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John-Baptist de La Salle

'THANK ,(OU POR INVliINt:;

Me:: 10 'IOUl< HOME., M~ D~ LA SALH.

ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN rilE C4Tf1EPRAL"'OIlN WOULP SEE rilE PRIESTS CEf.£BRA7iNC tW.4SS IN 4 SPLEN/)I.£) WAY. JOflN AND filS FRIENDS WOULD PRETEND TO DO lifE .54ME.

"* TilE DE LA S4LLE 1'4;#/!Y 114f) lLEYE"; t!I/LIJREN. SEVEN OF WIIOM SLI/if/VED , I

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JOliN ST4R1ED ON TflE LONe R:ilfl

WHICH H/ouLP TO HIM tJUI.?Mlillf APR/EST.

JOfIN BECAME A CANON OF TflE M4tlNlFIC£NT C4TH£f)R4L OF REIM5. Tf./i CtINONS i1.4TH£REO m':;£lI(ER EACfI OAY 1l:? PRAY-IT W4S A SPECIAL FtJ5lTiON, 4N£) S£VE RAL C4NONS LL/TER B£C4ME BISf.IOPS.

YOU WISRG C'N1-Y MISD

1111<&6, JOHN I

WJ..If-N KINtA \"'OUloS XIV WAS CRoWN6P

INOUR tA1H~DRAJ.. .

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TI/E YOUN4 MAN SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN .4 '.sEMINARY~PR£R4RINt; TO BEmME A PRIEST.

( McJST RELIt; tOUS MEN OF THE liME WOREi SIMli4R-LoOKINt; CLOTHES) •

AFTEiR C/UST.4 FEW.41tJNTfiS IN mE PARIS SEMINARY, JOliN'S MOTIIER OIEf),4NtJ

TfI£N filS RJi#ER. JOliN WAS' NOW AwE./) .Jf,

WA5 THE ELIJEST OF F.4MILY. H£ RETuRNEO

flOME TO IIBP illS BRoTIlERS AND SISTERS.

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U;f'? OU~ LIV6? IN A WAYfllAT

Wfj~~L BE ABLf: fO I fOUCJ.! "fH£ HGAR,5' OF ,1l0?&

WG/RG WI''' .

)j. p~# ?5ALA1l'tJ3: OAiE OF TilE fl?4YERS TilE C4#0#5 k!OL/LIJ 54Y 7OvETIIER.

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WilEN HE W4S AwED ~1, 11£ Ul45 ORD41N£D 4 PRIEST IN REIMS C".4T11£PR4L :

JO#N f./,1!> /.atJK£D UP TO NIC/{Ot.4 5 ROL4ND, 4 FELMf)/- C4NCW OF REfillS t'4TJlE!>R4L .f./E /lAO BEEN JMN'S 5'pIRITl/AL ':(/10.=, d)lf) A tia?f) FR!§#D.

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JtlIIAi KNEW 111411{ff WOULD 114VE 10 /IIINI( /l13Ol.JT7JlIS VERY C4RffrLlf.LY.

IN -f6.iO,AFT£R PR4'fIN4 4/1f) T4KllVu Af)VCE/I£ U4TIIEREf) THESE

TEACIIERS INA REIJ$f) fl(JUSE.1IE TRIED Jl) IMPROVE TIIE/R #4NN£R5, AS WUl 45 TIIEIR 4m7i.JI>ES. 4 LITTlE MER liE INVtrEP TII£/I1 T(} 114V£ THEIR N£4LS IN HIS OWN IIOUE, 4LPNu$l[E StJt.(C tJF1I1.J W£/.1.-T(J­DOF4!1(IL'f.

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JOliN INVITED THE rEAOIERS TO MOllE INTO THE MMILY HOME. WilEN TJlE OLDER MEMBERS OF rilE FAMILy HEAR/) TIllS, TIlEY W#?£ JI£RY 4N(;RY .

