Claude Poullart des Places Novena
Learn about the Spirituality of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit as we prepare for the feast day of our founders Claude Poullart des Places and Francis Libermann.
This novena is intended to help us in this beautiful exercise by listening to the Spiritan founders, Claude-François Poullart des Places and Francis Mary Paul Libermann. Join our congregation in exploring Spiritan Spirituality while we prepare for the feast day of our founder.
Each Day of the Novena, you will receive:
- A scripture Reading
- A quote or reflection from Claude Poullart des Places
- A quote or reflection from Francis Libermann
- A quote from Church Tradition
- A quote from Spiritan Tradition
- A short prayer
Daily Novena Themes
Day 1: Recollection and invocation of the Holy Spirit
Day 2: Reading the Word
Day 3: Meditation
Day 4: Savouring and loving
Day 5: Meeting Christ
Day 6: Uniting with God
Day 7: Becoming better
Day 8: Intercede, pray
Day 9: Uniting with God in daily life
Who are the Spiritans
The U.S. Spiritans are a part of a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in France On Pentecost in 1703 called the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Today we have more than 2,500 priests, brothers, and lay members around the world.
We are dedicated to the Holy Spirit, author of all holiness and source of the apostolic spirit. We place ourselves under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who as filled be yond measure by the same Spirit with the fullness of holiness and apostolic zeal. Our Motto is Cor Unum et Anima Una - One Heart and One Spirit.