Day 5 – To be a Spiritan is to be Sent
Across generations, a deep conviction has shaped our way of being: the Spiritan is one who is sent. This insight is woven into the very history of our origins. It is part of our spiritual DNA.
Day 4: Spiritual and material poverty
In the light of our Founders, Spiritan poverty appears as an inner journey in which a person allows themselves to be shaped by God so as to become a source of apostolic life. It involves material detachment, but it is fulfilled above all as a way of standing before God: an attitude that consists in receiving everything from Him, living from Him, acting through Him.
Green Wenje
“Green Wenje” is an important environmental and ecological initiative designed to combat climate change, restore degraded landscapes, and improve community livelihoods. The project is led by Father José Martins Mandele, C.S.Sp, an Angolan Spiritan missionary serving at St John the Baptist Parish in Wenje, Diocese of Garissa, Kenya.
Day 3: Availability
Availability is one of the most consistent features of Spiritan spirituality. It is both openness to God and attentiveness to our brothers and sisters — an inner movement that runs through our history from Poullart des Places to Libermann and remains today at the heart of our vocation.
Day 2 – Docility to the Holy Spirit
Poullart des Places and Libermann each express, in their own way, this same understanding of docility to the Holy Spirit. For Poullart, it is expressed first and foremost as a trusting surrender to the divine breath. From the very beginning, he invited his companions to become hearts open and available to God’s action: to adore the Holy Spirit, to ardently seek the fire of divine love, to imitate the inner openness that allows God to act freely.
Day 1 – The Primacy of God
The primacy of God is the foundation of Spiritan spirituality. It arises from an encounter: that of a heart which discovers that God has gone before it, that he loves it, that he calls it to a life greater than itself. One cannot truly be a Spiritan without this foundational encounter. Poullart and Libermann, each in their own story, experienced this inner transformation.
Pentecost Novena 2026
This novena seeks to help us welcome the Spirit’s work of renewing the grace of our vocation. May it become for each of us a time of visitation: may the Spirit surprise us, console us, send us forth, and fashion us — even today — into Spiritans after God’s own heart.
Visit of Pope Leo XIV to Angola, Pilgrim of Peace and Reconciliation
D. Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti: as a Spiritan, it was a joy to help coordinate the Pope’s visit to Angola. Among those who greeted him at the conclusion of the meeting with missionaries was Father Bernard Duchene, CSSp, who is celebrating 50 years of missionary service in Angola.
Reports on Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Algeria
A momentous occasion for the country and for the Church. At a time when we hope to strengthen our Spiritan presence in Algeria, this visit encourages us in our apostolic mission, especially in the daily work of dialogue with Muslims.
The Visit of the Holy Father to Equatorial Guinea
For us Spiritans, the Pope’s visit was a profound blessing and a renewed call to mission. Truly, “the Lord has been great with us, and we are filled with joy.” The theme of the visit, “Christ, Light of Guinea, towards a future of hope,” beautifully captured both the history and the mission of the Church in Equatorial Guinea, especially as the country marks the 170th anniversary of evangelization.