The Congregation of the Holy Spirit

PROVINCE OF THE UNITED STATES

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Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Province

- From January 2022 through Pentecost 2023, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit will celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the first Spiritan province in the United States. On this page you will find events, prayers, photos, publications, and other resources in celebration of this sesquicentennial!
- 150th Anniversary Events
  
  Pittsburgh Cor Unum Gala
  
  Thursday, February 3
  
  Join us for the Pittsburgh kickoff celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the first U.S. Province!
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  Some of the Spiritans working at Pittsburgh Catholic College (now Duquesne University), including Fr. Joseph Strub, the first provincial and founder of the University. /photoalbums/us-province-history/1-2-18C8-25-ExplorePAHistory-a0l9o4-a_349.jpg _parent
  
  Seminarians at Ferndale (1950s) /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%201.jpg _parent
  
  Early Spiritan parish in Baltimore, Maryland, before the Province was established. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%202.jpg _parent
  
  St. Katharine Drexel who supported, financed, and encouraged Spiritans in the work among African Americans and Native Americans. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%203.jpg _parent
  
  Current Spiritan Parishes (2021) /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%204.jpg _parent
  
  St. Mary's in Sharpsburg was the first parish offered to Fr. Strub at the beginning of ministry of the Spiritans in Pittsburgh, PA. The parish was staffed by the Spiritans from 1874-1997. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%207.jpg _parent
  
  Holy Ghost Parish in New Orleans, Louisiana (1915-2007) founded by the Spiritans with funding from St. Katharine Drexel. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%208.jpg _parent
  
  St. James Parish, Alexandria, Louisiana (1911-1986) was staffed by Spiritans with the help of Fr. Joseph Schmodry, a pioneer of Spiritan mission in the South. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%209.jpg _parent
  
  Photo of our first Provincial Chapter after Vatican Council II held at the Penn hotel in Pittsburgh on September 20, 1970. In the foreground are USA missionaries to Tanzania (East Africa). /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%2010.jpg _parent
  
  Spiritan seminarians relaxing around the pond during the Novitiate in Ridgefield, Connecticut. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%2011.jpg _parent
  
  St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, Virginia. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%2012.jpg _parent
  
  St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, Virginia. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%2013.jpg _parent
  
  St. Emma Military Academy in Powhatan, Virginia. /photoalbums/us-province-history/AnnivPhotosforWebsite%2014.jpg _parent
150th Anniversary Resources
- A Light to the Gentiles Copies Now Available!
- 150th Anniversary Resources Spiritan Prayers and Publications
- U.S. Province History 1872-Present