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ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE
Jean Baptist de la Salle
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PHYSICAL FEATURES
Above middle height
(average 6” )
Fair complexion
Lofty forehead
(high)
Bright blue eyes
An abundant crop of hair
Well-shaped mouth
Aristocratic in bearing
(refined: noble)
Long and regular brown nose
Delicate health in younger age which became robust
His aura was gentle, peaceful, recollected
gentleman
What is the Story Behind the Name
DE LA SALLE
“Love, like loaves multiply in the giving” “Making a difference”
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BORN
IN: RHEIMS, FRANCE
ON : APRIL 30, 1651
• recovering from religious war
• poor are very poor
• Known for clothing, wine and cathedrals
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Father : LOUIS DE LA SALLE
- a well to do magistrate of the provincial court of Rheims
- came from a family of cloth merchant
- very compassionate and sensitive to the poor
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Mother : NICOLE MOET
- Daughter of a nobleman,
Jean Moet de Broullet- owner of a vineyard
and Moet Champagne- very caring and loving
mother
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Moet & Chandon luxury collection by Jean Marc Gady
Owner of the most extensive vineyard in Champagne, mtmangulabnan/mgdmercado 2010
Mother : NICOLE MOET
- Daughter of a nobleman,
Jean Moet de Broullet- owner of a vineyard
and Moet Champagne- very caring and loving
mother
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SIBLINGS (10)Brothers:
Jacques Joseph- entered priesthood
Jean Louis –entered priesthood
Pierre – became a lawyer
Jean Remy – joined the army, had a wife but became mentally ill and died at a mental institution
Sisters:
Marie – married Jean Maillefer
Rose-Marie – entered the convent of the Canoses of St. Augustine in Rheims at 16 years old but died suddenly at the age of 25
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Grandparents:
• Father side: died soon after his birth• Mother side:
grandfather: basic prayersgrandmother: lives of saint
• Very loving and the dream of every grandchild
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to be a priest
Age 7
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Chasing his dream….
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March 11, 1662
- At the age of 11 years old, John Baptist De La Salle answered the Divine call and was admitted into the ranks of the clergy.
- He received the tonsure
1668 (age 16)
-He was made a canon of the Rheims Cathedral
AGE 19 LEFT HOME FOR SEMINARY
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Two Great Tragedies (age 20)
• Mother’s death – 36 yrs old• Father’s death - 11 months later
47 yrs old
• Left the seminary • Legal guardian of property and family
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PRIEST• April 8, 1678 Holy Saturday
He was ordained priest by the archbishop of Rheims (age 27/28)
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A dream came true…
Nicholas Roland you will complete the work that I have begun..Congregations of the Sisters of the Child Jesus….
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Establishment of the first school ( AGE 28)
Adrien Nyel – enterprising school teacher sent by a philanthropist to open a school
- sought the help of help of John Baptist De La Salle
- first school for boys was opened in April 15, 1679
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A twist in his Life… If I had known it, I would have given it up then ….
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• St. La Salle and the Teachers
• John Baptist decided to undertake personal direction of the teacher.
• He visited them and supervised their effort
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The start of De La Salle’s… commitment to commitment…
Seeing everything as God’s will and plan…
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• On June 24, 1680 he asked the teachers to take their meals at his home
• 12 months later, he asked them to live with him in his family home
• Because of this decision, his relatives complained and he was compelled to leave his home
"I must do the work of God, and if the worst should come to pass, we shall have to beg alms."
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Year 1684 – John Baptist gave all his money to the poor that he might be poor in spirit like his followers
May 28, 1684 - John Baptist De La Salle and twelve others made their first solemn vow of obedience.
With this vow came the title “Brothers of the Christian
School”
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• October 8, 1691 – St La Salle opened the novitiate or religious formation house in Vaugirard.
• -Here they lived a life of extraordinary penance and recollection
•• -It was in this house that they pronounced
the heroic vow of Association, meaning they promised to live together and maintain their schools even if they have to beg and live on bread alone
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• We promised to do all we could
to maintain the existence of the Society of the Christian Schools
“even if there remained only 3 of us in the said society,
and we were obliged to beg and live on bread and water alone.
HEROIC VOW - November 21, 1691
John Baptist DE LA SALLE, Nicolas Vuyart Gabriel Drolin
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To reveal the real beauty of a diamond it has to be polished by fire…with fire….
• From 1702 the founder began to endure a long period of trial, • aggravated by persecution on the part of certain
ecclesiastical authorities.. • In 1703 one of his most trusted disciples, Nicolas Vuyart,
treacherously deserted him. • For the next ten years the holy founder was engaged in a
series of struggles for the preservation of his institute, • in the course of which his name was attacked, and justice
denied him before the civil tribunals.
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• After choosing Bro. Bartolomew as his successor, John spent the remaining of his days in self-effacement, mental prayers, obedience and mortification.
• He died in Rouen on Good Friday, April 7, 1719. He was 68 years old
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“I adore in all things the will of God
in my regard.”
St. John Baptist De La Salle last words
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He was beatified by Pope Leo XII on February 19, 1883
Canonized on May 24, 1900
Proclaimed Heavenly Patron Saint of All Teachers by the same pope on May 15, 1950
He is commemorated as Saint by the Universal Church every April 7
In the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools his feast day is normally celebrated on May 15.
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Titles accorded to De la Salle
- the “Father of Modern Pedagogy”
- “Patron Saint of Christian Teachers”
- Founder of the Christian Schools
- “A Saint”
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The Students
• Poor boys• Street children• Child laborers• Undisciplined
The Teachers
• Inexperienced• Poor and hungry• By standers• Drunkards• Little opportunity
for advancement in studies
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Father of Modern Pedagogy:
• Before: – Latin first (expensive):”Make them stay where they are”
then Writing and reading Individual instruction inside the big class:– Dehumanizing treatment to students
• De la Salle”s School: Learn the basics: French
learn the value of prayer: faith: Students are gift of God:
teachers are messengers of God’s goodnews
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Founder of the Christian School
• Teacher taught to be missionaries and evangelizers: source of hope: sign of faith and the vehicle of Love
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De La Salle’s vision of Christian EducationBro Augustine Loes,FSC
• Know each student as an individual person, treating each differently according to personal need, and forming a friendly relationship with each other
• Eexpress love in kindness, gentleness, sensitivity, and tenderness in order to win their hearts.
• Without this kind of relationship, there can be no significant learning
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“Patron Saint of Christian Teachers”
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Bro. Joseph Desimone,FSC
• What distinguishes Lasallian Schools from all others is the practice of the Presence of God.
• An awareness of the presence of God IS AN ESSENTIAL FILTER FOR WHAT Lasallian educators do with and for students.
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- Founder of the Christian Schools
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A Living Legacy… “Love, like loaves multiply in the giving”
• Upon his death there are;- 219 brothers,
27 school houses and 9,000 pupils …all in France
• In 2003: – in 80 countries there are
– 1,321 schools – 10T brothers: – teach over 900,000 students
» aside from that, his life inspires many » and he produces 7 saints and 7 martyrs
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THE HARVEST …God blesses his work on earth
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RELAF - Région Lasallienne Africano-Malgache
RELAL - Région Latinoamericana Lasallista
A Living Legacy… “Love, like loaves multiply in the giving”
The De La Salle Christian Brothers with more than 80,000 colleagues teach over
750,000 students in 85 countries
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DLSL Mission Vision
• Teach Minds• Touch Hearts• Transform Lives
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