MODULE 1

April 30, 1651, Rheims, France

When and where was Jean Baptiste de La Salle born?

Louis De La Salle

Who is SJBDL’S father?

Nicole Moet

Who is SJBDL’S mother?

Louis De La Salle

a well-to-do magistrate of the provincial court of Rheims, from a family of cloth merchants, veyr compassionate and sensitive to the poor

Jean Moet de Broullet

father of Nicole Moet, owner of a vineyard and Moet Champagne

Jacques Joseph

brother of SJBDLS who is a priest-monk

Jean Louis

brother of SJBDLS who is a priest

Pierre

brother of SJBDLS who is a lawyer

Jean Remy

brother of SJBDLS who joined the army, had a wife, became mentally ill and died at a mental institution

Rose-Marie

sister of SJBDLS who is a nun and suddenly died at the age of 25

Marie

sister of SJBDLS who married Jean Maillefer

Jean Moet

SJBDLS’s grandfather who taught him basic prayers

Perrette Lespagnol

SJBDLS’s grandmother who told him lives of saints and a very loving, dream of every grandchild

7

At age __, his dream was to become a priest

11

At __, answered the Divine call; admitted to the ranks of the clergy received: ceremonial tonsure

16

At __, 1668: installed: canon of Rheims Cathedral

19

At ___, left home for the seminary

Tonsure

the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility

solemn liturgies and processions

he canons were also expected to participate in the _______ that marked the great feasts in the church calendar

20

At ___, he was compelled to return to Reims

Fr. Nicolas Roland, University of Reims

Because of his love for his vocation to the Priesthood, DLS followed the advice of his Spiritual Director - _____, by enrolling immediately at the ______, taking the evening courses in theology to complete the courses he took in Paris.

April 9,1678 (Holy Saturday), 27

On ________, John was ordained priest by the archbishop of Rheims at __ years old

Fr. Nicolas Roland

influenced John in various works of charity

Sisters of the Child Jesus

free education for poor girls

Fr. Nicolas Roland

invited JBDLS to help him; later, made JBDLS executor of his will

spiritual father

After Roland’s death, JBDLS had to take care of the Sisters of the Child Jesus at their ____

Mr. Adrien Nyel

It all started when he met _____, to establish quality schools, first for the poor girls, then for the poor boys

gamblers and drunkards

The _______ of Reims were trained by De La Salle to be Brothers, teachers and Christians.

1683, Canon

In ____, he resigned his position of ____ at the cathedral

1683-1684

the severe winter of ____ led to widespread famine in the whole of France

bread and clothes

DLS distributed much of his wealth to the poor in the form of _____.

May 28, 1684

John Baptist De La Salle and twelve others made their first solemn vow of obedience.

Brothers of the Christian School (Fratres Scholarum Christianarum)

The first solemn vow of obedience marked the founding of the “_____” (______)

Brother’s General Assembly, 1686, 35

At the _______ in _____, at the age of ____, he established a teaching order of men who were to be neither ‘’secular” nor “clerics” and dedicated to teaching.

robing ceremonies

The habit-taking ceremonies is also called ______.

Rabat

a white collar or bib ("____"), In the time of SJBDLS it was commonly worn by ecclesiastics and by many other people, including the laity (lawyers, for example).

October 8, 1691, Novitiate

In _____, St. La Salle opened the _____ or religious formation house in Vaugirard.

Heroic Vow of Association, Gabriel Drolin and Nicolas Vuyart

He (40 years old) made the “_______” with _______

29, 1690, 15 years

At the age of _____, De la Salle had an experienced that changed his life, he came close to losing his life after a visit to the country. Toward the end of ____, he got another brush with death when he became so ill travelling to Paris. As the work began in Paris, at one school and then at several more, a new challenge appears. Hostility, in suits, harassment, and even violence, continued in Paris for the next ____.

