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Visit IJS around the world
  • Bolivia: A group of happy pupils
  • Bolivia: Sr Reina IJS with some pupils
  • Cameroon: Pupils who are deaf and dumb communicate through signing
  • Cameroon: Happy Twins!
  • Cameroon: Brigitte & Jeanne's First Profession, 2009
  • Cameroon: Dental equipment for the Medical Centre
  • France:  Roubaix – Sr Monique Debay leads a Retreat for a group of young people.
  • France: Meeting of Sisters and Fraternity members on the theme of the Visitation
  • France: Sr Marguerite Marie led a group of young French people to live in solidarity with the people of Senegal
  • France: Paris - Mass in the Mother House to celebrate sisters’ jubilees
  • Ireland: Noreen, Kitty, Eilis and Ita with young peacemakers
  • Italy: Ana at a meeting in Rome with young people from various regions of Italy
  • Italy: Centro San Lazzaro, Bergamo - Latin American immigrants made welcome in the parish
  • Italy: Centro San Lazzaro, Bergamo - Sr Priscilla at the Latin American immigrant reception centre
  • Italy: Centro Aquilone, Naples: After school club
  • Japan: Bargain clothes sale for evacuees in IJS Nicolas Barre basement
  • Japan: Sr Mutsuko IJS encourages children to play in the NE Japan disaster area
  • Japan: Expertise and advice for March 2011 disaster evacuees
  • Japan: Sr Tokiko IJS with volunteers working in devastated N.E. Japan
  • Malaysia: Cutting of Anniversary & Jubilee Cake, Cheras
  • Malaysia: Anniversary celebration Mass in Cheras Convent
  • Malaysia: Banners for celebration of 350th and 140th anniversaries
  • Malaysia: Regional assembly in Cheras July 2012
  • Republic of Moldova: Claudia, a teacher, with her pupils in a hospital school in Ungheni
  • Singapore: Sr Maria, Archbishop's RC representative on Singapore Inter-Religious Organisation, prays with other religious leaders
  • Singapore: Sr Julia conducts an Adult Faith Formation Session at Singapore Pastoral Institute
  • Singapore: Sr Deirdre, Supervisor of 11 IJS Convent Schools, with CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School pupils
  • Singapore: Prayer Ministry - Our elderly sisters pray for those who ask for prayers

General Chapter

Ile Blanche - venue for 2013 General Chapter

Preparations are underway throughout the Institute for the General Chapter which will take place in Île Blanche, Locquirec, Brittany, France, from 10th – 31st August 2013. General Chapter 2013

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Sint Unum April 2013

Passing the Baton...

"We are very happy to send you the latest issue of the Sint Unum... The variety of the articles as well as the news have surely made this issue interesting and valuable."  To read the Sint Unum 2013, click on Sint Unum April 2013

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Blessed Nicolas Barré

Nicolas Barré, founder of the Institute of the Infant Jesus Sisters

Nicolas Barré was born on 21st October 1621 in Amiens, France. He died on 31st May 1686. Just over three hundred years later, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on the 7th March 1999. His feastday is on 21st October.  Find out more about the founder.

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