Its main obediences were in BELGIUM: Strépy -...