The Writing Masters

a group of teachers who ran schools for free

The Writing Masters

______ accused De la salle that his free schools had some students who could afford to pay, thus should not be there

1702

From ____, the founder began to endure a long period of trial, aggravated by persecution on the part of certain ecclesiastical authorities

1703, Nicolas Vuyart

In ____, one of his most trusted disciples, ____, treacherously deserted him.

Parmenie

John Baptist, after a series of crises, went on retreat in ______. He returned after receiving an order from the Brothers to resume his responsibility as superior of the Brothers.

Good Friday, April 7, 1719

At four o’clock in the morning on ________, De La Salle made an effort to rise from his bed as if to greet someone, then joined his hands, raised his eyes to heaven, and died

the Saint is dead

Throughout Rouen, and soon throughout the Society, word spread that “______”.

“I adore in all things the will of God in my regard.”

St. John Baptist de la Salle’s last words

February 19,1888

He was beatified by Pope Leo XII

May 24, 1900

He was canonized

May 15,1950

He was proclaimed Patron of All Teachers of Youth

April 7

He is commemorated as Saint by the Universal Church

May 15

his feast day in the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools

Legacy

something that a person leaves behind to be remembered by.

Legacy

It may be a story of some one’s life, the things they did, places they went, goals they accomplished, their failures, and more

Legacy

It can also be a physical structure, an organization or even a political system

Legacy

is when you are genuinely grounded in offering yourself and making a meaningful, lasting and energizing contribution to humanity by serving a cause greater than your own. 

Christian Schools

The schools were given the name of ‘_______’.

Brothers of the Christian Schools

Together with these teachers, De La Salle founded a lay community that took the name of ________ (1680).

Lasallian brothers, poverty, chastity, obedience

are people who follow the call of the Lord and consecrate themselves entirely to Him through the religious vows of ___, ___, ___

Lasallian brothers

They form community with the other members of the Institute, and they all commit themselves to “keep Christian Schools together and by association”

layman

A Brother is a “_____” and does not aim at the priesthood, because his ministry does not involve carrying out the sacred functions of the liturgy or administering the sacraments.

apostle

He is an ____ whose life is dedicated to helping the pupils in their needs and problems. More than being a friend, he seeks to be a ‘brother’

catechist, educator

A Brother is a _____ and an ____ in the faith for his pupils.

teacher

Brother is a ____ by profession. He lives in union with God, and through prayer and community life, he acquires the strength to carry out his ministry as an educator to bring the pupils closer to God.

12, 150, 8

Following in the steps of the Founder, ___ Brothers have been canonized, ___ have been beatified, ___ have been declared venerable

1901

In ____, three years after Spain ceded control of the Philippines to the United States, the Americans established a new public education system using English as the medium of instruction.

Spanish

The Catholic educational institutions in the country at that time, however, continued using ____ as their medium

35

Meanwhile, the Brothers had by then established their presence in ___ countries, including the United States.

Jeremiah Harty

the American Archbishop of Manila, _______, turned to the Brothers to pave the way for the introduction of English-based quality Catholic education in the country.

June 16, 1911, 9, Paco

On ______, ___ brothers from Europe and the United States opened in the district of ____, just outside the walls of the old city of Manila, the first La Salle school in the Philippines.

1962, Boy’s Department of the Maryknoll Sisters’, 221

In ____, during the first year of DLSL operation, DLSL was operated as the _______ of Our  Lady of the Rosary Academy (OLRA) with ___ students admitted from the first to fourth year.

3, 7, Br. Henry Virgil, FSC

____ Brothers and ___ lay teachers composed the first staff of the school. ______ was the first Director and Principal.

La Salle High School Department

In its second year of operations, the school obtained a temporary permit to operate as _____

1967, Br. Vermon Mabille, FSC

In ____, the elementary grades were opened, with ________ as principal.

1970, De la Salle ng Lipa

In ___, the school became known as ______.

SY 1974-75, De La Salle Lipa Inc.

It was in the _____ when the school started to accept girls. The school was officially registered with the securities and Exchange Commission as ______

Alma

“nourishing/kind”

Mother

“mater”

Alma Mater

an allegorical Latin phrase for a university or college