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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Heroic Vow 1691
DESCRIPTION:November 21\, 1691 \nJohn Baptist De La Salle\, Nicholas Vuyart and Gabriel Drolin profess the ‘The Heroic Vow’\, to remain together in society even if they would have to beg and live on bread alone.\n\n\n“Most holy Trinity\, Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\, prostrate in a profound respect before your infinite and adorable majesty\, we consecrate ourselves entirely to you\, to procure with all our power and with all our care the establishment of the society of the Christian Schools in the manner that appears to us to be the most agreeable to you and the most advantage to the said Society.  And for this purpose I\, John Baptist de La Salle\, Priest; I\, Nicholas Wiart\, and I\, Gabriel Drolin\, from this moment and for always until the last survivor\, or till the establishment of the said Society has been completely achieved\, make the vow of ASSOCIATION and UNION to bring about and maintain the said establishment\, without our being able to abandon it\, even if we were to remain just we three in the said Society\, and that we were obliged to beg alms and live on bread alone.  In view of which\, we promise to do unanimously and with a common consent\, whatever we believe in conscience and without any human consideration to be for the greater good of the said Society.  Done this twenty-first of November\, the day of the Presentation of the Most Blessed Virgin\, 1691\, in faith of which we have signed.”\n\n\nLearn more about the Heroic Vow.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/commemoration-of-the-heroic-vow-1691/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251114T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251116T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20251029T185134Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Come and See Retreat - Discover Your Purpose\, Discern Your Call
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Brothers of the Christian Schools and join other men in discernment. Hear from a variety of Brothers who will share our charism and their discernment and vocation stories. This prayerful weekend includes opportunities for meditation\, reflection\, and discussion focused on practical ways to discern God’s call. This retreat will be held at the Brothers Community in Towson\, Maryland.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/fall-come-and-see-retreat-discover-your-purpose-discern-your-call/
LOCATION:Calvert Hall College High School\, 8102 LaSalle Road\, Towson\, Maryland\, 21286\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251107
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T174152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134254Z
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SUMMARY:Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:The Blessed Martyrs of Almeria were beatified in 1993. The Catholic Church holds dear anyone who endures the loss of life because they are Christians. During the first centuries of Christianity\, this was the fate of thousands of early followers of Jesus. Sadly\, this has happened in every century since the time of Jesus. In the 1930s\, many were executed in Spain because they were religious leaders. Specifically\, in 1936\, seven Christian Brothers in Almeria\, Spain\, were arrested and condemned for teaching the Catholic faith.\n\nPrayer\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\nLord\, as we learn of the Brothers in Almeria\, we remember that even closer to our time\, in 1982\, Brother James Miller from Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\, was executed by the government in Guatemala for doing what Christian Brothers do: teach young people their religion and help them develop the talents that God has given them. It is so sad to learn what misguided people with power can do. Bless us with wise and loving leaders. Help us resist temptations to follow others who would lead us into evil. May we never martyr someone in body\, soul\, or spirit by what we say or do. Amen.\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Spanish Martyrs… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!\n\n\nLearn more about the Spanish Martyrs.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-spanish-martyrs-of-the-20th-century/2025-11-06/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134952Z
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SUMMARY:Blessed Arnold Reche
DESCRIPTION:Born to a large family\, as a boy he worked as a farmer to support his family. He taught catechism in the village he was from. As a young adult\, he met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and was attracted to their life. As a Brother\, he taught agriculture\, yet his zeal led him to catechize. