Daughters of the Holy Spirit
We are an international Catholic religious congregation, moved by the Spirit of Jesus at work in the world.
As a spiritual family and with others, we seek to respond to the needs of the peoples among whom we live.
Marie Balavenne
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An Ecological Pentecost
At Pentecost, Christians celebrate the day when Jesus' disciples received the Holy Spirit, in the form of tongues of fire. The Book of Acts tells of the disciples speaking in tongues. (Acts 2:11) Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the gift of God. It is the...
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An Ecological Pentecost
At Pentecost, Christians celebrate the day when Jesus' disciples received the Holy Spirit, in the form of tongues of fire. The Book of Acts tells of the disciples speaking in tongues. (Acts 2:11) Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the gift of God. It is the...
Nigeria. 60th Anniversary Grand Final
The grand finale of the celebrations marking 60 years of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit took place on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Catholic Cathedral of Saint-Benoît in Osogbo. It was a glorious celebration attended by the bishops of the dioceses where the Daughters of...
Nigeria. 60th Anniversary Grand Final
The grand finale of the celebrations marking 60 years of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit took place on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Catholic Cathedral of Saint-Benoît in Osogbo. It was a glorious celebration attended by the bishops of the dioceses where the Daughters of the Holy Spirit work. The main celebrant was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan, Gabriel...
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In Spiritual Family
News from the Spiritual Family
Nigeria. 60th Anniversary Grand Final
The grand finale of the celebrations marking 60 years of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit took place on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Catholic Cathedral of Saint-Benoît in Osogbo. It was a glorious celebration attended by the bishops of the dioceses where the Daughters of...
Nigeria: sports day
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria, a new event was held on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at St Lawrence Grammar School, Ilesa, in honour of the ESF missionaries who have provided educational services at the school for many years. The...
Camp for Aspirants DHS
From 7 to 11 April 2024, the camp for aspiring Daughters of the Holy Spirit was held in Touloum, a town in the Far North region of CAMEROON, in the diocese of Yagoua. As soon as the camp opened, in a room in the parish, Sister Bertine BAYANG, who is responsible for...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
Prison: a place of rebirth
On Sunday 28 April 2024, we, the novices of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, went to visit the inmates of the central prison in the town of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Knowing their difficult living...
Closer to the most vulnerable…
On Ash Wednesday 2024, for the Lenten season leading up to Easter, I asked for the grace to be closer to those who suffer, to those in need: the sick, the homeless, the voiceless, the poor who live in misery every day, to be more aware of this category of people whom...
With street children
Street children are usually left to fend for themselves. With no one to look after them, they often have to do odd jobs to get the meal of the day, beg or steal in order to eat. Sometimes they go for days on end without having anything to eat. At night, these poor...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
In Briouze: Residence Notre-Dame
The 4 days I spent in Briouze, at the rue des Joncherets Community -see previous article: "Festive celebration in Briouze"- enabled me to witness the daily life and share in prayer with the 3 sisters currently at the Notre-Dame residence: Irène, Angèle and Bernadette;...
Cameroon: 70 years of the presence of the DHS
April 1954-April 2024: 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me... he has sent me to bring good news to the poor..." (Luke 4:18).On Sunday 14 April 2024, to mark these years of life given and received...
Sowers of hope and peace
It's a tradition for the Church: for over half a century, the fourth Sunday after Easter has been dedicated to praying for vocations (married, consecrated and clerics).In his message for the sixty-first World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis invited us all to...
Partnerships and projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
DHS Solidarity Projects
Generosity of the Heart Your donations have, not only restored the confidence of vulnerable people, but have, also, helped to improve their living conditions: supporting the establishment of “soup kitchens” in Peru, the prevention and treatment of eye diseases...
PERU
Help with activities at a community center in Huaura - Peru. A Huaura community center regularly welcomes elderly people to spend time together and engage in income-generating activities: making bags or purses, woolen flowers, dolls, shawls and scarves... The Huaura...
NIGERIA
Purchase of a knitting machine for the Renée BUREL Center in Ilesa The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria is committed to providing training services to the poor in and around Ilesa. After the closure of the Stephen Social Center, Ilaje,...
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...
In memory of …
GILLIS Diane
Name of religious: Sister Anne Cecelia Year of religious profession: 1er juin 1962 Date and place of Birh: January 27, 1943 - Age: 81 years Date and place of Death: May 2, 2024 - St. Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and place of Funeral: Tuesday May 7, 2024...
COHIC Valentine
Name of religious: Sister Anne Joseph de la Croix Year of religious profession: 1953 Birth place: Pluneret (56) Date of death: 22 April 2024 Age: 92 years Date and place of funeral: Thursday 25 April at 2.30pm in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray. Its main obediences were: Angers...
GREAGHTY Margaret Mary
Name of religious: Sister Mary Assumpta Year of religious profession: 1954 Date and place of Birh: 09 11 34 - West, Co Mayo, Ireland Age: 90 years Date and place of Death: 12 April 2024 - Milton Keynes, Hospital Date and place of Funeral: Date to be arranged - place:...