Welcome to the CHIJ Singapore
sisters' website.
May you find inspiration, hope and courage in our history and our spirituality. On this page, we introduce our Founcer, Blessed Nicolas Barre.
Life of our Founder - Bl Nicolas Barre
A man of deep faith and contemplative vision, he founded the Infant Jesus Sisters to respond to the poor, in a spirit of abandonment and trusting in God's Providence.Fr Barre's Writings
are found in the Foundational Documents, Maxims for all
Peoples, Spiritual Canticles, Spiritual Letters ... (Read them in the
right hand column)
Resources inspired by his life and writings
Here are some books, reflections - Apostolic Spirituality, Freedom, Hope, Humility, Prayer-Contemplation, The Spirit of Vows, Education, Prayer of Abandonment, Trust in Divine Providence- and songs.Celebrating the Life of Fr Barre
Tributes, Prayers, Novenas, Hymns, Celebrations of Fr Barre's Liferead more
Foundational Documents
- General Introduction
- LifenDeathofNB
- FirstSrsLestocqNoEndowment
- ParticularMaximsSanctification
- StatutesRulesSecretArticles
- Memoir of Instruction (MI)
- Fundamental Maxims (FM)
- Maxims for Sp Direction (MD)
- Maxims for All People (MAP)
- RefNRecommendations (RR)
- Spiritual Canticles (SC)
- Spiritual Letters
- NB Quotes by Themes
- Books on Fr Barre
- Better than Light
- Comic book
- Director inthe Darkness
- Video on Fr Barre