Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the great educator

What was the life of Saint John the Baptist in the Salle?

He is the heir to an aristocratic family. Instead of taking advantage of his charge as canon, he dedicated himself to Christian education of poor children and the formation of masters. He created the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. His educational innovations earned him to be considered one of the founders of the modern school.

Why was Jean-Paul II an admirer of Saint John the Baptist of the Salle?

Saint John Paul II said of Saint John the Baptist of the Salle: “His charisma, nourished by the diligent contemplation of God, Creator and Savior and lived according to the religious ideal of a existence devoted to the Lord in a community and fraternal life, shows that to educate, teach and evangelize form a whole. »»

A quote from Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle

“If our hearts are divided by anger and hatred, it is impossible to preserve the union with Jesus Christ. »»

The message of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle to educators

“Do you have a faith that is such that it is able to touch the hearts of your students and inspire them with the Christian spirit?” It is the biggest miracle you can do and the one that God asks for you, since it is the end of your job. »»

Who was the model of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle?

Blessed Nicolas Roland (1642-1678) was the model of Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. He was the founder of the teaching congregation of the sisters of the Saint-Enfant-Jésus de Reims. He was his confessor.

Prayer of Saint John the Baptist of the Salle to repent of sin

“That I will be happy, O my God, if I can deliver myself completely from sin, which is the enemy of the most terrible and most to fear man, since it is the only thing that makes me enemy of God.

Cruel sin! Who caused death to my divine master, who reduced all men under the slavery of the demon, and who took the right they had to the inheritance of God.

Shameful sin! Who makes men similar to animals, who disfigures in us the image of God, and who gives death to our soul by the destruction of grace which was in it. No more truce with sin, no more discount, it must be left: point of delay, not even until tomorrow, the Spirit of God who wants to own me, and who promptly wants to come in me, does not suffer. Do not allow, O my God, that I be private from your divine Spirit; give me back the joy that all those who enjoy your holy grace have, and that Jesus Christ produced in just souls; Do not abandon me anymore, and do not suffer that I am in the future a single moment without your holy love.

So be it “