Steyl
Sacred ground of the Arnoldus Family
Cradle of three religious missionary congregations
Cradle of three religious missionary congregations
SVD
Society of the Divine Word
September 8, 1875
September 8, 1875
SSpS
Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit
December 8, 1889
December 8, 1889
SSpSAP
Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration
December 8, 1896
December 8, 1896

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
"May the Holy Triune God live in our hearts and in the hearts of all people"
"Love for the Holy Trinity was the foundation of Arnold Janssen's whole existence, the central core of his innermost being, the goal and the radiating force of his apostolic zeal.
Janssen expressed his whole attitude so beautifully and succinctly that it became the motto of our Congregation:
“Vivat Deus Unus et Trinus in cordibus nostris!”
Herein lies the goal and the driving force: to help all people, including ourselves, to attain the fullness of our human dignity: participation in the life of the Holy Trinity, united in the bonds of love with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and, in God, with all people"
"Love for the Holy Trinity was the foundation of Arnold Janssen's whole existence, the central core of his innermost being, the goal and the radiating force of his apostolic zeal.
Janssen expressed his whole attitude so beautifully and succinctly that it became the motto of our Congregation:
“Vivat Deus Unus et Trinus in cordibus nostris!”
Herein lies the goal and the driving force: to help all people, including ourselves, to attain the fullness of our human dignity: participation in the life of the Holy Trinity, united in the bonds of love with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and, in God, with all people"
June 4
- June 3, 2023
The strange thing about the liturgy for the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity is that the readings do not seem to speak about the Trinity. At Christmas we read the Gospel story of the birth of Jesus. On Easter Sunday we listen to the biblical story of the apparitions of the risen Lord. At Pentecost we read the scriptural narrative of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles gathered around Mary. On Trinity Sunday, however, the readings do not speak about the Trinity. Instead they speak about love…
Author: Antonio M. Pernia, SVD
- May 20, 2023
“When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. … And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:1,4). These words from the Acts of the Apostles were read during the Mass on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2016. The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Yei in South Sudan had united with the universal Church to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. The Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS), serving in the diocese, also celebrated on that day the titular feast of their congregation, dedicated to the Holy Spirit…
Author: Krystyna Szweda, SSpS
- May 22, 2023
This little 17-page book is a letter that Fr. Enrique Barlage, SVD Superior General, addressed to his confreres as an invitation to reflect on the socio, political and economic reality of the experience lived since the last XIV General Chapter. up to the present year 1995. Furthermore, he considers some expectations looking ahead in preparation for the next SVD General Chapter, concluding with the question Where are we headed?
Author: Enrique Barlage, SVD
- June 2, 2023
“Today the ecological crisis has assumed such proportions that it is everyone’s responsibility; there is an order in the universe that must be respected; The human person endowed with the ability to choose freely has the great responsibility of preserving this order for the well-being of future generations. (World Day of Peace- 1990)
WE BELIEVE that the world belongs to God, the Creator, the One and Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who in his mercy has revealed himself to humanity in Jesus Christ…
Author: Unknown
- April 7, 2023
Author: Fr. Jürgen Ommerborn, SVD
Subject: Arnold Janssen, Steyl, Second New Building, Book Keeping, First Procurator
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