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APRIJ1N NYEL 01"£11£1) SOUE MORE samLS I BtiTrI/£ 7E4CIIERS WERE BECtJMI/VtI f)ISCtJt.IR4t1£l) • SOME Or TilE FIRST TEACHeRS LJECIOEf) 7CJ 1E4i1£.

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C»IIA/ !f.I4K£54B+?£.4K tVlTII 1'11£ COMTORT4BL£ LirE illS WE4LIH 4/V/} T4M!LY CO/VAlCC7lt7IVS t{)uw .tI4i/E BROuu.t/T .tI/,.v(.

DE L4 S4LLE Cot/Lf) H4Y£ SPENT illS MONEY ON TilE SCII(ltJLS,Bt/T tiE FEL.TlTIVA5 COf)'S MaTt? t{11i6' IT.4IV4Y

~tei"F;~~D.~v.~Jet,;Wt~I:1~4 TIA(E tJF CtJlf) I F4#1#£,.4#lJ SICK AleSS, '" IN TIlE WINTER OF ~6J'3 - tS4 . . .

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4N'P SO F4TIIER P£ L4 54t.1£ Pt5TRIBUJl:D ..-----------;-:-.....,.,~::;--:"--:--_:__---:-----_:_l Tt:J TII£ N'£WY T,LI!i SII4R£ Or TII£ F4MILY /N JUN£ 76"t/6: WEALTI-I TII4T 11£ fl4D ItVl-I£RITEJ) . HIS SPIRfTtI4L utllPe IN'STRt/CTE/)HIM70 KEEP 84CI( ONLY Jt/ST EIlIOt/ufl Ttl SUPPoRT i-IIMSELF.

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*" O;VLY TWtl OrTIiE ORftf/N4t. t;RCXJP tPF T64CII£RS Ba:AME

BRLPTIIERS.

4!VD 50 TilE FIR..5T BRJTrlERSA/4M TiffS (lOW (OR P~M/.5£:) f(vtlE ft/ILL. aRC FOR YtlUAlI( PalPL£

bWTiL W£ Dlc,t:JlclV IF WE: Jl4VE 70 BE4,4A10L/J/£ ON BREAD 4LOAlE./lTflEY WOu/.l) LIVe 454 COUilfLfAIITY. #08JJ:JTfl6f'5 WtJLfJ.i) 13CCO,l(!i

PRIGSTS .

FArNER [)C LA SALi.£ BEOlM£' m£' FIRST TO STAffA TRAINltI,f:; - CENTRE FOR 7E4CH£'/e5. BUtJRE OPCN/Nt: 4 SCfltf)£., JOHN .4LWAYS M41L AN At7R££'MIWT TI{4T FI.INDS WOL/LD BC R41.5££) BY Til£, P4RISH PRI£,ST AN/) SOME LOC4L WE4LrllY P6JPtE. TilE" SCHClOt.S WtJL/L£) B£' FREt: OF CIIA/?t:£'.

[A/JTfof TflE HARD WORK/NTH£, SCHOtJL54NP TilE OEM4N/)INt; LIFE TIIEI tE~ SOME 8RtJTIIER5 SOtJN BEC4ME IL/. . TilEY WER€E%f.!4115T£[), 4ND AlAN'! IJIED YOLlNt1 FRoM [)15£45£5 PICI(£I) LlPINTliE f)£cA Y/Nt15L11M5 . 7H£YAW PMCfLSfp SEI/£/? £ f£NANC0ON TH£;Vr S£j..llE.5.

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1f1EPEOPLE OF REIMS 0/0 tVOTALWAYS APPROVE.

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EiI£~Y flOuR 1# CLASS.4 PUPIl- WCJl/tf) RiNt; . T/I£ NtL .TIllS W.4S.4 TfAl£ RJR T/{$ BJa7TIERS

4;111) PUPILS TO RCMIND Tf,I£MsE/.V£STfl4r!1l£Y WeRe IN TII£ PR£SENC£ (/P ~OD. TII£ MfJR.E TII/iY -R£41.!5£D TII4r TfI~Y W£R£ fN t:OIY5 PR£S£NC6,TfI~MORE £fl(£LY TIIFY WOLf!./) B£ TO 54 Y 4#,1) DtJ rfllNtlS IN mE W4Y , OFJESLl5 .