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\, he worked with other Brothers as a nurse to meet the medical and spiritual needs of wounded on both sides. \n\nFrom the Audience of Nov. 2\, 1987\, Pope John Paul II\nYes\, you young people\, who discover the figure of Brother Arnould\, it is with special thought of you that I would like to evoke some aspects of his personality that are so many calls for today. We are struck by the solidity of this boy who\, at a very young age\, works hard with his hands\, who develops his knowledge by himself\, and who radiates a deep faith. \nMay he inspire you with respect for all forms of work\, the courage of personal effort to progress intellectually\, to mature your faith and bear witness to it in your school environment\, in your parishes\, in your youth groups\, in your families! \nBuild your personality on a firm foundation\, in the educational community. Is it necessary to recall that Brother Arnould is a model for educators? His conception of a complete formation continued into adulthood can inspire Catholic schools today. May the masters have the same concern for rigor\, pedagogy attentive to people\, coherence in the life of the mind\, heart and will! \nOne of Brother Arnould’s secrets was a life of intense prayer. As a catechist in particular\, he manifested the true coherence between the interior life and what he taught: one felt he was passionate about the Gospel. \nFrom his years of manual labor\, he was an exemplary Christian. Brother of the Christian Schools\, he deepens his spiritual experience while leading a very active life. \nMay he inspire his Brothers today! May it arouse in young people the vocations necessary for the educational work to be continued with the same evangelical zeal in the many countries where the Brothers work! \nI invoke the intercession of Blessed Brother Arnould for all of you\, for those who keep alive his memory in his region\, for the disciples of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and their students. May you all hear his exhortation: “You must act by grace\, and make it appear that you are leading yourself by the movement of the Spirit of God”! \n\n\nPrayer \nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord crucified and risen\, teach us to face the struggles of daily life and thus to live in greater fullness. You have humbly and patiently welcomed the failures of human life\, as well as the sufferings of your crucifixion. So the sorrows and struggles that each day brings us\, help us to live them as opportunities to grow and look more like yourself. \nMake us able to face them patiently and bravely\, full of confidence in your support. Make us understand that we will only reach the fullness of life by constantly dying to ourselves and our selfish desires\, for only by dying with You can we be resurrected with You. \nLet nothing now make us suffer and weep to the point of forgetting the joy of the Resurrection. \nYou are the shattered sun of the Father’s love\, You are the hope of eternal happiness\, You are the fire of burning love. \nMay your joy\, O Jesus\, be strength in us and may it be between us\, bond of peace\, unity and love. \nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Arnold Reche… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-arnold-reche/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141309Z
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SUMMARY:Blessed Nicolas Barre
DESCRIPTION:As a young man\, Nicolas\, discerned and joined the priesthood\, apart of the religious community Minim Order of St. Francis Paola. He was attracted to their spirituality\, asceticism\, and mission centered on the conversion of hearts. He accompanied a group of women in supporting “Little Charitable Schools” as he recognized this as need in the society of his day. As a spiritual director to a young John Baptist de La Salle\, he was an inspiration and certainly influenced the founding of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord I want nothing more\, I desire nothing more\,\nonly to be ready to desire what you desire\, and as you desire it.\nLord\, you hold me in your presence\, you watch over everything\,\nall my concerns\, all that happens to me.\nNothing escapes your adorable guidance of my life- this is enough for me.\nO Jesus\, O Love\, You are my God and my all\, center and infinity of Goodness and greatness.\nMay Jesus comes to be in us\, May He find his delight in us\, and so there will nothing left for us to desire.\nChoose\, Lord\, what you want of me. Do with me what you will.\nAct and plan everything in the way that pleases you\, and I will try to desire\, to act\,\nand follow you in everything and everywhere without reserve or limit.\nFinally\, Lord\, I want to belong totally to you\, no more division nor separation\nneither in life nor in death\, in sorrow or in joy\, on earth or in heaven.\nMy Beloved is all mine\, and I am His forever. O Jesus! O Love.\n(Prayer of abandonment by Nicolas Barre\, letter 12)\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Nicolas Barre… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-nicolas-barre/2025-10-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251010
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T135822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T140803Z
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SUMMARY:Saint Jaime Hilario & Martyrs of Turon
