Blessed James Miller, FSC
2021-02-13
February 13, 2020, marked the inaugural memorial for beatified Brother James Miller, FSC. Brother James was killed in the afternoon of February 13, 1982, while repairing a wall just outside “La Casa Indígena De La Salle” in Guatemala.
In 2010, Brother James was designated a Servant of God and a martyr for the faith, and on Thursday, November 8, 2018, Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing that Brother James Miller died as a martyr. Brother James is the first De La Salle Christian Brother from the United States to be beatified. Brother James was beatified on December 7, 2019, in Huehuetenango. The Church calendar now considers February 13, the date of his death, as a memorial observance in the liturgical year.
Learn more about Brother James’ life, legacy and cause for canonization at brotherjamesmiller.org.

Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting
2021-03-16 - 2021-03-17
The Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting will take place on March 16-17, 2021. Learn more >

Regional Finance Committee (RFC) Meeting
2021-04-29

Birth of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2021-04-30
Saint John Baptist de La Salle was born into an influential family in Reims, France on April 30, 1651. His parents died when he was 20 and De La Salle became responsible for the family estate and took care of his six younger brothers and sisters while completing his studies. He was ordained a priest in 1678, and two years later he received his doctorate in theology. While serving as a Canon in the Cathedral of Reims, a chance encounter with a layman establishing schools for poor boys set him on a new life path.
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Solemnity of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2021-05-15
Each year, Lasallians honor Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and patron saint of teachers, on May 15, known as the Solemnity of Saint John Baptist de La Salle or Founder’s Day. It’s a day to reflect on the rich history of the Lasallian mission and celebrate the man whose vision and dedication to providing a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, launched the worldwide Lasallian network.
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Brother Raphaël Louis Rafiringa, FSC
2021-05-19
Br. Raphaël Louis Rafiringa was born in Tananarive (Madagascar) on May 1, 1856.
His indefatigable missionary effort suffered as a result of two wars, one in 1883 and the other in 1895. All the missionaries having been chased from the island, Brother Raphaël confronted this difficult situation with a superhuman courage that was crowned with success. As a sign of their recognition of this, the French authorities decorated him with the Madagascan gold medal of merit. As a result of his remarkable literary effort, he was named a member of the Madagascan Academy. He died at Fianarantsoa on May 19, 1919.
On October 18, 1979, the Brothers of this great island requested of Pope John Paul II the introduction of the Cause of the Servant of God.
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Lasallian Volunteers (LV) Debriefing Retreat
2021-06-18 - 2021-06-20
The Lasallian Volunteers (LV) Debriefing Retreat will be held virtually June 18-20, 2021.

Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-24
The Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting will take place virtually June 21-24, 2021. Learn more >

Regional Formation Institute
2021-07-12 - 2021-07-15 | Lewis University, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville, IL, 60446, United States
The Regional Formation Institute (RFI) meeting will take place virtually July 12-15, 2021.

Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice (Regional)
2021-07-12 - 2021-07-15
The third cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will gather virtually as a Regional group July 12-15, 2021. Learn more about the Johnston Institute >

Regional Lasallian Youth Assembly
2021-07-15 | Virtual
The Regional Lasallian Youth Assembly will take place virtually Thursday, July 15, 2021. The one-day online gathering will be a formation experience rooted in Gospel and Lasallian tradition, while providing an opportunity to reinvigorate Lasallian Youth as we head “toward the end” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will have the opportunity to put a Regional “face” on the Lasallian charism as Lasallian Youth in the United States and Canada gather for the first time in over 20 years.
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Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI)
2021-07-20 - 2021-07-22 | Common Ground Relief, New Orleans, LA, United States
The 2021 Lasallian Social Justice Institute (LSJI) will take place virtually July 20–22, 2021. Learn more about LSJI>

Novitiate Ends
2021-07-23 | Chicago, IL
On July 27, 2020, four Brothers from the Lasallian Region of North America began their novitiate experience at the Regional Novitiate in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois. Brothers Kyle Mena and Joseph (J.D.) Macioce, of the District of Eastern North America, Brother Steven Angulo, of the Midwest District, and Brother Rafael Rodriguez, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans, joined Brother Thomas and Brother Steven Vasoli, FSC, Novitiate sub-director. Learn more >

