Life of Saint John Baptist De La Salle and the Forms of Prayer

1. Life of
St. John Baptist
De La Salle
Risk-Taker
Servant-Leader
Humble Servant
Educator

2. “Let us remember that we
are in the Holy Presence
of God”
– St. John Baptist de La Salle

3. Family
Eldest son of a
wealthy couple
Noble family in
France

4. Birthdate: April 30, 1651
Birthplace: Rheims, France
Old Place New Place:
Hotel De La Salle

5. Destined for the Church
Born into an influential family
Highest university honours
Entered the Seminary of St.
Sulpice Seminary, Paris at age
nineteen
Likely to reach a high status in
the Church.

6. Family Man
Became Legal Guardian
of his 6 brothers and
sisters
His mother died at age 20
His father died at age 21

7. Risk-Taker
Devoted his talents to
open schools for poor
children
Abandoned his family,
canonry and wealth
Established a
community of brothers

8. Risk-taker
Resisted
ecclesiastical
authorities
Formed a community
who offered free
education for all
• Children
• Delinquents
• Working Young Men

9. Servant-Leader
Taught in own language
Trained Lay Teachers
Superior of the Brothers

10. Humble-Servant
Went into Solitude at
Parmenie in 1712-14
Period of self-doubt
Received letter from the
Brothers to return – when
he got back, said "Here I
am. What do you want me
to do?"
Parmenie, France

11. Last Days
Died at St. Yon
near Rouen
April 7, 1719 on
Good Friday
Age 68

13. Achiever: Christian Educator
Pioneered in training college teachers
Reform schools for delinquents
Technical schools
Secondary schools for modern languages,
arts and sciences
Educational Institutions spread across the
globe – now 73000 Lasallian workers

14. Life of St. John Baptist De La Salle
Born at Rheims, France on
April 30,1651
Ordained Priest on April 9, 1678
Died on April 7, 1719
Canonized as Saint on May 24, 1900
Patron of Christian Teachers on
May 15, 1950 by Pope Pius XII

15. The 5 Core Principles Of Lasallian
Schools
 Faith in the Presence of God. We believe in
and are animated by the living presence of
God in our students, our community, and our
world.
 Concern for the Poor & Social Justice. We
live and act in solidarity with the poor and
advocate for all who suffer injustice.

16.  Quality Education. We instruct and guide
our students to strive for scholastic excellence,
to value life-long learning, and to be servant
leaders.
 Inclusive Community. We welcome and
celebrate diversity, fostering mutual
acceptance, appreciation, and solidarity
among all persons.
 Respect for All Persons. We honor the
dignity of all persons, building and sustaining
with others relationships of care, compassion,
and love.

17. PRAYER
Lectio Divina
Prayer
Short Q.
Closing prayer

18. LECTIO Read slowly. Note what beckons,
disturbs, “shimmers” or touches you.
MEDITATIO Savor the word or phrase. Allow
it to stir up feelings, images, memories. Reflect
on its connection to your life. Listen for an
invitation or summons to new understanding
or action.
ORATIO Respond from the heart.
CONTEMPLATIO Silently rest in God’s love.

19. What are the words that, disturbs,
“shimmers” or touches you?
Why?

20. Key Term:
Prayer is a form of attentive listening to
God. It is not static but dynamic. It is
constantly changing. It is a heart to heart
relationship.

21. In a relationship we need to communicate,
otherwise, it will die a natural death.

22. What is Prayer?
Prayer is the elevation of the soul to God.
Before we pray, we have to invoke the Holy
Spirit. As the scripture says, “No one can
say Jesus is Lord unless he is under the
influence of the Holy Spirit.”
Jesus in the gospel tells us to pray
continually and never lose heart (Lk. 18:1-
8). To pray continually means to live
habitually in the presence of God.

23. Forms of Prayer
1.Blessing
2.Adoration
3.Petition
4.Intercession
5.Thanksgiving
6.Praise

24. Blessing?

25. 2 types of Blessings:

26. 2. A blessing from People toward
God

27. Adoration?
it is to prostrate ourselves in silence before
our God. As the scripture says: “Come in,
let us bow, prostrate ourselves, and kneel in
front of Yahweh our maker, for He is our
God.” (Psalm 95:6)

28. Petition ?
it is to ask God for spiritual
and material graces.

29. Intercession?
it is to ask God for spiritual
and material graces on
behalf of our neighbors.

30. Thanksgiving?
it is to thank God for everything
He has given us. As Saint Paul
said: “Always and everywhere
give thanks to God who is our
Father.” (Ephesians 5:20)

31. Praise ?
it is to glorify God for the
very fact that He is God,
apart from what He does.

32. Luke 4: 16-30

33. 1. How many times have you been
rejected? How do you deal with
it?
2. What’s the story you tell
yourself when you’ve been
rejected?
3. How can you reframe rejection
from a negative to a positive
how did it change you?

34. Kinds of Prayer
Vocal Prayer
Meditation
Silent Prayer
Prayer of the heart

35. Vocal Prayer
it is to give glory to God
through our voice and our
songs. We must pray with
a clear voice, and
accompany the words with
our heart.

36. Meditation
it is to search in the silence
of our heart for God’s love
and will.

37. Silent Prayer
it is the silent and loving
contemplation of God’s
Love.

38. Prayer of the heart
it is the condition of continuous
prayer in which we repeat.

39. The hindrances of Prayer
1. Distraction
2. Spiritual Dryness
3. Worldly Occupations
4. Discouragement

40. Distraction
it turns our attention away from
God and makes us concentrate on
other things. We can overcome it
through vigilance of the heart.

41. Spiritual Dryness
it makes us cold towards God.
We can overcome it through
perseverance in prayer.

42. Worldly Occupations
they take us away from prayer by
occupying us with our daily
activities. We can overcome it by
alternating work and prayer, and
by making our work part of our
prayer.

43. Discouragement
it drives us away from prayer when
our petitions are not immediately
answered by God.

44. STEPS IN PRAYING
A – adoration
C – contrition
T – thanksgiving
S – supplication

45. Adoration – humble
ourselves
before God.
• “ Come let us bow down,
prostrate and kneel in front
of Yahweh our maker, for
He is our God.” (Psalm
95:6)
Contrition – to ask God for
forgiveness.
Thanksgiving – to thank
God
for the many
blessing received.
• “Always and
everywhere give thanks
to God who is our
Father.” (Ephesians
5:20) :
Supplication – to ask
God for personal needs.

46. Checking
for
understandi
ng
Did you
acknowledge the
real reasons why
we need to pray?

47. Challenge is,
we are called
to: