is a religious missionary congregation, founded by St Arnold Janssen, SVD in Steyl in Netherlands.
SSpS INDIA EAST
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Our Mission
We, the missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit of Divine Word Province India East, commit ourselves to widening the circle of communion by being open to continuous transformation to build a just and wholesome society with a special focus on the marginalized and the excluded.
Our Vision
In Communion for Mission
Our Leadership Team
St. Arnold Janssen
FOUNDER
“A man of vibrant faith and missionary zeal”
St Arnold Janssen was born in Goch in the German Lower Rhineland on November 5, 1837. His parents were simple folks whose religiosity was influenced.
Bl. Helena Stollenwerk
CO-FOUNDRESS
“Unconditional surrender to God’s will”
“To God the honor, to my Sisters the benefit and to myself the burden”, writes Helena Stollenwerk in her notes; “This is to be my motto and also my earnest goal.”
Bl. Hendrina Stenmanns
CO-FOUNDRESS
“Both feet on the ground, heart anchored in God!”
Every breath of a Servant of the Holy Spirit is to be –“Veni Sancte Spiritus”. Hendrina Stenmanns, whose longing is to
St. Joseph Frinademetz
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“Language of Love is the language every one understands”
INTRODUCTION
6th February 1933 marked the arrival of the first SSpS to India with the mission of spreading love, compassion, peace and joy to all. Under the shadow of the world war II,despite the restrictions and drawbacks, the foundation laid by the hard work of the missionaries in the years prior to the World War II, and their indomitable missionary spirit moved them forward to set free the downtrodden, heal the sick, pastor the lost, to animate those in the periphery, to educate the illiterate, and to communicate the gospel values to people of good will.
Sr. Carmel Rose
Prayer Ministry
Sr. Catherine Pereira
Health, Treasurer
Sr. Agnes Elcy Ignatius
National Formation Coordinator/Province Junior Directress
