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Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering
2020-02-06 - 2020-02-09 | St. Meinrad, IN

Saint Miguel Febres Cordero, FSC
2020-02-11
Francisco Febres Cordero was born into a family that has always been prominent in Ecuadorian politics. Crippled from birth, he had to overcome family opposition to realize his vocation to be a lay religious, the first native of Ecuador to be received into the Institute. Brother Miguel was a gifted teacher from the start and a diligent student. When he was not quite 20 years old, he published the first of his many books, a Spanish grammar that soon became a standard text. In time his research and publications in the field of literature and linguistics put him in touch with scholars all over the world and he was granted membership in the National Academies of Ecuador and Spain.
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Feast of Brother James Miller
2020-02-13
February 13, 2020, marks the inaugural feast day for the newly 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.
The Midwest District has provided resources, includes two new prayer resources, to use to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Brother James.
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Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators (LASSCA) Conference
2020-02-23 - 2020-02-26 | JW Marriott Houston by the Galleria
The Lasallian Association of Secondary School Chief Administrators (LASSCA) Conference will take place February 23-26, 2020 at the JW Marriott Houston by the Galleria in Houston, Texas. Learn more>

Superior General Pastoral Visit, District of San Francisco New Orleans
2020-03-02 - 2020-03-05
The pastoral visit offers the Superior and General Council opportunities to learn about the vitality and viability of the mission in the Region. Learn more>

Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC) Meeting
2020-04-16 - 2020-04-18 | Virtual
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 >

Regional Finance Committee (RFC) Meeting
2020-05-01 | Virtual

Lasallian Volunteers (LV) Debriefing Retreat
2020-05-22 - 2020-05-25 | Virtual
The Lasallian Volunteers (LV) Debriefing Retreat, originally scheduled to be held at La Salle Manor in Plano, Illinois, will be held as a virtual retreat.

Novitiate Begins
2020-07-27 | Chicago, IL

Transfiguration of the Lord
2020-08-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC
2020-08-13
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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Video by Ed Sirois, La Salle Academy, Providence, RI

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2020-08-15

Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC
2020-09-02
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
2020-09-02
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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Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
2020-09-08

2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Begins
2020-09-20
The 2020 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. Access resources here >

Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC
2020-09-27
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)
2020-09-30 | Virtual

Saint Martyrs of Turón
2020-10-09
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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Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting
2020-10-20 - 2020-10-22
The Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting will take place virtually on October 20-22, 2020. Learn more >

Blessed Nicolas Barré
2020-10-21
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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2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Ends
2020-10-21
The 2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) began on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and ends on October 21. The theme for the 14th annual event is “I Choose Peace,’’ which was developed by a group of Young Lasallians commissioned by the International Coordinator of Young Lasallians.
The Regional Council of Young Lasallians (RCYL) is inviting Lasallians to take part in an observance of peace to celebrate the conclusion of the International Lasallian Days for Peace on October 21. Click here to register!
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2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Ends
2020-10-21, 2020-11-21
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.

Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC
2020-10-23
Jules-Nicolas Rèche was born into a poor family living in Landroff in the province of Lorraine. He left school at an early age to work as a stable-boy, a coachman, and finally as a teamster for a local construction company. Even as a young man he was known among his fellow workers for his piety and his self-discipline. He first met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and asked to be admitted into the congregation.
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All Souls Day
2020-11-02

Lasallian Publications Committee (LPC) Meeting
2020-11-05 - 2020-11-06
The Lasallian Publications Committee (LPC) meeting will take place virtually November 5-6, 2020.

Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
2020-11-06
During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, seven Brothers lost their lives for the crime of professing and teaching the Catholic faith. On Oct. 10, 1993, they were beatified.
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Huether Lasallian Conference
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-21
The 2020 Huether Lasallian Conference will be held as an online event November 19-21, 2020, with the theme “Great Things are Possible: Our Lasallian Mission Reimagined and Renewed.” Learn more >

LVs Virtual Run
2020-11-21
The 2020 LVs Run will be held as a virtual event on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Learn more >
