Justice and solidarity
Julienne… History and testimony
Julienne was born in a village about 1.5 km from Touloum, a town in the Far North region of Cameroon where the Daughters of the Holy Spirit run a Centre for the Promotion of Young Girls (CPJF).From a polygamous family, she is the oldest child of her mother, her...
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 Week after week, "hummingbirds" collect newspapers, advertisements, outdated magazines, Prions en Eglise, Magnificat, in short, all paper destined for the bin!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...
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… Lazare
‘This is an important day for our community,’ said Father Pierre yesterday, 28 September, in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon, at the beginning of his homily, ‘because it is the start of the catechetical year for the students, but also the day of the sacraments of initiation into...
‘Here I am…’
‘Here I am, in response to the Spirit who has led me here.’On Saturday, 27 September 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the Vice-Province of Burkina Faso had the immense joy of celebrating the perpetual vows of Sister MEDA Nitogra Ida. The Eucharistic...
In Cameroon, D-Day
What an unforgettable day, 22 September 2025! Who could imagine what we, Alphonsine, Charlène, Irène, Félicité and Emilienne, really felt? It all began five days before D-Day, with a retreat during which each of us took the time to listen to and talk with God. We were...
They put God first
On Sunday evening, 28 September 2025, a large crowd gathered at Saint-Malo Church in Dinan, Côtes d'Armor, France, in response to an invitation extended to friends of Claude Toussaint de la Garaye and Marguerite Picquet de la Motte. There, their story was dramatised...
Nigeria. Final Profession and silver Jubilee
It was a joyful day for the entire Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice -Province of Nigeria as Six of their sisters committed themselves perpetually in the Congregation, and two sisters marked their 25th Profession Anniversary (Silver Jubilee). These remarkable...
Sainte Anne d’Auray…
Did you know that this corner of Brittany, France, once known as Ker Anna, is said to be the only place in the world where Saint Anne appeared? And that this jubilee year, Sainte Anne d'Auray celebrated the jubilee of the Apparitions with the installation of a...
KENYA. Sent in Joy
On 2nd September 2025, we, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, in Nigeria, arrived at Nairobi International Airport, Kenya, to begin a new chapter of mission in Eldama Ravine, within the Diocese of Nakuru. This step marks a significant moment in our congregation’s...
PINÇON Marie-Thérèse
Religious name: Sister Marie-Thérèse PascalYear of religious profession: 1965Place of birth: La Gouesnière (35)Age: 89 years oldDate and place of death: Monday, 22 September at the Retirement Home Community - Mother HouseDate and place of funeral: Thursday, 25...
Gathered by the same Spirit
From Friday 5 to Monday 8 September 2025, in Diébougou, Burkina Faso, ‘Gathered by the same Spirit’, we experienced our early-year assembly with great enthusiasm and hope. All the sisters responded favourably to this customary meeting. In the chapel, through a...
Four new sisters
‘The Spirit leads believers in faith and love to make them new beings in Jesus Christ’ (Rule of Life No. 39) The liturgical celebration of our first religious profession took place on Saturday, 30 August 2025, in the chapel of the Vice-Province in Galdima-Maroua,...