May 15 – St. John Baptist de La Salle
By georgefsc / May 8, 2022
This is the day when many Lasallian institutions celebrate the life and heritage of St. John Baptist de La Salle is celebrated. It was on May 15, 1950, that De La Salle was promulgated as the Special Patron of All Teacher of Youth by the Catholic Church. And therefore that May...
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May 8 – Our Lady of the Star
By georgefsc / April 28, 2022
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There are not many resources that speak about this devotion, or its association with the "Brothers of the Christian Schools of Mercy." However, this website about the shrine provides some context for this...
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April 16 – Our Lady of Good Counsel
By georgefsc / April 8, 2022
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a short video about this feast, one of a number of such videos on YouTube. This one seems to have been the most popular. 2) Further online information about this feast...
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Resources from the UK
By georgefsc / April 6, 2022
There is a new page on the LRC website that provides links to prayer and Lasalian formation resources that were produced by Lasallian Partners and Brothers in the United Kingdom. Also included are the books that were written by Br. Nicholas Hutchinson. Most of those are prayer resources that may...
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April 7 – Death of De La Salle
By georgefsc / April 1, 2022
This is the day on the Catholic Church calendar when the life of St. John Baptist de La Salle is celebrated. April 7, 2019, will be the 300th anniversary of De La Salle's death. In the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. John Baptist de...
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February 9 – St. Miguel Febres Cordero, FSC, of Ecuador
By georgefsc / January 31, 2022
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a very fine video that was done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. There are also a large number of videos in Spanish about him, including this one featuring...
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February 13 – Br. James Miller, FSC
By georgefsc / January 19, 2022
In the afternoon of February 13, 1982, at the age of 37, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Brother James (Santiago) Miller was shot several times by three men and he died instantly. Attempts to identify the assassins were unsuccessful. After funeral rites in Guatemala and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he was buried in the...
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January 30th – Feast of St. Br. Mutien-Marie Wiaux, FSC
By georgefsc / January 12, 2022
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a very fine video that was done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) A small booklet - currently out of print - is available as a PDF. 3)...
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Advent Video Reflection Series
By georgefsc / November 17, 2021
The Season of Advent prepares us for Christmas, and it is a good opportunity to reflect about what it is that we are waiting for. These short 7-minute Lasallian reflections take the Gospel for each Sunday of Advent, along with the meditation that St. John Baptist de La Salle wrote...
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COVID STUDY PUBLISHED
By georgefsc / October 25, 2021
A PDF booklet provides the results of the 2021 International Lasallian COVID Study. It was sent to all Lasallian institutions in 79 countries. The report provides a global overview of the pandemic’s impact and of the responses it evoked in the areas of pedagogical management, institutional management, school management, and...
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October 9, Saint Jaime Hilario, FSC, and the Martyrs of Turon
By georgefsc / September 20, 2021
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. These used to be two separate commemorations - that of Br. Jaime Hilario, and that of the Brother Martyrs of Turon. They are now commemorated together on the same date. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a...
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September 27 – Blessed Brother Scubilion, FSC
By georgefsc / September 19, 2021
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a video that were done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a book that provides the story of his life. 3) Further online information and links may be...
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September 2 – Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC, & the Martyrs of Rochefort
By georgefsc / August 20, 2021
Saint Solomon was canonized on October 16, 2016, and thus is the most recent Lasallian saint. Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There are several videos that were done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. Included in the...
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August 13 – Saint Benilde Romancon, FSC
By georgefsc / August 11, 2021
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a video that were done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a book that provides the story of his life. 3) Further online information and links may be found...
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May 19 – Blessed Br. Raphael Rafiringa, FSC
By georgefsc / May 14, 2021
Here are some resources that are available online, either via this website or others. ONLINE RESOURCES 1) There is a very fine video that was done by Mr. Ed Sirois for his school community. 2) There is a larger PDF biography of his available online, and a nice handout...
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