DESCRIPTION:During the Spanish Civil War (1931-1939)\, almost 7\,000 Catholic priests\, Brothers\, and Sisters were executed. Civilians and Religious were treated harshly by both sides\, Brothers were tried and executed for the crime of providing a human and Christian education. Brother Jaime on the way to execution told the soldiers\, ” God be blessed! In heaven I shall pray a great deal for all of you. What more could I ask for than to die when my only crime is that I am religious and that I have worked for the Christian education of youth?” \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nMay we find in Saint Jaime Hilario’s last words\, “to die for Christ is to live\, my friends”\nthe blessing and challenge of the Christian life.\nMay we too find Christ transforming our weakness…\n“He said to me\, ‘My grace is sufficient for you\, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses\, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore\, I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and constraints\, for the sake of Christ\, for when I am weak\, then I am strong” (St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians\, 12:9-10).\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nSaint Jaime Hilario… Pray for us.\nMartyrs of Turon… Pray for us. \nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/saint-jaime-hilario-martyrs-of-turon/2025-10-09/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250928
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T142646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T141436Z
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SUMMARY:Blessed Scubilion Rousseau
DESCRIPTION:He was a catechist in his hometown when introduced to the Brothers\, who had a school in a nearby town. Brother Scubilion spent 10 years as an elementary school teacher in his home country of France\, then spent the remainder of his life (34 years) serving the indigenous people who were enslaved on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.\n\nFrom the Homily on the Beatification of Brother Scubilion Rousseau\, by Pope John Paul II\n\n\n\n   Take part in the Church’s celebrations wherever you are and look on the development of your Christian formation as a priority to which time needs to be devoted. In addition\, without relaxing your participation in the Church services\, increase your contribution towards the building of a society in which the dignity of the human person is respected.\n\n   This concern for the dignity of the human person was something to which Brother Scubilion gave witness during his years of service as a missionary. He was born in France at the end of the XVIII century\, in what is today the Diocese of Sens-Auxerre\, and which is represented here today. He entered the religious life as a Brother of the Christian Schools\, and in order to make a total dedication he offered himself as a volunteer for an apostolate in far off lands. He arrived in La Réunion in 1833 and stayed there until his death.\n\n   Love of God and love of neighbor were inseparable for him. In the eyes of all\, he shone with a powerful love which revealed the God of Love. He was a light to others\, as Christ wishes us to be. «You are the light of the world». He drew light from Jesus Christ and he enlightened others with the light of Christ through his example and especially through his work as a catechist among the slaves.\n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\n\n\nO Lord\, you made Blessed Brother Scubilion Rousseau an exemplary teacher who by his faith and zeal brought hope to those who were enslaved. By his example and intercession\, grant that we may learn how to evangelize those who experience poverty and lead all to be reconciled with you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Scubilion… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-scubilion-rousseau/2025-09-27/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250501T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250501T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230519T152438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T152614Z
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SUMMARY:Religious Brothers Day
DESCRIPTION:Religious Brothers Day is May 1\, and offers all who know\, all who minister alongside\, and all whose lives have been transformed by religious brothers to celebrate and hold up their vocation and contributions within Church and society. \n\n\n\nReligious brothers are often a “best-kept secret” of the Church\, however\, their contributions historically and in present-day to live and give communal witness to distinct and dynamic ways of living the Gospel are profound and prophetic. Widely\, Brothers of many congregations’ ongoing ministry in the fields of education\, healthcare\, and social services\, among others\, is essential to building up a more just and humane world. \n\n\n\nAs De La Salle Christian Brothers\, we live out our communities charism and mission by providing an evangelizing presence mainly through the ministry of education of young people\, especially attentive to those on the margins. \n\n\n\nWe hope this Religious Brothers’ Day you are able to: \n\n\n\n\nCelebrate the gift of Religious Brotherhood within the Church.\n\n\n\nGive thanks for the Brothers that have impacted your life.\n\n\n\nInspire and invite young men to consider the Brothers’ vocation.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/religious-brothers-day/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Church Initiative,Vocation Awareness Campaign
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241122
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T175749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T133246Z
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Heroic Vow 1691