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4TT~EsmRTOFCt4SST~EBROT~£RS~~~;;~~~~~~~~~ J1!OUU! £l1S1£ 4 REFLECTION-A L,

SNoRT STORY OR LESSON WIT~A '#£S5.44E.

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JOliN IIELP INJ)IV/J)L/4LS -tVor BmTHERS - TO UO OLiTTO T£4CII, ~--0I1lG-8Y-ON£ , INSM4LL V/LIA~ES ;1/E4R fl:JRIS ?

TflE ENuLISH PARLIAMENT I14D REMOVEDKIN4 JAMES 11 FROM THE THRONE IN -I6SJ (ANO REPLACEOfilM W!rf{ MLLI4M4111f) M4RY). SOME 1,fISH NtJ8/£MEJ/ FtJLLOWEf) JAMES TO E)-ILE IN FRANC£. DE 1.4 SAt.L£ W4S 4SKELJ %l tJ/'EN A SCHOOL FOR TH£iRSONS,ANO,(llliu J4#E5/11SITED TH'E SCHOtJL.

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THE BROTHERS WERE INVITED TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN MORE

TOWNS.

M4NY Pt!PIL S tJr TilE I WR !TiNt: A145TERS'WCRE L.$1V!Nu TIIEU TO 110 J1) 1JIEIFREESCJ.I()()iS'OI=7IIE BROTII£I?S.

TII£ 'a'RITINt; Af.45TERS' T!lOt/uHT Or W4YS TilEY J1/I1I1T 4CCt.lSE JOHN INCiJURr;sa 4S Ttl 4&7' TII£ SCi/oaLS t::LOs£J) DOWN.

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r~e'iDON'f UlARt<~ IN fj.H<IR

?CHool-? (":>0 fl-\GY HAVG ?OM~ tflIWf<&f.) W(.\o W/JLDAffORD

'10 Pt.'! fOR AN ~PUCAfION WlfH us .'

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We; AR~1RYI~ fO ~GRVe. ClOD, BUrYOUA~

Puffl "Ie::; DBSfACL6S IN

fHG WAY.

JiJ/lN STARTED 4TSc YONTI-I£

FIRST .5&C!JNDAR), Sf:IIO()L fiJI? MOP&RN l4Nw{/Au£SAR[5 AND SC'I£NCE. I/E JV454LS04SKED TO

OP£N.4 B04RDINt{ SCHOOL . L......,,~==-ll

~ R·~ . FRfNCH /./I51"ORY tA60uRAPJ.l.Y !JCCDU/IJ1"AtJCY ARt..Ulr~c.;ruR~

-.:~~= '5C 16 NeE

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~ fEOltJlCAl. DRAWINU

CAL.CULUS . MUSIC

I.A NuuAa&"S ART

JOHN TOLf) THE BRl/TlieRS T#.4T TileY W£RIE'14A18AS5Af)OR5"OFJESlJ5. T#£7 WERe TO 1l1E'i..P TlIE YOtlM:l P~oPt.~ TO PRAY. TilEY WIE'RIE' TtJ ~NCOtlRAI;E

T#E.14 TO RECOI;A/ISE COl>'S PRESIE'NCIE' I AI TIIEMSEL.VIE'S 4Nl> IN OTII£RS • /A/ TillS WdY THEIR LtjlES -4Nl> TilE L/II£5 OF TIf()S£ dROUAll> TIIEM-WOUt.l> BE ENRICIIED.

