LUMEN Issue 17 - June 2019 | Page 6

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the death of our founder , St . John Baptist de La Salle . We are not just celebrating a memory : we are asked in this year - as well as throughout the coming years - to have the same courage that John Baptist de La Salle and the first Brothers to set out new paths in the educational mission that would meet the needs of young men and women .

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LUMEN | FEATURE : TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Living theMission

By Brother Paul Ho , FSC Brother-President , SJI

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the death of our founder , St . John Baptist de La Salle . We are not just celebrating a memory : we are asked in this year - as well as throughout the coming years - to have the same courage that John Baptist de La Salle and the first Brothers to set out new paths in the educational mission that would meet the needs of young men and women .