DESCRIPTION:November 21\, 1691 \nJohn Baptist De La Salle\, Nicholas Vuyart and Gabriel Drolin profess the ‘The Heroic Vow’\, to remain together in society even if they would have to beg and live on bread alone.\n\n\n“Most holy Trinity\, Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\, prostrate in a profound respect before your infinite and adorable majesty\, we consecrate ourselves entirely to you\, to procure with all our power and with all our care the establishment of the society of the Christian Schools in the manner that appears to us to be the most agreeable to you and the most advantage to the said Society.  And for this purpose I\, John Baptist de La Salle\, Priest; I\, Nicholas Wiart\, and I\, Gabriel Drolin\, from this moment and for always until the last survivor\, or till the establishment of the said Society has been completely achieved\, make the vow of ASSOCIATION and UNION to bring about and maintain the said establishment\, without our being able to abandon it\, even if we were to remain just we three in the said Society\, and that we were obliged to beg alms and live on bread alone.  In view of which\, we promise to do unanimously and with a common consent\, whatever we believe in conscience and without any human consideration to be for the greater good of the said Society.  Done this twenty-first of November\, the day of the Presentation of the Most Blessed Virgin\, 1691\, in faith of which we have signed.”\n\n\nLearn more about the Heroic Vow.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/commemoration-of-the-heroic-vow-1691/2024-11-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241107
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T174152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134254Z
UID:10000066-1730851200-1730937599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:The Blessed Martyrs of Almeria were beatified in 1993. The Catholic Church holds dear anyone who endures the loss of life because they are Christians. During the first centuries of Christianity\, this was the fate of thousands of early followers of Jesus. Sadly\, this has happened in every century since the time of Jesus. In the 1930s\, many were executed in Spain because they were religious leaders. Specifically\, in 1936\, seven Christian Brothers in Almeria\, Spain\, were arrested and condemned for teaching the Catholic faith.\n\nPrayer\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\nLord\, as we learn of the Brothers in Almeria\, we remember that even closer to our time\, in 1982\, Brother James Miller from Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\, was executed by the government in Guatemala for doing what Christian Brothers do: teach young people their religion and help them develop the talents that God has given them. It is so sad to learn what misguided people with power can do. Bless us with wise and loving leaders. Help us resist temptations to follow others who would lead us into evil. May we never martyr someone in body\, soul\, or spirit by what we say or do. Amen.\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Spanish Martyrs… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!\n\n\nLearn more about the Spanish Martyrs.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-spanish-martyrs-of-the-20th-century/2024-11-06/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241024
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134952Z
UID:10000072-1729641600-1729727999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Arnold Reche
DESCRIPTION:Born to a large family\, as a boy he worked as a farmer to support his family. He taught catechism in the village he was from. As a young adult\, he met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and was attracted to their life. As a Brother\, he taught agriculture\, yet his zeal led him to catechize. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\, he worked with other Brothers as a nurse to meet the medical and spiritual needs of wounded on both sides. \n\nFrom the Audience of Nov. 2\, 1987\, Pope John Paul II\nYes\, you young people\, who discover the figure of Brother Arnould\, it is with special thought of you that I would like to evoke some aspects of his personality that are so many calls for today. We are struck by the solidity of this boy who\, at a very young age\, works hard with his hands\, who develops his knowledge by himself\, and who radiates a deep faith. \nMay he inspire you with respect for all forms of work\, the courage of personal effort to progress intellectually\, to mature your faith and bear witness to it in your school environment\, in your parishes\, in your youth groups\, in your families! \nBuild your personality on a firm foundation\, in the educational community. Is it necessary to recall that Brother Arnould is a model for educators? His conception of a complete formation continued into adulthood can inspire Catholic schools today. May the masters have the same concern for rigor\, pedagogy attentive to people\, coherence in the life of the mind\, heart and will! \nOne of Brother Arnould’s secrets was a life of intense prayer. As a catechist in particular\, he manifested the true coherence between the interior life and what he taught: one felt he was passionate about the Gospel. \nFrom his years of manual labor\, he was an exemplary Christian. Brother of the Christian Schools\, he deepens his spiritual experience while leading a very active life. \nMay he inspire his Brothers today! May it arouse in young people the vocations necessary for the educational work to be continued with the same evangelical zeal in the many countries where the Brothers work! \nI invoke