In Spiritual Family

In Spiritual Family

Now bound by a beautiful heritage…

Now bound by a beautiful heritage…

Burkina Faso. Having reached the end of our novitiate formation, today we are very happy to have been accepted into the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit which has become our religious family.  After a few days of meditation on the foundations of...

Thank you for all the links made…

Thank you for all the links made…

Our Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit has been present in the diocese of Blois since 1969. A community lived in Montoire from 1969 to 1998. In 1996, the Diocesan Committee of the Workers' Mission of Loir-et-Cher -France- reflected on the presence of...

60 years jubilee

60 years jubilee

We embarked 60 years ago on a beautiful July morning. Here we are again, happy to meet again, to live a week together at the Ile Blanche, -in Brittany, France-, our hearts full of wonder and gratitude. What a blessing it is indeed to live such a week together. To...

Nigeria. In a new diocese…

Nigeria. In a new diocese…

September 22, 2022 was a memorable day in the history of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice-Province of Nigeria. On this day, we were officially welcomed into the Archdiocese of Ibadan by His Grace, Archbishop Gabriel ABEGUNRIN of the Metropolitan See of...

USA. Celebration for Dom Jean Leuduger

USA. Celebration for Dom Jean Leuduger

On a beautiful late summer day in September, nearly 60 women gathered at the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Congregation Center -in Putnam, USA-, to remember and honor the memory of the man/priest who helped found the congregation in 1706. Dom Jean Leuduger was a native...

Consecrated life in the heart of the world

Consecrated life in the heart of the world

The International General Assembly of the Secular Branch "Daughters of the Holy Spirit", gathering delegates from the USA, Chile and France as well as a candidate from Peru, from 25 to 31 August 2022, in Ile Blanche -France-, ended with great joy and in a great...

Crystal wedding

Crystal wedding

"The Lord did wonders for me, holy is his name" Lk 1:49 We, Angela, Justine, Marcelline, Alice, Lydia, Rolande and Pascaline, how can we not borrow the words of Mary's thanksgiving hymn to give thanks to God for the gift of vocation when our different missions are...

In Nigeria, Sister Teresa BUCKLEY, icon of faith

In Nigeria, Sister Teresa BUCKLEY, icon of faith

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, the Catholic Diocese of Oshogbo and the Vice-Province of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria gathered at St Lawrence's Catholic Church, Ilesa, for a Mass of Thanksgiving in honour of Sister Teresa BUCKLEY -of the Province of...

With Sister Angela, 107 years old!

With Sister Angela, 107 years old!

How beautiful are your works How great are your works, Lord! You fill us with joy! Yes, we are filled with joy on this day when we celebrate, with our Sister Angèle, the 107 years of her life since her birth in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon, near Brest, in Brittany. France....

A retreat like no other

A retreat like no other

From 1 to 9 August 2022, all of us, Sisters of the Vice-Province of Burkina Faso, were gathered in the monastery of Bafo. In this year of the celebration of 25 years of our presence in this country in the Diocese of Diébougou, we lived a retreat different from those...

In memory of …

COTTEZ Bernadette

COTTEZ Bernadette

Name in religious life: Sister Isabelle Marie Year of profession: 1956 Age: 90 years old Born in Besain (39) Date and place of the funeral: Tuesday 14 February 2023 at 9.30 a.m., at the Maison François d'Assise in Lons-le-Saunier. Her main obediences:  Poligny -...

SOTTAK Catherine

SOTTAK Catherine

Sister's name: Sister Catherine Thérèse Year of profession: 1949 Age: 93 years old Date and place of death: February 7, 2023 at St. Joseph's Life Center, Windham, CT Date and place of funeral: Monday, February 13, 2023 at St. Joseph Church, Willimantic, CT Ministry:...

VEYER Jeanne

VEYER Jeanne

Sister's name: Sister Marie-Hervé du Christ Year of profession: 1944 Age: 100 years old Born in Tréflévénez (29) Date and place of the funeral: Thursday 9 February 2023 at 2.30 pm, in Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences: Landivisiau - Lanester - Rennes - La...

CROTEAU Clémence

CROTEAU Clémence

Sister's name: Sister Marie Clément Year of profession: 1949 Age: 96 years old Date in born: 3 août 1927 Date of Death: February 1, 2023 Place of Death: St Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Wednesday February 8, 2023 11:00 AM Place of...

WALSH Margaret Adrian Teresa

WALSH Margaret Adrian Teresa

Sister's name: Sister Margaret Mary Year of profession: 1951 Age: 91 years old Born in Co. Galway, IRLANDE -   01. 01. 1932 Date and place of the funeral: Date to be arranged - Olney UK Community: Burlington Hall Her principal obedience’s/ places of ministry...

HUGUET Marie-Thérèse

HUGUET Marie-Thérèse

Sister's name: Sister Marie de Saint Louis Year of profession: 1948 Age: 87 years old Born in Saint-Dolay (56) Date and place of the funeral: Wednesday 25 January 2023, at 2.30 pm, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray, followed by burial in the cemetery of Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Her...

GARRIGUE Suzanne Marie

GARRIGUE Suzanne Marie

Name in religious life: Sister Suzanne Marie GARRIGUE Year of profession: 1986 Age: 89 ans years old Born in Sarlat (24) Date and place of the funeral: Tuesday 24 January at 14h30, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by burial in the Maison-Mère cemetery. Her main...

CALVARIN Marie-Thérèse

CALVARIN Marie-Thérèse

Sister's name:Sister Marie-Françoise du Christ Year of profession: 1945 Age: 97 years old Born in Landéda (29) Date and place of the funeral: on Wednesday 11 January 2023, at 2.30pm, in Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences: Saint-Nic - Pluneret - Plonévez-du-Faou -...

ROUE Marie-Louise

ROUE Marie-Louise

Sister's name: Sister Cécile Marguerite Year of profession: 1958 Age: 84 years old Born in Lannilis (29) Date and place of the funeral: Thursday 29 December 2022 at 2.30 pm, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère. Her main obediences : Angers - Landerneau - Saint-Brieuc -...

CHARLES Anne Marie Philomène

CHARLES Anne Marie Philomène

Sister's name: Sister Dominique de l’Immaculée Year of profession: 1956 Age: 96 years old Born in Gouézec (29) Date and place of the funeral: Wednesday 21 December at 14h30, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed by burial in the Maison-Mère cemetery. Her main...