Spiritus Sanctus started in 2018 in light of the Lafayette Diocese expressing concern about the rural church parishes not having the resources to provide retreats for their youth. John Listi who is the Director for the office of the Charismatic Renewal of the Lafayette Diocese of Louisiana reached out to God Made Self Driven in regards to helping fulfill that need! We gathered together with a team and Catechetal over-site from the Director of Catechesis, Chad Judice to provide an independent event for Church parishes and their confirmation candidates. 2018 was our first year and we had 170 participates. We came to discover that for some of the participates it was their first retreat they had ever been to! The team saw the fruits that were being produced so we gathered together for 2019 and put on our 2nd annual Sanctus Spiritus event. Our participates grew to around 240 candidates. We are looking forward to continuing to provide this event for the Acadiana area and discerning the improvements we can make as it grows!
Be on the look out for Spiritus Sanctus 2020!
Be on the look out for Spiritus Sanctus 2020!