the intercession of Blessed Brother Arnould for all of you\, for those who keep alive his memory in his region\, for the disciples of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and their students. May you all hear his exhortation: “You must act by grace\, and make it appear that you are leading yourself by the movement of the Spirit of God”! \n\n\nPrayer \nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord crucified and risen\, teach us to face the struggles of daily life and thus to live in greater fullness. You have humbly and patiently welcomed the failures of human life\, as well as the sufferings of your crucifixion. So the sorrows and struggles that each day brings us\, help us to live them as opportunities to grow and look more like yourself. \nMake us able to face them patiently and bravely\, full of confidence in your support. Make us understand that we will only reach the fullness of life by constantly dying to ourselves and our selfish desires\, for only by dying with You can we be resurrected with You. \nLet nothing now make us suffer and weep to the point of forgetting the joy of the Resurrection. \nYou are the shattered sun of the Father’s love\, You are the hope of eternal happiness\, You are the fire of burning love. \nMay your joy\, O Jesus\, be strength in us and may it be between us\, bond of peace\, unity and love. \nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Arnold Reche… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-arnold-reche/2024-10-23/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241022
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T135739Z
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SUMMARY:Blessed Nicolas Barre
DESCRIPTION:As a young man\, Nicolas\, discerned and joined the priesthood\, apart of the religious community Minim Order of St. Francis Paola. He was attracted to their spirituality\, asceticism\, and mission centered on the conversion of hearts. He accompanied a group of women in supporting “Little Charitable Schools” as he recognized this as need in the society of his day. As a spiritual director to a young John Baptist de La Salle\, he was an inspiration and certainly influenced the founding of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord I want nothing more\, I desire nothing more\,\nonly to be ready to desire what you desire\, and as you desire it.\nLord\, you hold me in your presence\, you watch over everything\,\nall my concerns\, all that happens to me.\nNothing escapes your adorable guidance of my life- this is enough for me.\nO Jesus\, O Love\, You are my God and my all\, center and infinity of Goodness and greatness.\nMay Jesus comes to be in us\, May He find his delight in us\, and so there will nothing left for us to desire.\nChoose\, Lord\, what you want of me. Do with me what you will.\nAct and plan everything in the way that pleases you\, and I will try to desire\, to act\,\nand follow you in everything and everywhere without reserve or limit.\nFinally\, Lord\, I want to belong totally to you\, no more division nor separation\nneither in life nor in death\, in sorrow or in joy\, on earth or in heaven.\nMy Beloved is all mine\, and I am His forever. O Jesus! O Love.\n(Prayer of abandonment by Nicolas Barre\, letter 12)\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Nicolas Barre… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-nicolas-barre/2024-10-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241010
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T135822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T140803Z
UID:10000083-1728432000-1728518399@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Saint Jaime Hilario & Martyrs of Turon
DESCRIPTION:During the Spanish Civil War (1931-1939)\, almost 7\,000 Catholic priests\, Brothers\, and Sisters were executed. Civilians and Religious were treated harshly by both sides\, Brothers were tried and executed for the crime of providing a human and Christian education. Brother Jaime on the way to execution told the soldiers\, ” God be blessed! In heaven I shall pray a great deal for all of you. What more could I ask for than to die when my only crime is that I am religious and that I have worked for the Christian education of youth?” \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nMay we find in Saint Jaime Hilario’s last words\, “to die for Christ is to live\, my friends”\nthe blessing and challenge of the Christian life.\nMay we too find Christ transforming our weakness…\n“He said to me\, ‘My grace is sufficient for you\, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses\, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore\, I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and constraints\, for the sake of Christ\, for when I am weak\, then I am strong” (St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians\, 12:9-10).\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nSaint Jaime Hilario… Pray for us.\nMartyrs of Turon… Pray for us. \nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/saint-jaime-hilario-martyrs-of-turon/2024-10-09/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240928
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T142646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T141436Z
UID:10000091-1727395200-1727481599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Scubilion Rousseau
