THE LASALLIAN PASTORAL OFFICE

The Lasallian Pastoral Office (LSPO) leads the members of the DLSU community towards faith-life integration and in becoming authentic disciples and prophetic citizens through worship and liturgical celebrations, spiritual formation, community-building activities, and research on spirituality and faith development. LSPO is known and distinguished:

1) by the retreats and recollections it gives to the students (LASARE, SHARE, and FORMLAW), faculty, staff, and personnel of the university that help deepen their spirituality and facilitate in building faith communities in the university;

2) by the meaningful liturgical celebrations that nurture the faith and deepen the prayer life of the community; and

3) by becoming a resource for the Church as it promotes priestly and religious vocations and conducts research in faith development.

LSPO maintains various groups of ministers that assist in the liturgical celebrations of the community. It is also supported by the Student Lasallian Animators, the volunteer youth ministers on campus. These groups of ministers and volunteers receive special formation programs and training in order to be of better service to the community, to the Church, and to society. The office supervises the Catholic Religious Organizations of Students (CROSs) and other religious organizations and communities on campus. LSPO also conducts interfaith prayer services with other Christian communities, Iftar Dinner during Ramadan for Muslim faculty, staff, and students, and liturgical celebrations during the Chinese New Year.