JtJIIN KNeW HtJW OANCEROU5 IT W.4S FtJR 111M INPAR/S,AND 517 fiE LliFT FOR THE StJUTIi OF FR4NCE. B,ftJTf.lER 8.4RTIIOLOMEW WiJS 70 REMAIN (,AI t'f.lJJ!d:JE IN TilE NORTII.IN f.!154BSENCE TilE CtJuRT CONDeMN£/) .ttYD FINED DE L4 SlJLL£, 4£1lltJU,,1I f.I£ W4S NOT ?iVILTY OF ANYTf{INt:.

JOliN dRRrVED IN MiJR5EILLES, A PoRr IN TilE SOuTl/ OF FRANCE.

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JOJlN OPPOSED TilE 'JAN.5ENISTS ~ TJ/EY BELIE VED THAT COD 11I,451-1.4RSII AND T!lAT WE )/AO TO TRY TO 'eARN/illS LOVE. TilEY SAID mAT, BECAUSe WE'Re NOT 11I0RTlly, WE SHOUI.DN'T RGCEIVE COMMUNION VER>' OFTEN. BUT JOliN 7;1U<t!lT Wl/4T JESUS SHOWS US IN TilE t1tJSPEI. : TIIAT <tOD IS MVE, AND HE WELCOMES AND A7R;:;lvE5. /T 15 BECAI.ISE uOD WAAlTS LIS TO BECOME

MoRE LIKE .41111, TH4T WE ARE INVIfED TO RECEIVE COMMUNION ~FTeN.

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,4 LImE 14TER liE LEFT FOR TIlE TOWN OF t;RENOBt.£.

HE WLJ5 DEI.ICJ.lTED TkAT TUE Bt<tJJIIERS TJ.lERE RECEIVElJ HIM WITH OPEN 4RMS.

1,/£ DECIDED m 40 TO A #£,ARBY Pt.4 C£ OF RETREAT: P4RMENIE A PE4C£FUL PL4c£ 4TTIiETClPO.F 4 MOUNTAIN/ WITH VIEWS IAiTO TilE 1/4L1£Y5 BELOW. uOOO4lR WOI.ILO 4LSO HEtP

. HIS 4STJ.lM4.

JOI-IN WAS LOSINti FAITH IN ;/IMS£L0 \k!~~>$.:~.·Jl .. AND 8IAMINC /{fAt/SELF FOR MANY

. TllllltiSJlE TflO{}(;flT Tfl4T,IF fiE WAS OUT ()FTHe- W4Y, T/iV(/BL£ WOLILD

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.-A~0::?,---<- IVOTCOM£'TO THE BROTHERS. £IT P4RMENIE 1/£ WOLltD FIND ClR£AT PE4C£. fiE MET SISTER

Lf)U/SE, U'fIO EV£RYOI/E mOLlC; liT WAS A 5411.1T. PEOPLE LlSEO TO

V!SITfI£RFOR4DVIC£ 4NOP~YER.

f.VE:.RYI~INC. I DO S£EMS TO

c..o WRONa .1 FEEL TI-IIH I I-JAV€. FAIL£D.

E::VERYOI\JE IS At<AINST Me.

WOUL.DN I T iT B6 BETTER TO ulV6 t IT ALl. UP ?

ONe OF TII£ BI5t1tJP5 W4NT£J) mE NDT SUPERI()R OF TIlE BROTHERS TO BE 4 PRIEST (4ND NOTOAlEOFTJ./E BRtJTHERS TJ./E,wSEiVES) 4NO SO m£' BRClrHER5 WRtJrE 4 LETTER TO . JOJ./A/;4SKIN4 111M J(J RETtiRN 45 SUPERioR.

FOR 61 YE4RS LOUISX/V-T/fE'SUN KINu '-IMP ONE OF THE ~~'E4I"E5TI KINes OF FRANC£' . IN H1S H£' PI£,f).

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ANomER New IOE4 W4S TIfE SETTING; LIP OF 4 KIA/D OF 'RHORM4TORY ~ WHERE BOYS WERE

SEAlT WHO 1f40BEEN IN TRO{JBLE. TIIERE TilEY WERE T4{JCiIlT.4 TRAPE.