DESCRIPTION:He was a catechist in his hometown when introduced to the Brothers\, who had a school in a nearby town. Brother Scubilion spent 10 years as an elementary school teacher in his home country of France\, then spent the remainder of his life (34 years) serving the indigenous people who were enslaved on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.\n\nFrom the Homily on the Beatification of Brother Scubilion Rousseau\, by Pope John Paul II\n\n\n\n   Take part in the Church’s celebrations wherever you are and look on the development of your Christian formation as a priority to which time needs to be devoted. In addition\, without relaxing your participation in the Church services\, increase your contribution towards the building of a society in which the dignity of the human person is respected.\n\n   This concern for the dignity of the human person was something to which Brother Scubilion gave witness during his years of service as a missionary. He was born in France at the end of the XVIII century\, in what is today the Diocese of Sens-Auxerre\, and which is represented here today. He entered the religious life as a Brother of the Christian Schools\, and in order to make a total dedication he offered himself as a volunteer for an apostolate in far off lands. He arrived in La Réunion in 1833 and stayed there until his death.\n\n   Love of God and love of neighbor were inseparable for him. In the eyes of all\, he shone with a powerful love which revealed the God of Love. He was a light to others\, as Christ wishes us to be. «You are the light of the world». He drew light from Jesus Christ and he enlightened others with the light of Christ through his example and especially through his work as a catechist among the slaves.\n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\n\n\nO Lord\, you made Blessed Brother Scubilion Rousseau an exemplary teacher who by his faith and zeal brought hope to those who were enslaved. By his example and intercession\, grant that we may learn how to evangelize those who experience poverty and lead all to be reconciled with you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Scubilion… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-scubilion-rousseau/2024-09-27/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240525
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230518T162016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T162016Z
UID:10000041-1716508800-1716595199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Canonization of Blessed John Baptist de La Salle by Pope Leon XIII (1900)
DESCRIPTION:Born at Reims\, France April 30\, 1651\nOrdained priest April 9\, 1678\nDied April 7\, 1719\nBeatified February 19\, 1888\nCanonized May 24\, 1900\nProclaimed Patron of Christian Teachers May 15\, 1950 \nLearn more about Saint John Baptist de La Salle.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/canonization-of-blessed-john-baptist-de-la-salle-by-pope-leon-xiii-1900/2024-05-24/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230518T153517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T162113Z
UID:10000057-1716076800-1716163199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Brother Rafael Rafiringa\, FSC
DESCRIPTION:Brother Rafael Rafiringa devoted his life to serving others as a De La Salle Brother in Madagascar. \nHe faced challenges but remained committed to his mission of providing education to children and young people\, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. \nHis dedication and faith inspired many\, and his legacy of compassion and service continues to be celebrated today. \nOn May 19\, the Catholic Church commemorates Brother Rafael’s selfless service\, which left a lasting impact on the world. \nBorn on November 3\, 1856\, in Antananarivo\, Madagascar. \nDied on May 19\, 1919\, in Fianarantsoa\, Madagascar. \nO God\, who made blessed Raphael an admirable guide of the brothers in the way of faith and love\, may we also\, following his example and through his intercession\, walk as children of the light willing always to serve our brothers and sisters Through Christ our Lord. \nLearn more about Bl. Br. Rafael.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-brother-rafael-rafiringa-fsc/2024-05-19/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240501T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240501T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230519T152438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T152614Z
UID:10000098-1714521600-1714607999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Religious Brothers Day
DESCRIPTION:Religious Brothers Day is May 1\, and offers all who know\, all who minister alongside\, and all whose lives have been transformed by religious brothers to celebrate and hold up their vocation and contributions within Church and society. \n\n\n\nReligious brothers are often a “best-kept secret” of the Church\, however\, their contributions historically and in present-day to live and give communal witness to distinct and dynamic ways of living the Gospel are profound and prophetic. Widely\, Brothers of many congregations’ ongoing ministry in the fields of education\, healthcare\, and social services\, among others\, is essential to building up a more just and humane world. \n\n\n\nAs De La Salle Christian Brothers\, we live out our communities charism and mission by providing an evangelizing presence mainly through the ministry of education of young people\, especially attentive to those on the margins. \n\n\n\nWe hope this Religious Brothers’ Day you are able to: \n\n\n\n\nCelebrate the gift of Religious Brotherhood within the Church.\n\n\n\nGive thanks for the Brothers that have impacted your life.\n\n\n\nInspire and invite young men to consider the Brothers’ vocation.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/religious-brothers-day/2024-05-01/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Church Initiative,Vocation Awareness Campaign
