Justice and solidarity
Solidarity with Burkina Faso
For several years now, our country, Burkina Faso, has been experiencing a security and humanitarian crisis. This is the case in a number of places, including our diocese of Koudougou. The Church has made it its mission, alongside the new government, which is calling...
Just a glimmer of hope for the future
How can we not rejoice on this May 24, 2023, with these young prizewinners who are all happy to have reached the end of their 3-year training course at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF)de Touloum, a town in CAMEROON'S Far North region. They are now...
“Move your planet”
Every year, the chaplaincies of the middle schools of the city of Noisy le Grand -France- live a strong time with the CCFD-Terre Solidaire, "Move your planet". This year, we focused our reflection on respect for the common home with extracts from the encyclical...
In a displacement camp: Christmas
Christmas is a special time for every child, because it is the time for them to receive gifts, new clothes, toys and to eat "festive food". But, alas, this joy is not given to all ... such as children from displaced families! For these, last year, the "Friends of the...
Julienne… History and testimony
Julienne was born in a village about 1.5 km from Touloum, a town in the Far North region of Cameroon where the Daughters of the Holy Spirit run a Centre for the Promotion of Young Girls (CPJF).From a polygamous family, she is the oldest child of her mother, her...
So close to everyone
One month after the death of our dear Father Andrés Besinet Grollier in France at the age of 93, a mass was celebrated in Huaura, Peru, which was attended by his grateful friends and acquaintances, followed by a sharing. Father André is a French missionary "Fidei...
Young people in search of consecrated religious life
From 20 to 25 July 2022, in the community of Koudougou, BURKINA FASO, 17 girls from the 3rd to the final year of secondary school met to reflect and exchange on: "Hearing the cry of the poor and responding to God's call". They were accompanied by sisters Fatoumata DA,...
Making the cry our own…
"We must hear the cry of the poor and make it our own...." This is one of the Orientations of our recent General Chapter. So when the Mayor of Le Conquet - a town in Finistère, Brittany, France - came to ask us to welcome a Ukrainian family to our holiday Guest House,...
A certificate that opens up a future…
How do you make a young girl who is in the process of growing up and seeking to develop outside her family environment happy? How can we make her hope for a better future when she has not had the chance, in this world today, to finish primary school? The Centre de...
“They have no more wine”
I was touched by this phrase from the Gospel of Cana: "They have no more wine", during my annual retreat at the end of 2020, and I saw those people who could not go to church on Sunday because of a disability: they have no more BREAD! With the permission of the parish...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
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...
BURKINA FASO
Improving study and housing conditions for young girls at the Foyer Marie Balavenne in Diébougou The Girls' Hostel "Marie Balavenne" is under the tutelage of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso. It is located in Diébougou where several...
CAMEROON
Aid for the financing of studies for poor young pupils or students in the Far North region The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit has been established in Far North of Cameroon since 1954. This region of the Far North is, both, one of the most populated...
JNVIC
RICKIS Patricia
Name in Religion: Sister Rose Francis Date of Birth/Age: December 18, 1942 - 81 years Date of Profession: June 1, 1962 Date of Death: September 21, 2024 Place of Death: Putnam, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Monday September 30, 2024 - 10:00 AM Place of Funeral: Most...
LE SAUX Denise
Name of religious: sister Madeleine de Jésus Year of religious profession: 1952 Age: 95 years old Born in Langolen (29) Date of death: Monday 23 September 2024 Date and place of funeral: Friday 27 September at 2.30 pm, in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère followed by burial...
A Grand Pardon
On 8 September 2024, pilgrims gathered for the annual procession of the Grand Pardon de Notre-Dame-de-Lanriot, in Moëlan-sur-Mer, Brittany. France. The religious procession stretched 7 km from the church in Moëlan-sur-Mer to the picturesque chapel on the banks of the...
DUTELLE Lorena
Death of Associate in US Province: DUTELLE Lorena Date of Birth/Age: Jan 7, 1939 - 85 years Date of /Covenant: May 3, 1998 Date of Death: Sept 6, 2024 Place of Death: South Windsor, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Wed Sept 18, 2024 Place of Funeral: St Margaret Mary...
The year is launched…
Dear sisters in the congregation - and all those who visit its site - we, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the Vice-Province of Burkina Faso, come to inform you of our Assembly for the beginning of the year 2024-2025. From Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September 2024, our...
HAUTE Jeanine
Age: 90 years Date of death: Monday 9 September 2024 Date and place of her funeral: Friday 13 September at 10h30, in Pordic. Jeanine was a member of the Congregation des Filles du Saint-Esprit from 1954 to 2003, before joining the Secular Branch, Europe Region. You...
Nigeria. The Youth Summit
The Summit of the Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria was held on the last weekend of August 2024 at Sacred Heart Minor Seminary, Diocese of Ondo, on the theme: ‘Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary’ (Isaiah 40:31). Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province is...
GALLIOU Thérèse
Name in religious life: Sister Anne de l'Emmanuel Year of profession: 1948 Age: 97 years old Born in Plouguerneau (29) Date of death: Sunday 1 September 2024 Date and place of funeral: on Thursday 5 September at 14h30, in Plestin-les-Grèves, followed by burial in the...
A new associate
In the Provine of England-Ireland, Ian Lakin has joined the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit at the Provincial House in Northampton. Sister Anne Morris received him and he was accompanied by the Northampton group, several Sisters from the locality and...
Council of the Congregation
From 10 to 14 August 2024, the Council of the Congregation was held at Ile Blanche, bringing together the Superior General, her Council, all the leaders of the Units and a Sister from the Latin American delegation. The setting of our host house - Ile Blanche, in...