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HEROIC VOW
RESIDENCIA
LA SALLE
DE
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY - DASMARIÑAS
HEROIC VOW
1691 “Such was the disconcerting prospect facing the
Founder at the end of 1690. After so many sacrifices, so much
labor and trouble, after so many crosses and persecutions,
after so much apparent success, he was back where he had been
ten years earlier, with only a handful of Brothers. His undertaking
had not made much progress and he could fear that it would
eventually die out.” Blain 1 bk.2 p.100
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, prostrate
with the most profound respect before your infinite and adorable
majesty,
We consecrate ourselves entirely to you to procure, with
all our power and all our care, the establishment of the Society
of the Christian Schools, in the manner which appears to us
to be the most pleasing to you and the most advantageous to
the said Society.
And for this purpose, I, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, priest,
(the names of the other two follow), from the present
moment and for ever, up to our last living breath or to the
completion of the establishment of the said Society, make
a vow of association and union to provide and maintain said
establishment, staying together even though we should be the
only three in the said Society and be obliged to beg alms
and live on bread alone.
Therefore, we promise, unanimously and with one accord
to do everything we believe in conscience and without any
human consideration to be for the greater good of the said
Society.
Done this 21st day of November, feast of the presentation
of the Most Blessed Virgin.
The work of Christian Education became the “pearl
of great price”, the “magnificent obsession”
of De La Salle. Is it yours too? What are you willing to do
(or not do) to ensure its success for the sake of those confided
to your care? What “scars” can you show to prove
how seriously you take your responsibilities as a Lasallian
minister ? What “helps” do you feel you could
use at this stage of your “Lasallian itinerary”?
Name them.
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Br Ceci Hojilla
De La Salle, Dasmariñas
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