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240219
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230519T145526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T145819Z
UID:10000096-1707955200-1708300799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
DESCRIPTION:Life-giving gathering of Catholics from around the world gathering in Anaheim. Meet and connect with the Brothers in the exhibit hall!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/archdiocese-of-los-angeles-religious-education-congress/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240106
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230519T143324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T163852Z
UID:10000095-1704067200-1704499199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:SEEK24
DESCRIPTION:A dynamic gathering of college and university students from across the country. Meet and connect with the Brothers in Mission Way!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/seek24/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231122
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T175749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T133246Z
UID:10000059-1700524800-1700611199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Heroic Vow 1691
DESCRIPTION:November 21\, 1691 \nJohn Baptist De La Salle\, Nicholas Vuyart and Gabriel Drolin profess the ‘The Heroic Vow’\, to remain together in society even if they would have to beg and live on bread alone.\n\n\n“Most holy Trinity\, Father\, Son\, and Holy Spirit\, prostrate in a profound respect before your infinite and adorable majesty\, we consecrate ourselves entirely to you\, to procure with all our power and with all our care the establishment of the society of the Christian Schools in the manner that appears to us to be the most agreeable to you and the most advantage to the said Society.  And for this purpose I\, John Baptist de La Salle\, Priest; I\, Nicholas Wiart\, and I\, Gabriel Drolin\, from this moment and for always until the last survivor\, or till the establishment of the said Society has been completely achieved\, make the vow of ASSOCIATION and UNION to bring about and maintain the said establishment\, without our being able to abandon it\, even if we were to remain just we three in the said Society\, and that we were obliged to beg alms and live on bread alone.  In view of which\, we promise to do unanimously and with a common consent\, whatever we believe in conscience and without any human consideration to be for the greater good of the said Society.  Done this twenty-first of November\, the day of the Presentation of the Most Blessed Virgin\, 1691\, in faith of which we have signed.”\n\n\nLearn more about the Heroic Vow.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/commemoration-of-the-heroic-vow-1691/2023-11-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231107
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T174152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134254Z
UID:10000065-1699228800-1699315199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:The Blessed Martyrs of Almeria were beatified in 1993. The Catholic Church holds dear anyone who endures the loss of life because they are Christians. During the first centuries of Christianity\, this was the fate of thousands of early followers of Jesus. Sadly\, this has happened in every century since the time of Jesus. In the 1930s\, many were executed in Spain because they were religious leaders. Specifically\, in 1936\, seven Christian Brothers in Almeria\, Spain\, were arrested and condemned for teaching the Catholic faith.\n\nPrayer\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\nLord\, as we learn of the Brothers in Almeria\, we remember that even closer to our time\, in 1982\, Brother James Miller from Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\, was executed by the government in Guatemala for doing what Christian Brothers do: teach young people their religion and help them develop the talents that God has given them. It is so sad to learn what misguided people with power can do. Bless us with wise and loving leaders. Help us resist temptations to follow others who would lead us into evil. May we never martyr someone in body\, soul\, or spirit by what we say or do. Amen.\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Spanish Martyrs… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!\n\n\nLearn more about the Spanish Martyrs.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-spanish-martyrs-of-the-20th-century/2023-11-06/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230518T162858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T162858Z
