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'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£VERAL 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 SPENTSEVERAL YEARS IN .4
'.sEMINARY~PR£R4RINt; TO BEmME A PRIEST.
( McJST RELIt; tOUS MEN OF THE liME
WOREi SIMli4R-LoOKINt; CLOTHES) •

U;f'?
OU~ LIV6? IN
A WAYfllAT
Wfj~~L BE ABLf:
fO I fOUCJ.! "fH£
HGAR,5'OF ,1l0?&
WG/RG
WI''' .

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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)j. p~# ?5ALA1l'tJ3: OAiE OF TilE fl?4YERS TilEC4#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.

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 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(J-
DOF4!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 samLSI BtiTrI/£ 7E4CIIERS
WERE BECtJMI/VtI f)ISCtJt.IR4t1£l) •
SOME Or TilE FIRST TEACHeRS
LJECIOEf) 7CJ 1E4i1£.

C»IIA/ !f.I4K£54B+?£.4K tVlTII 1'11£

COMTORT4BL£ LirE illS WE4LIH
4/V/} T4M!LY CO/VAlCC7lt7IVS t{)uw
.tI4i/EBROuu.t/T .tI/,.v(.

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 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 SICKAleSS,
'" 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.

*" 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 .

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 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£,STAN/) 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£;VrS£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 ?

THE BROTHERS WERE INVITED TO

OPEN SCHOOLS IN MORE
TOWNS.

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£.
DE1.4 SAt.L£ W4S 4SKELJ %l tJ/'ENA
SCHOOL FOR TH£iRSONS,ANO,(llliu
J4#E5/11SITED TH'E SCHOtJL.

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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. r~e'iDON'f
TII£ 'a'RITINt; Af.45TERS' UlARt<~ IN fj.H<IR
T!lOt/uHT Or W4YS TilEY J1/I1I1T ?CHool-? (":>0 fl-\GY
4CCt.lSE JOHN INCiJURr;sa 4S HAVG ?OM~ tflIWf<&f.)
Ttl 4&7' TII£ SCi/oaLS t::LOs£J) W(.\o W/JLDAffORD
DOWN.
'10 Pt.'! fOR AN
~PUCAfION
WlfH us .'

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 We; AR~1RYI~
fO ~GRVe. ClOD,
BUrYOUA~
Puffl "Ie::;
DBSfACL6S IN
fHG WAY.

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 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

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~ fEOltJlCAl. DRAWINU
R·~ .
FRfNCH CAL.CULUS
/./I51"ORY . MUSIC
tA60uRAPJ.l.Y I.A NuuAa&"S
!JCCDU/IJ1"AtJCY
ARt..Ulr~c.;ruR~ ART
-.:~~= '5C 16 NeE

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 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. BUTJOliN
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.

,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.

m
1,/£ DECIDED 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.

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

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 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.
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.

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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 /1RUI£"
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;I1FtJRT4AiTtJF4/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 . 10 t<Gf III}IJO!.V6P
$4!#TOF TE4t:1/6RS. TilERE 4RE YOIV ,J-S !3,wTIIERS WI/O Will-! 'fOU~4 f'60F'(£
.1011./#/.41 IN BE/Nt: C4L1.ED ffS4IA/T"OR "Bt&SSED": FRtJM WA? N[>VGR MY OWN rutJ.
S~ILI""'cCUAlJOR, ~tIIC&, R!!:LlIo(I0N,4#D SPAIAI.
LOOKI/Ju "BACK,l NOW 56£ "fj.jAT
t-{l6,TtJO.4R£C4LLEl> TOSC'S.4INTS'-TOBE 'Ft/I./.Y4LIV£; ClOD WAS U;ADI~ MG SLOW!.'!
TO aJ 4etJt!TouR ORlYN4RY LIVE"S /Ai4t1! E"%71i!40Rl¥N4!(y AIJD WrS€.L.:-{ fRoM ON61"i-IINu
W4Y. . -ro AtJOfI4GR ,Wlfl-lOur FORCrNlA
Me,AND wr'nrour MY BGIt.JC.
AWARe OF I"f.
// JiELPU5,LORf), 1-16 I? A UDD 01= $URf'T<I%,? !
TO KI./OW yOU AfORE Ct£,tJRLY !.E?T '$ 1l.JRN 1"0 i-IIM
LOIlE YOt! MORE" DE4RLY, I WI1"H
4#1) FO£tI?W YOt! MORE" .Ir'~Y, CO/JFIDG"NC6.
£41:'111).4Y OF OUR LIJlES //. '

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If you would like to know more about the
De La Salle Christian Brothers, please see
the following web sites:

www.brothersvocation.org
www.1asalle.org

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