Lasallian Spirituality

In this lesson, it is expected that you will be able to:

•define what Lasallian identity and spirituality means
•recognize the five core principles where Lasallian
identity & spirituality revolves
•explain what being a true Lasallian is and how the
five core principles of Lasallian identity & spirituality
is animated and revolves
 Why La Salle?

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 What does it mean to be Lasallian?
What makes one a Lasallian?
When does one become a Lasallian?

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SJB entering the gates of being a graduate
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 DE LA SALLE LIPA
Mission-Vision

mission:
defines the
organization/institution’s
business & purpose
vision:
what an organization/
institution wants to become
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summarized into:
3 charisms:

Faith

Service

Communion
 Group work.
Faith in Which among the following
God’s statements is true:
presence
a.The 5 core principles have
value/importance separately


b.2 or 3 of the 5 core principles
Concern for Respect have value/importance in relation
the poor; for all to each other
Social justice persons
c.All the 5 core principles have
value/importance in relation to
each other
d.All the 5 core principles have an
integrative/cyclical
Quality Inclusive value/importance
education community justify your group answer…
 5 Lasallian Core Principles Faith in God’s presence leads to the belief
Faith in that God is present in our very own
God’s persons (as His “image & likeness)
presence
Belief in God’s presence in each
person leads us to respect one


another
Concern for Respect
the poor; for all Out of respect for each other, we
Social justice persons neither discriminate nor exclude
anyone but rather include them in
our family/community

Our respect for God & our own

Building God’s Kingdom
here on earth helps us
feel more His
presence…and so on…
humanity requires us to better
ourselves through quality education
Quality Inclusive
education community Faith in God’s presence, respect for our
humanity, inclusion & quality education
lead us towards a concern for the poor &
social justice—a commitment in building
God’s Kingdom here on earth
 What is Spirituality?
Traditional:
…spirituality refers to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the
original shape of man", oriented at "the image of God“
Waaijman, Kees (2000), Spiritualiteit. Vormen, grondslagen, methoden, Kampen/Gent: Kok/Carmelitana
Waaijman, Kees (2002), Spirituality: Forms, Foundations, Methods, Peeters Publishers

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Going back to the issue of “being Lasallian,” what do you think are the little “l’s” of being
Lasallian?
 What is Spirituality?
Modern:
…spirituality is centered on the "deepest values and meanings by which people live."
Philip Sheldrake, A Brief History of Spirituality, Wiley-Blackwell 2007 p. 1-2

manifested in/refers to:

a person’s attitudes & behavior
with regard to being Lasallian, means:
acting as an authentic Lasallian
Which of the following images illustrate spirituality? Why
manifests spirituality?

YES!

JBDLS could choose to ignore the man or

pass him off with some appropriate words of
advice and a kind smile. But he doesn’t.
Instead, he pays attention to how God
might be working through this stranger &
responds as generously as his breeding,
his disposition, & his faith would allow him
to do, little knowing what it would all lead to
manifests spirituality?

YES!
Winter of 1683-1684:
JBDLS used the bulk of his family
inheritance to feed the poor. He gave
away his entire fortune and kept just
enough not to be burden on the Brothers
when it came to his priestly
responsibilities. Thus he quickly and
irrevocably joined his Brothers in real
poverty. Now, they would all be fully
dependent on God alone.
manifests spirituality?

YES!
out of charity and necessity he began to
become more involved with the teachers.
Gradually, and without really being aware
of it, he found himself becoming drawn
into a very different world, the world of the
poor—a world of disadvantaged
students, uncultured teachers, and
parents chronically oppressed by
poverty.
manifests spirituality?

YES!
In addition to helping the
Brothers where he
could, even doing
classroom teaching at
the school in Grenoble,
he spent a good deal of
personal time in retreat
at monasteries
Personal Reflection:
Give at least three attitudes or behavior (actions) that you need to
develop in yourself that you may become an authentic Lasallian. Briefly
explain why these three attitudes or behavior (actions) show that you are
an authentic Lasallian, and therefore, live the authentic Lasallian
Spirituality.