“Do your part to help build up the kingdom of God in the hearts of your students.” – SJBDLS, Med 67.1

Even during the early years of his first school at the Parish of St. Maurice, St. John Baptist de La Salle has always exemplified his commitment to gather people together towards a common purpose. He founded schools and communities where students, teachers, and Brothers came together to learn, grow, and support one another. Like St. La Salle, we as educators are called upon to gather those entrusted to our care and provide them guidance, inspiration, and encouragement.

 

About the design

At the heart of the Santuario is a place of prayer, the Congregation Hall. Fourteen individual doors lead worshippers to a double height central core, taking in natural light that streams through the vast windows above. The light casts a warm glow on the rows of pews that converge towards a central point, as if beckoning the faithful towards a higher purpose.

The lofty interior of the congregation hall stretches skyward, its high-beamed ceiling supported by a seemingly endless colonnade of wooden pillars, further emphasizing the connection between the individual, the sacred space, and nature.