In Spiritual Family
35 years of joy in following Christ
Following the celebration in 2024 of 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, Sister Monique GABANA agreed to share with us the story of her vocation in this year in which she is also celebrating 35 years of religious life. ‘How can we...
Towards a new page in our history
1954-2024: 70 years on, the wonderful adventure of Marie BALAVENNE and Renée BUREL - at the origins of our Congregation in 1706, in France - continues on Cameroonian soil. The jubilee year, which began last April, came to a close on Saturday 21 December 2024 in...
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...
A visit that strengthens
As Associates of Cajamarca, Peru, we were delighted to welcome our spiritual counsellor, Sister Pascaline, from 8 to 10 November, along with Lupe, an Associate from Lima, and Blanca, an Associate from Huaura. We spent some time reflecting, sharing and renewing our...
Burkina Faso. Entrance to the postulancy
The ceremony of entry into the postulancy is such a special rite that gives direction to the future, that Sisters Christine DIDJA, responsible for the postulancy, and Silvie ROAMBA, Vice-Provincial of Burkina Faso, accompanied us, second and first year postulants, on...
Reinvigorating our identity as ‘Daughters of the Holy Spirit’
From Thursday 23 to Sunday 27 October 2024, in Maroua, the town in Cameroon where the vice-provincial house of our congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit is located, we met for our usual vice-provincial assembly. Indeed, at the beginning of each pastoral...
Vice-Province of Nigeria: final vows
It was a joyful moment for the entire Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice- Province of Nigeria dated 26th October 2024, because they had another wonderful opportunity to attend the perpetual profession of vows of vows of their three sisters: Sister Lydia...
Meeting of discernment in the Province of France-Belgium
An assembly of 35 Sisters from the Province of France-Belgium was convened by the Superior General and her Council, as a Consultative College, to live together a process of discernment in order to help the General Council in its own discernment in view of the...
In memory of …
ITURRERIA Virginia Mary
Age: 84 years Date of Death: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Place of Death: El Rio Memory Care à Modesto Ms. Iturreria was born in Modesto. She lived in Patterson her entire life. She was a bank teller for 30 years before she retired to run the family business,...
NICOT Anna
Religious Name: Sister Anne René de la Trinité Year of religious profession: 1949 Date and place of birth: Kerfeunteun (29) Date and place of death: Thursday, January 16 in Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Retirement Home Community. Age: 95 Date and place of funeral: Monday 20...
LUCAS Augustine
Name of religious: Sister Marie-Michel du Christ Year of religious profession: 1950 Age: 94 Born in Plouarzel (29)) Date of death: Wednesday 15 January 2025 Date and place of funeral: Saturday 18 January at 10am, in Plestin-les-Grèves. Her main obediences were:...
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...
MOYSAN Jeanne
Name of religious: Sister Paul François du Christ Year of religious profession: 1950 Date and place of birth: 16 April 1928, Plougar (29) Date and place of death: 13 November 2024, at Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Ker-Anna / Lann Eol Retirement Home Community Age: 96 years...
HAYES Maire Theresa
Name in religious life: Sister Marie Simon Year of profession: 18th April 1967 Age: 83 years old Born 13th March 1941 Date of death: Tuesday 5 November 2024 Date and place of funeral: 28th November, Olney Her main obediences were: Teaching in Birmingham; pastoral and...
LE THIEC Annick
Name of religious: Sister Yvonne de la Visitation Year of religious profession: 1960 Age: 92 Born in Nivillac (56) Date of death: Monday morning, 4 November 2024 in Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Her main obediences were: Carentoir - Authon - La Motte - Quintin - Pludual -...
LALIBERTE Marie Pierrette
Name of Sister: Sr. Marie Gertrude Sister in US Province Date of Profession: August 16, 1948 Date of Birth/Age: 1927 - 97 years Date of Death: October 31, 2024 Place of Death: St Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral:...