Brother Charles Kitson Institute for Formation of Lasallian Volunteers
2021-07-26 - 2021-07-31 | La Salle Manor, 12480 Galena Road, Plano, IL, 60545, United States
The 2021 Brother Charles Kitson Institute for Formation of Lasallian Volunteers will be held as two in-person event. The Midwest Kitson Institute will be held July 26- July 31 at La Salle Manor in Plano, Illinois. Learn more about the Kitson Institute >

Transfiguration of the Lord
2021-08-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC
2021-08-12
Pierre Romançon was born June 14, 1805, in Thuret, France. He was so far ahead of his classmates that when he was only 14 years old the Brothers engaged him as a substitute teacher. From 1821 to 1841 he taught in elementary schools before being appointed as director of a new school in southern France in 1841. He served in that school for the next 20 years, educating the boys of the village, many of whom had never been to school. The school became a center of social and intellectual life of the village. Saint Benilde died Aug. 13, 1862.
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2021-08-15

Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC
2021-09-01
Saint Solomon was secretary to Brother Agathon, the Superior General, after having been a teacher, director and bursar. He was martyred on Sept. 2, 1792, during the French Revolution. He was the first Brother of the Christian Schools to be martyred, and the first to be beatified. He was canonized in a ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Oct. 16, 2016, with Lasallians from around the world in attendance.
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Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
2021-09-01
Blessed Brothers Roger, Léon and Uldaric were martyred in 1794 during the French Revolution. They were beatified on Oct. 1, 1995, as part of a group of 64 martyrs who died for their faith.
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Brother Charles Kitson Institute for Formation of Lasallian Volunteers
2021-09-02 - 2021-09-06 | Christian Brothers Center, 635 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI, 02882
The 2021 Brother Charles Kitson Institute for Formation of Lasallian Volunteers will be held as two in-person events. The DENA and SFNO Kitson Institute will be held from September 2- September 6 at Christian Brothers Center in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Learn more about the Kitson Institute >

Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
2021-09-08

2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Begins
2021-09-21
The 2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) will begin on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and will run through October 21. Learn more >

Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC
2021-09-26
Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC, was born March 21, 1797, in Annay la-Côte, France. He was serving as a catechist in his native village when he was introduced to the Brothers. He entered the novitiate in 1822. After 10 years of teaching in schools throughout France, he left for the island of Reunion where he dedicated the rest of his life to teaching and caring for the enslaved natives. He died April 13, 1867.
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Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC) Meeting
2021-09-27 - 2021-09-30 | Ocean Rest, 3041 Central Avenue, Ocean City, NJ, 082226, United States
The Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC) will meet September 27-30 in Ocean City, New Jersey.
The Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC) supports the Regional formation and education programs offered by the Office for Lasallian Education at Christian Brothers Conference. Read more >

Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice (District of San Francisco New Orleans)
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-09 | Duncans Mills, CA
The fourth meeting of the third cohort of the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice will take place October 7-9, 2021. Learn more about the Johnston Institute >

Saint Martyrs of Turón
2021-10-08
In 1934, Turón, a coal-mining town in the Asturias Province in Northwestern Spain, was the center of anti-government and anticlerical hostility in the years prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The Brothers’ school was an irritant to the radicals in charge of the town because of the religious influence it exerted on the young. The Brothers were known to defy the ban on teaching religion and they openly escorted their students to Sunday Mass.
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Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering
2021-10-08 - 2021-10-11
The Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering will take place October 8-11, 2021.

Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, FSC
2021-10-09
Manuel Barbal Cosan was born on January 2, 1898, in Enviny, a small town at the foot of the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Known for his serious nature, he was only 12 years old when, with the blessing of his devout and hardworking parents, he entered the minor seminary of the diocese of Urgel. He soon developed hearing problems and was advised to return home. Convinced that God was calling him, he was overjoyed in 1917 to learn that the Institute of the Brothers would accept him in the novitiate at Irun, Spain.
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International Symposium of Young Lasallians
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-22 | Virtual
The 4th International Symposium of Young Lasallians (ISYL) will take place virtually October 18-22, 2021. Learn more >

Blessed Nicolas Barré
2021-10-20
Nicolas Barré was born Oct. 21, 1621, in Amiens, France. In 1641, he joined the Minim Order of St. Francis of Paola, where he taught philosophy while still remaining a deacon. After becoming a priest in 1645, he became a professor of theology and librarian. After falling ill, he moved to a convent in Amiens and later to Rouen. While he was there, he carried out his idea of “Little Charitable Schools” and “the Charitable Teachers.”  He was consulted by John Baptist de La Salle and helped develop the foundation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Nicholas Barré died May 31, 1686, in Paris, France.
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