In Spiritual Family
60 years of religious life: thanksgiving
30 August 2023 marked exactly 60 years of religious life for Sister Juliette Houdemont. Juliette was professed on 30 August 1963, along with Paulette, Marie, Sophie and Paule Agnès. A Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in the church of Saint Martin du Champy in...
Chile: Associates meetings
In Antofagasta On 27 August 2023, at nine o'clock in the morning, we met at the house of Don Oriones in the city of Antofagasta - Chile. What a joy it was to meet up again with my dear ESF group, and even more so with some of my associate sisters whom I hadn't seen...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: an uncertain beginning – a luminous ending.
Our pilgrimage to the springs, which began uncertainly on 4 August, ended brightly on 31 August 2023 with songs of joy and thanksgiving. The last days of our pilgrimage (28-31) were very important moments for us as we took the time to do a general review of our...
28 August 1923… 28 August 2023!
On this last Monday in August, in Saint-Brieuc - in Brittany, France - the communities of the Mother House, the older sisters and some residents of the "Jeanne Guernion" retirement home, gathered around SISTER DENISE DURAND to give thanks on HER HUNDRED YEAR...
Stay – “Fraternity lived in communities”
After our retreat at l'Île Blanche - the Welcome House in Brittany - we, young sisters of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit who had come to France from other countries, were sent in pairs - for the most part - to communities (Brest, Concarneau, Elven, Le Conquet,...
With the Trinity, discovering the Hidden Sources
We, the young "Daughters of the Holy Spirit" nuns who had come to France to discover the Sources of the Congregation, began our retreat on 15 August 2023, a special day in the Catholic Church throughout the world on the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: an experience of a lifetime…
The “Pilgrimage to the Sources” began with the symbolic prayer of invocation to the Holy Spirit to help us to be attentive and receptive in what we are about to discover of the origins of our Founders and on how they lived, prayed, worked, and served the people of...
Pilgrimage to the Sources: the arrival
There was an atmosphere of joy when we arrived in Paris on 4 August and saw that Sisters Françoise and Céline were there to welcome us, the "Daughters of the Holy Spirit" from Nigeria and Cameroon -unfortunately, the sisters from Burkina Faso were unable to join us...
First vows in religious life
In the Vice-Province of Nigeria, we will always remember 6 July 2023: on this day, the Vice-Province celebrates the first profession of 5 new Daughters of the Holy Spirit: Rita kekeni clement, kechinyere chidimma ekezie, mercy owoyi idoko, Monica kelechi onuoha and...
Chilean Associates: a visit
On 25 June, we Chilean Associates were visited in Antofagasta by Sister Lydie Pascaline, Daughter of the Holy Spirit, to get to know us better as she is the Councillor for the Associates of the Latin American Delegation. The meeting was a good opportunity for her to...
In memory of …
CALVEZ Françoise
- Name of religious: Sister Louis Angèle du Christ - Year of religious profession: 1949 - Birth place: Plouguerneau (29) - Age: 94 ans - Date and place of her funeral: Saturday 3 February at 2.30pm, in Plestin-les-Grèves. - His main obediences were: Callac - Le...
BRAMOULLE Gabrielle
- Name in religious life: Sister Bruno Michel - Year of profession: 1965 - Age: 95 years old - Born in Morlaix (29) - Date of death: Wednesday 17 January 2024, at the Communauté Maison de Retraite de Saint-Brieuc - Date and place of funeral: Saturday 20 January at...
FABLET Marcelle
Name of religious: Sister Marie Philomène de Jésus - Year of religious profession: 1952 - Birth place: Sérent (56) - Age:91 years - Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 16 January at 10 a.m, in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. - Her main obediences were: Landivisiau - Saint-Raoul...
RICHARD Jeannette Rose
Name of religious sister: Sister Jeannette - Year of religious profession: 1949 - Date and place of birth: 18/08/1926, Reading, Pennsylvania - Age: 97 - Date and place of death: December 31, 2023 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT - Date and place of funeral:...
RAOUL Marie
Name in religious life: Sister Yves Albert - Year of profession: 1963 - Age: 95 years old - Born in Ploëzal (22) - Date of death: Monday 25 December 2023 - Date and place of the funeral: Thursday 28 December 2023 at 10.30 a.m., in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, followed...
LE GUEVEL Marie-Thérèse
Name of religious: Sister Thérèse Bernard - Year of religious profession: 1959 - Birth place: Treffléan (56) - Age: 85 years - Date of death: Wednesday 13 December 2023 at the Sainte-Anne d'Auray Retirement Home Community - Date and place of funeral: Monday 18...
LE GALL Jeanne
Name of religious sister: Sister François de Saint Jean - Year of religious profession: 1954 - Birth place: Pouldavid (29) - Age: 102 years - Date and place of death: Tuesday 12 December 2023 - Date and place of funeral: Saturday 16 December 2023 at 2.30pm in...
MERCIER Marie Alice.
A member of the Secular Branch of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit since its foundation in 2003, Marie Alice entered eternal life on Monday 13 November 2023. Marie Alice was born in Plainfield, Connecticut, on 30 January 1927. She attended local primary schools and...
POULOUIN Noëlle
Name of religious: sister Pierre Anne-Marie Year of religious profession: 1952 Birth place: Tréguidel (22) Age: 90 years Date and place of death: Thursday 2 November 2023 at the Maison-Mère Retirement Home Community in Saint-Brieuc Date and place of funeral: Monday 6...
THETIOT Anne-Marie
Name of religious sister: Anne Thérèse Year of religious profession: 1950 Birth place: Ruffiac (56) Age: 93 years Date and place of death: Sunday 22 October 2023 at the Maison de Retraite Ker-Anna/Lann Eol in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Date and place of funeral: Thursday 26...