Be holy, and urge all your confrères to be holy (…). Be holy as Jesus was holy; it is the one and only means of redeeming and sanctifying souls. Let the Spirit of Jesus animate all your actions; let Him shape every sentiment of your soul; let Him soften and moderate every impulse of sharpness in the mind, every harsh or rigid feeling of the heart — in a word, everything passionate or disordered within the soul (…). May He communicate to your heart the gentleness and humility of which the divine Master has given us the example.

François Libermann (N.D XIII, 143-144)

1775 | C.S.Sp.

The Congregation of the Holy Spirit, having been put in pastoral charge of Guyane, sends 4 priests from its seminary.

1848 | C.S.Sp.

Propaganda Fide confirms the election of Père Libermann as the 11th Superior General of the Congregation; the canonical title of the combined Congregations will be The Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the invocation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

1849 | C.S.Sp.

Père Libermann sends a memorandum to Cardinal Fransoni, Prefect of the Propaganda, on the state of religion in the French colonies. He is critical of the clergy, denounces the abuse of power on the part of the Government and asks for the creation of dioceses.

1867 | Portugal

In the evening, the first Spiritan community in Portugal is opened on rua de S. Lazaro. The ceremony consists of a novena to the Heart of Mary.

1953 | Spain

P. José Maria Felgueiras arrives in Madrid from Nova Lisboa (Angola) to take over responsibility for the works of the Congregation in Spain.