Lasallian Spirituality pt.5 - an Overview
Three traditional components of Lasallian spirituality are faith, zeal, and community. Lasallian education is animated by an interior dimension (faith) and by an exterior expression (zeal) that are engaged within an active educational community. It is a spirit that is focused on education and on educators who are wholly dedicated to students, “those entrusted to their care,” and who pursue three levels of engagement – the personal vocational, the communal relational, and the ministerial professional.
Three traditional components of Lasallian spirituality are faith, zeal, and community. Lasallian education is animated by an interior dimension (faith) and by an exterior expression (zeal) that are engaged within an active educational community. It is a spirit that is focused on education and on educators who are wholly dedicated to students, “those entrusted to their care,” and who pursue three levels of engagement – the personal vocational, the communal relational, and the ministerial professional.
This “spirit of faith & zeal” is expressed in and through the community . “Union in a community is a precious gem, which is why our Lord so often recommended it to his apostles before he died. If we lose this, we lose everything. Preserve it with care, therefore, if you want your community to survive.” Community is how Lasallian spirituality comes to life and how it is supported and sustained. It is the engine of Lasallian education.
It is important to observe that Jesus Christ’s person, mission, and message are the source from which Lasallian principles and processes emerged, and the core values of our Lasallian spiritual tradition come from the Christian Gospel and the Catholic heritage. At the same time, there is a profoundly human dimension that underlies all religious capacities. Christian virtues are first and centrally profoundly human virtues, and as such they are within the scope of all human experience. For De La Salle, for the Brothers throughout Lasallian history, and for a majority of Lasallians today, this Christian dimension bears unique and significant implications for how Lasallian spirituality is understood and lived out.
The foundational convictions of Lasallian ministries have a universal dimension that promotes both human and Christian growth, and they lead us to care for and preserve all that is profoundly human. In today’s plural and interreligious world, Lasallian spirituality also finds sources and resources in the sacred texts of other religions and in their traditions. Lasallian spirituality, active and alive in the world of education, welcomes all that advances the capacity to appreciate a “holy presence” and promotes the good of those entrusted to our care. This underlies the importance of the ecumenical and interreligious dimension of Lasallian spirituality.
Lasallian spirituality is essentially an incarnational spirituality that is lived out in community through individual vocational journeys. Three primary dynamics shape those Lasallian journeys and result in a distinctive kind of education and a distinctive kind of educator. Lasallian educators pursue a Lasallian vocation that is permeated by personal, relational, and professional dynamics that draw from Lasallian roots and from its Catholic heritage. In the rest of this document, all of these elements will be described in more detail so that they may be better understood and engaged for the benefit of those entrusted to our care. (Lasallian Spirituality Today)
You are also invited to join us for mass on Wednesday at 9:00 am at St. Monica’s to help us celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead and as always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Lasallian spirituality expresses a way for educators to encounter God’s Holy Presence with and for those entrusted to their care. “Because you are ambassadors and ministers of Jesus Christ in the work that you do, you must act as representing Jesus Christ himself. He wants your disciples to see him in you and receive your instructions as if he were giving them to them. [2 Cor. 5:20]”
- Mon. Jan. 29th – Catholic Schools Week / NHS Blanket and Sock Drive
- Tues. Jan 30th – Spare Your Collar for $2.00, Soccer: Boys vs, Girls @ Sabino 6:00 pm
- Wed. Jan. 31st – Catholic Schools Week Liturgy 9:00 am at St. Monica’s All are welcome.
- Thurs. Feb. 1st – Winter Sports Fest 3:50 come celebrate our winter sports athletes
- First Day of Black History Month
- Fri. Feb 2nd – Boys JV/V Basketball @ Push Ridge 5:30/7:00 pm
- Candlemas – If you ended up with the baby in the rosca, get those tamales.
- Sat. Feb 3rd – Entrance Exam for incoming Freshmen
- Basketball vs Morenci: BJV 10:00am. GV 11:30 am, BV 1:00 pm
Don’t forget to come support our winter sports teams as they play their last home games this week, and to join us for the Winter Sports Fest on Thursday.
Lasallian Spirituality pt.5 - an Overview
Three traditional components of Lasallian spirituality are faith, zeal, and community. Lasallian education is animated by an interior dimension (faith) and by an exterior expression (zeal) that are engaged within an active educational community. It is a spirit that is focused on education and on educators who are wholly dedicated to students, “those entrusted to their care,” and who pursue three levels of engagement – the personal vocational, the communal relational, and the ministerial professional.
This “spirit of faith & zeal” is expressed in and through the community . “Union in a community is a precious gem, which is why our Lord so often recommended it to his apostles before he died. If we lose this, we lose everything. Preserve it with care, therefore, if you want your community to survive.” Community is how Lasallian spirituality comes to life and how it is supported and sustained. It is the engine of Lasallian education.
It is important to observe that Jesus Christ’s person, mission, and message are the source from which Lasallian principles and processes emerged, and the core values of our Lasallian spiritual tradition come from the Christian Gospel and the Catholic heritage. At the same time, there is a profoundly human dimension that underlies all religious capacities. Christian virtues are first and centrally profoundly human virtues, and as such they are within the scope of all human experience. For De La Salle, for the Brothers throughout Lasallian history, and for a majority of Lasallians today, this Christian dimension bears unique and significant implications for how Lasallian spirituality is understood and lived out.
The foundational convictions of Lasallian ministries have a universal dimension that promotes both human and Christian growth, and they lead us to care for and preserve all that is profoundly human. In today’s plural and interreligious world, Lasallian spirituality also finds sources and resources in the sacred texts of other religions and in their traditions. Lasallian spirituality, active and alive in the world of education, welcomes all that advances the capacity to appreciate a “holy presence” and promotes the good of those entrusted to our care. This underlies the importance of the ecumenical and interreligious dimension of Lasallian spirituality.
Lasallian spirituality is essentially an incarnational spirituality that is lived out in community through individual vocational journeys. Three primary dynamics shape those Lasallian journeys and result in a distinctive kind of education and a distinctive kind of educator. Lasallian educators pursue a Lasallian vocation that is permeated by personal, relational, and professional dynamics that draw from Lasallian roots and from its Catholic heritage. In the rest of this document, all of these elements will be described in more detail so that they may be better understood and engaged for the benefit of those entrusted to our care. (Lasallian Spirituality Today)
You are also invited to join us for mass on Wednesday at 9:00 am at St. Monica’s to help us celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead and as always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Lasallian spirituality expresses a way for educators to encounter God’s Holy Presence with and for those entrusted to their care. “Because you are ambassadors and ministers of Jesus Christ in the work that you do, you must act as representing Jesus Christ himself. He wants your disciples to see him in you and receive your instructions as if he were giving them to them. [2 Cor. 5:20]”