Welcome to the site of the TransCanada Province of the Spiritans. We are a Roman Catholic Religious Congregation of over three thousand members, founded in 1703. Our missions are spread worldwide. While we may be found involved in many diverse ministries, we have dedicated ourselves to working with the poor and in those situations where the Church has difficulty in finding ministers. We hope you enjoy your visit to our site and that while browsing you will keep us in your prayers. May God bless you.

Spiritan Vocations Office

 

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a Priest?
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Discerning A Vocation

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Spiritan Missionary News
Special Vocations Issue

Me A Priest?
Take just 5 minutes to look at our vocations video produced by the wonderful people at Villagers Media.

Spiritan Vocational
Discernment Weekends

Vocations Retreat Summer 2009

June 6-8, 2008
May 25 - 27th, 2007
June 2nd - 4th, 2006
May 13-15, 2005

New Spiritans Make Vows

 

  

On Sunday August 2nd, 2009, Spiritans gathered at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the south side of Chicago to celebrate as four new members made First Vows to join the Congregation. Bernard Kenol and Robert DiNardo from Canada, Vontz Samson from Haiti and Thang Hoang from the USA, completed their Novitiate year of discernment in Chicago and were accepted into the Spiritans. The four young men will continue their journey towards priesthood and brotherhood with the Spiritans.

Jesus said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." (Matthew 9:37-38)

 

Spiritan
Novitiate
Opens
in Chicago

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Spiritan House of Vocational Discernment

The Des Places Community

 Scarborough, Ontario

 

In September 2007, the Spiritans opened a new community house in southwestern Scarborough, Ontario. The Des Places Community, named for our founder Claude-François Poullart des Places, was set up as a community of discernment to help young men who are contemplating a vocation to the priesthood or brotherhood with the Spiritans. Those who have applied to join the Spiritans and have been accepted, come first to this house as postulants or candidates to experience our Religious community so as to help them discern whether or not they are indeed called to the Spiritan missionary way of life. The candidates are invited to spend a year in the Des Places Community during which time they continue with their regular day job or pursue further studies.

The Spiritans offer a programme of daily Mass, common prayer and shared meals to introduce the candidates to Religious life. During the year there will also be special days of reflection and retreat to help the candidates to deepen their spirituality as well as to help the Spiritans to get to know the candidates better. Each candidate is encouraged to have a Spiritual Director apart from the director of the Des Places Community.

At the end of the year, after prayer, discernment and consultation, the candidate may be invited by the Spiritans to go on to the next and more formal stage of his vocational training, the Novitiate Year. If you feel you might be called to the Spiritans, please contact our Vocations Director.

Spiritan Vocations Office

Phone: 416 691-9319 x.21
Fax: 416 691-8760

E Mail:

vocations@spiritans.com

Spiritans,
The Congregation of the Holy Ghost

Laval House
121 Victoria Park Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
M4E 3S2

 
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