San José Freinademetz
Saint Joseph Freinademetz “I find myself completely alone in the midst of a completely non-Christian people. Finally I see fulfilled the ideal of which I had dreamed in my youth. Praised be to God! But what am I to do? How am I to organize things? Where am I to begin? O my God, you […]
Domingo de la Palabra de Dios
The Sunday of the Word of God: Proclaimers of the Word! “We declare to you what we have seen” (1 Jn 1, 3) Our Founder, Saint Arnold Janssen, gave us an apt name for our Congregation – Society of the Divine Word and we cherish this name. OUR NAME IS OUR MISSION. This name is […]
World Day of the Poor
World Day of the Poor: “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7) This, the seventh annual World Day of the Poor, is a fruitful sign of the Father’s mercy and a support for the lives of our communities. As its celebration becomes more and more rooted in the pastoral […]
Good Friday – Passion of Jesus and the world
About 2,800,000 people died in the world as a result of an invisible and highly lethal virus. What does this number mean? According to data from 2020, 13 countries in the world have a population of more than 2 and less than 3 million inhabitants. It is as if the population of an entire country […]
Anniversary of the Death of Blessed Hendrina Stenmanns – Mother Josepha
Anniversary of the Death of Blessed Hendrina Stenmanns – Mother Josepha Mother Josepha, co-foundress of the Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit, died in 1903 after a long and painful illness. As she faced death, her attitude was one of faith and calm acceptance. She did not complain or lament. The closer she came to […]
San José Freinademetz
Saint Joseph Freinademetz On 28 January, 1908, Fr. Joseph Freinademetz died in China. He was a victim of the typhus epidemic spreading at that time. When St. Arnold Janssen heard of his death, he wrote: “So then the good and zealous Fr. Freinademetz who made hundreds and thousands of sacrifices, great and small, for the […]
¡Con San Arnoldo y las capitulares SSpS, inmersos en la vida de la Trinidad!
With St. Arnold, and the SSpS capitulars, immersed in the life of the Trinity! The date of January 15, 2022 – the 113th anniversary of the death of St. Arnold Janssen – coincides with the beginning of the 15th General Chapter of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit in Ariccia, Italy. The evocative […]
Apertura del 15° Capitulo General SSpS
Opening of the 15th SSpS General Chapter The Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit are celebrating our 15th General Chapter. It is a very important event in the life of our Congregation, both for the sisters who participate in the chapter (face-to-face), and for the Sisters who accompany them with their prayers and through the […]