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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Christmas Carols 2024
At Maryland Catholic Nursery and Primary School in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, it is traditional to celebrate Christmas with carols before the holidays. The children were very excited to start rehearsing the different carols, supported by their teachers. Everything was...
Christmas Carols 2024
At Maryland Catholic Nursery and Primary School in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, it is traditional to celebrate Christmas with carols before the holidays. The children were very excited to start rehearsing the different carols, supported by their teachers. Everything was decorated and prepared for the party. On Thursday 12 December, the festivities began with the celebration of Holy Mass by the school...
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In Spiritual Family
News from the Spiritual Family
Perpetual profession in Burkina Faso
The Daughters of the Holy Sacrament in Burkina Faso joyfully celebrated the perpetual profession of Sister Amélie Zougmore on Saturday 14 December 2024 in the parish of Saint Joseph Moukassa in Koudougou. The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the local...
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...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
World Disability Day
3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, 2024, a celebration was held for us on that day at St Mary's Rehabilitation and Development Centre in Ipetumodu, Nigeria, under the leadership of the owner of the noble institution, Bishop...
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...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
Christmas Carols 2024
At Maryland Catholic Nursery and Primary School in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, it is traditional to celebrate Christmas with carols before the holidays. The children were very excited to start rehearsing the different carols, supported by their teachers. Everything was...
Towards a more synodal Church
Shortly after the end of the Synod of Bishops in Rome on 24 October 2024, a meeting1 on the theme of Synodality was held at Ile Blanche in Brittany, France. Led by Fr Charles Delhez2, a Belgian Jesuit, journalist, sociologist and parish priest, the meeting was...
Advent pilgrimage 2024
At the weekend marking the start of the Advent season, the diocesan church of Koudougou in Burkina Faso held its customary pilgrimage on the first Sunday of Advent, to the hill of Sabisgo. Hundreds of faithful Christians from all the parishes and non-Christians...
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 …
TOURNELLE Lucie
Year of religious profession: 1962 Place of birth: Saint-Germain de Coulamer (53) Date and place of death: Wednesday 18 December at Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère. Age: 85 years Date and place of funeral: Friday 20 December at 14h30, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère Her main...
KRODEL Patricia
Associate of the United States Province Date of naissance: July 8, 1947, age 77 Date of appointment as Associate: May 14, 2011 Date and place of death: December 9, 2024 in Plainfield, CT Date and place of funeral: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at All Hallows Church,...
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...