“Yes, I love the many ways God has guided me in all the events in my life.”

ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE
Rouen, France
April 7, 1719

In 2019, the international Lasallian Family celebrates the death tercentenary of our Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, the Universal Patron of Teachers. This year was also declared by Pope Francis as the Lasallian Jubilee Year.

The Jubilee Year is an invitation for us to respond to the call of our faith through genuine service to the most vulnerable sectors of society. Traditionally, it is also a year of pilgrimage to places of significance to our spiritual journey as Lasallians. Pope Francis reminds us:

“Our existence is a pilgrimage, a journey. Even those who are inspired by simply human hope, perceive the allure of the horizon, which urges them to explore worlds they do not yet know. Our spirit is a migrant spirit. We do not become mature men and women if we do not perceive the allure of the horizon: that boundary between earth and sky which demands to be reached by a people that walks.”

We invite the Lasallian community to actively participate in the various events that are organized for this celebratory year.