Daughters of the Holy Spirit
We are an international Catholic religious congregation, moved by the Spirit of Jesus at work in the world.
As a spiritual family and with others, we seek to respond to the needs of the peoples among whom we live.
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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...
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 commitment through the texts in our Book of Life. Sister Pascaline invited us to resume our monthly meetings, which are a time of...
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In Spiritual Family
News from the Spiritual Family
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...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
The ballad of words…
A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre! It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...
To each his own… My share has come!
Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024! These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women
Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon's Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls' training by holding a ceremony to award them their...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
Mission Day
Some 500 people gathered for the Feast of the Universal Mission on Saturday 19 October 2024, in the commune of La Prénessaye, Central Brittany, France, at the shrine of Notre-Dame de Toute Aide in Querrien - a place particularly dear to them since the authentication...
1954-2024: a movement of thanksgiving
1954-2024: 70 years ago, the first Daughters of the Holy Spirit arrived in Doukoula, in the diocese of Yagoua in CAMEROON, in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption. Since April of this year, the Vice-Province of Cameroon has been in the midst of a wave of...
Young pilgrims, builders of Hope
Our diocese of Huacho, PERU, celebrated its Diocesan Youth Day on September 21, 2024. Huaral, one of the diocese's parishes, was this year's venue. In the presence of over 600 young people, accompanied by a number of priests and religious, the day began with a welcome...
Partnerships and projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
DHS Solidarity Projects
Generosity of the Heart Your donations have, not only restored the confidence of vulnerable people, but have, also, helped to improve their living conditions: supporting the establishment of “soup kitchens” in Peru, the prevention and treatment of eye diseases...
PERU
Help with activities at a community center in Huaura - Peru. A Huaura community center regularly welcomes elderly people to spend time together and engage in income-generating activities: making bags or purses, woolen flowers, dolls, shawls and scarves... The Huaura...
NIGERIA
Purchase of a knitting machine for the Renée BUREL Center in Ilesa The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria is committed to providing training services to the poor in and around Ilesa. After the closure of the Stephen Social Center, Ilaje,...
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...
In memory of …
HAUROGNḖ Suzanne
Name of religious: Sister Agnès du Saint-Esprit Year of religious profession: 1949 Date and place of birth: 19 November 1926 in Pluherlin (56) Date and place of death: 14 November 2024, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Age: 98 years Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 19...
MOYSAN Jeanne
Name of religious: Sister Paul François du Christ Year of religious profession: 1950 Date and place of birth: 16 April 1928, Plougar (29) Date and place of death: 13 November 2024, at Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Ker-Anna / Lann Eol Retirement Home Community Age: 96 years...
HAYES Maire Theresa
Name in religious life: Sister Marie Simon Year of profession: 18th April 1967 Age: 83 years old Born 13th March 1941 Date of death: Tuesday 5 November 2024 Date and place of funeral: 28th November, Olney Her main obediences were: Teaching in Birmingham; pastoral and...