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wml PATIENeG" 4;V0 ~RE TlfE7 WERE LE!) TO BE BETTER CITIZENS, 4N!) SOME TJlEN

JOINE!) TilE ORDINARY f304ROINC SCIIOOL,4LSO IN 5T YON.

JOHN INSPIRE!) TIlE TEACHERS TO 41(/E 4 tAOOO E/}{JC4T!ON IN ALL THE SCHOOLS, /JAlO PREP,4RE STUOENTS FOR LIFE IN soc/ETr; TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS 45 WELL 45 COOD CHRISTIANS.

WIIE/I TIlE FtJtJtVaR OF TII£ BROTIIERS VISITED SOME SCHOOLS/TilE fOC4L PEOPLE W4NT£O TO 1I0AlOUR HIM.

r 4CCEPT 4A1Y MORE l JiJl-IA/ '.5 aJtVC£RfiI

W.45 TO C'L/NVINCE THE BRtJTI-I£RS f114T TilEY .NEEDED TO CHOOSE A NEW SUPERIOR: DAlE OF THEMS.Et-VeS.

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OURINt; HI5 LIFETIME JOliN WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS FOR rEACHERS AND FOR PLiPILS. EACH ,MONTH IfE WROTE TO Ef/£RY BRtJTlfER . .fN tJREAlER A54 CE 11£ /ilOW IIAJ) TIlE TIME TO WRITE PRAYERFUL !v1E/)ITATIONS RJR TCACIIERS. hiE PUT THE RN4L TOUCIIES TO TlfE BROTflERS I /1 RUI£" 4BOLIT TflEIR W.4Y OF fiFE'. / NOW TJl4r fiE WASN'T TilE SUPERiOR 4/i1V ftJAitiER, JMN

111tJUI/T PF /IIAtSELF 4S mE tEAST I;I1FtJRT4AiT tJF 4/t rilE

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lJIl/lS L4ST YEARS, JOliN OFTEN I/ISITEDSCIIOOL HIllEN TII& PUPILS W&RCOUTOFCL455. '.' .

SC#1c Joo YE4RS L4T&R, JtJIIN B4PTlST l>E L4 S4LLE 1V45 OECI4Rcl>.d 541N1. .lty -(,gso /IE #'4S M.dIJE TilE frlTRON .

$4!#T OF TE4t:1/6RS. TilERE 4RE YOIV ,J-S !3,wTIIERS WI/O .1011./#/.41 IN BE/Nt: C4L1.ED ffS4IA/T"OR "Bt&SSED": FRtJM S~ILI""'cCUAlJOR, ~tIIC&, R!!:LlIo(I0N,4#D SPAIAI.

t-{l6,TtJO.4R£C4LLEl> TOSC'S.4INTS'-TOBE 'Ft/I./.Y4LIV£; TO aJ 4etJt!TouR ORlYN4RY LIVE"S /Ai4t1! E"%71i!40Rl¥N4!(y W4Y. .

// JiELPU5,LORf), TO KI./OW yOU AfORE Ct£,tJRLY

LOIlE YOt! MORE" DE4RLY, I

4#1) FO£tI?W YOt! MORE" .Ir'~Y, £41:'11 1).4Y OF OUR LIJlES //. '

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10 t<Gf III}IJO!.V6P Will-! 'fOU~4 f'60F'(£

WA? N[>VGR MY OWN rutJ. LOOKI/Ju "BACK,l NOW 56£ "fj.jAT

ClOD WAS U;ADI~ MG SLOW!.'! AIJD WrS€.L.:-{ fRoM ON61"i-IINu -ro AtJOfI4GR ,Wlfl-lOur FORCrNlA Me,AND wr'nrour MY BGIt.JC.

AWARe OF I"f. 1-16 I? A UDD 01= $URf'T<I%,? !

!.E?T '$ 1l.JRN 1"0 i-IIM WI1"H

CO/JFIDG"NC6.

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