In Spiritual Family
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
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...
End of School Year Celebration
At the end of each school year, the school celebrates the graduation of Primary 6 students who are entering secondary school and Nursey 2 students who are moving on to primary school. This year 2021/2022, the ceremony at Maryland Catholic Nursery/Primary School,...
Reception of eleven novices
A memorable event when eleven young women were received as novices into the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit at the Novitiate in Ilesa, Osun State, NIGERIA, on Wednesday 27 July 2022: Agatha Akhare, Bridget Anyam, Callista Arji, Maryann Benson,...
Seven new Daughters of the Holy Spirit
On 22 July 2022, the novitiate community welcomed guests from all over the country for the first profession of vows. It was a special day in the life of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit congregation as the Vice-Province of Nigeria celebrated the first profession...
Career Week
As students of “Marie Balavene” Catholic College, Ilogbo, Nigeria, we have come to appreciate the values instilled in us during the three years we have been there. We are particularly grateful to the management for setting aside a special week to give us the...
Postulants, in view of religious life
It was with great joy that the "Daughters of the Holy Spirit" welcomed eight postulants. The rite of welcome took place on 12 July 2022 at the Postulancy House in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. We were welcomed by Sister Stella Oluwafemi and Sister Anne Okozi and other...
Sacrament of confirmation: faith committed…
The intensive exposure of candidates to Catechesis in Marie Balavenne Catholic College, Ilogbo Nigeria, has become an avenue that has opened the minds of the young ones to willingly and happily embrace and value the sacraments of the church every year. For Marie...
In Nigeria: new vice-provincial team
It was an epoch-making event for all the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice-Province of Nigeria on Friday 1st July 2022, as the past leadership team anchored by Sr Anthonia Ayeni handed over the leadership baton to the next team still piloted by Sr Ayeni for a...
Rereading the year and our history
From the 24th to the 26th of June 2022, our end of year assembly was held in the community of Diébougou, vice-province of Burkina Faso, for a review of the pastoral and community year. In her words, our Vice-Provincial, Silvie Roamba, gave thanks to the Lord, Master...
In memory of …
COSPEREC Monique
Sister's name: Sister Yves Bernard Year of profession: 1961 Age: 83 years old Born in Langonnet (56) Date and place of funeral: Thursday 1 December 2022 at 2.30pm in Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Its main obediences were: La Gacilly - Saint-Brieuc - Cléguérec - Sainte-Anne...
BOURHIS Madeleine
Sister's name: Sister Madeleine de l'Annonciation Year of profession: 1957 Age: 90 years old Born in Scaër (29) Date and place of funeral: the funeral will take place in Sainte-Anne d'Auray, on Saturday 3 December 2022 at 11am Its main obediences were: Rennes -...
Sister Anita PAUL
We have just learned, on November 23, 2022, of the death in the USA of Sister Anita PAUL Name of religious sister: Sister Jeanne Benigna Year of religious profession: 1950 Age : 92 years old Visiting hours: Friday 2 December at 10.00 am with a prayer service at 10.15...