UID:10000030-1699142400-1699747199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:National Vocation Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:National Vocation Awareness Week\, Nov. 5-11\, 2023\, offers each of us the invitation to reflect on our vocation. Our vocation\, God’s call\, and how we respond give meaning and purpose to our lives. \nFor young people\, it’s an invitation to look toward the future with hope and spend time in prayer\, reflection and considering some tools of discernment to bring into your spiritual life. \nFor adults\, it’s an invitation to affirm the gifts and talents of others\, of young people\, and encourage them to consider ways God may be calling them to be of service in the Church and the world. \nFind resources and ways to participate.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/national-vocation-awareness-week-2/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Vocation Awareness Campaign
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T134952Z
UID:10000071-1698019200-1698105599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Arnold Reche
DESCRIPTION:Born to a large family\, as a boy he worked as a farmer to support his family. He taught catechism in the village he was from. As a young adult\, he met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and was attracted to their life. As a Brother\, he taught agriculture\, yet his zeal led him to catechize. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\, he worked with other Brothers as a nurse to meet the medical and spiritual needs of wounded on both sides. \n\nFrom the Audience of Nov. 2\, 1987\, Pope John Paul II\nYes\, you young people\, who discover the figure of Brother Arnould\, it is with special thought of you that I would like to evoke some aspects of his personality that are so many calls for today. We are struck by the solidity of this boy who\, at a very young age\, works hard with his hands\, who develops his knowledge by himself\, and who radiates a deep faith. \nMay he inspire you with respect for all forms of work\, the courage of personal effort to progress intellectually\, to mature your faith and bear witness to it in your school environment\, in your parishes\, in your youth groups\, in your families! \nBuild your personality on a firm foundation\, in the educational community. Is it necessary to recall that Brother Arnould is a model for educators? His conception of a complete formation continued into adulthood can inspire Catholic schools today. May the masters have the same concern for rigor\, pedagogy attentive to people\, coherence in the life of the mind\, heart and will! \nOne of Brother Arnould’s secrets was a life of intense prayer. As a catechist in particular\, he manifested the true coherence between the interior life and what he taught: one felt he was passionate about the Gospel. \nFrom his years of manual labor\, he was an exemplary Christian. Brother of the Christian Schools\, he deepens his spiritual experience while leading a very active life. \nMay he inspire his Brothers today! May it arouse in young people the vocations necessary for the educational work to be continued with the same evangelical zeal in the many countries where the Brothers work! \nI invoke the intercession of Blessed Brother Arnould for all of you\, for those who keep alive his memory in his region\, for the disciples of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and their students. May you all hear his exhortation: “You must act by grace\, and make it appear that you are leading yourself by the movement of the Spirit of God”! \n\n\nPrayer \nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord crucified and risen\, teach us to face the struggles of daily life and thus to live in greater fullness. You have humbly and patiently welcomed the failures of human life\, as well as the sufferings of your crucifixion. So the sorrows and struggles that each day brings us\, help us to live them as opportunities to grow and look more like yourself. \nMake us able to face them patiently and bravely\, full of confidence in your support. Make us understand that we will only reach the fullness of life by constantly dying to ourselves and our selfish desires\, for only by dying with You can we be resurrected with You. \nLet nothing now make us suffer and weep to the point of forgetting the joy of the Resurrection. \nYou are the shattered sun of the Father’s love\, You are the hope of eternal happiness\, You are the fire of burning love. \nMay your joy\, O Jesus\, be strength in us and may it be between us\, bond of peace\, unity and love. \nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Arnold Reche… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-arnold-reche/2023-10-23/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T141309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T135739Z
UID:10000076-1697846400-1697932799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Nicolas Barre
DESCRIPTION:As a young man\, Nicolas\, discerned and joined the priesthood\, apart of the religious community Minim Order of St. Francis Paola. He was attracted to their spirituality\, asceticism\, and mission centered on the conversion of hearts. He accompanied a group of women in supporting “Little Charitable Schools” as he recognized this as need in the society of his day. As a spiritual director to a young John Baptist de La Salle\, he was an inspiration and certainly influenced the founding of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nLord I want nothing more\, I desire nothing more\,\nonly to be ready to desire what you desire\, and as you desire it.\nLord\, you hold me in your presence\, you watch over everything\,\nall my concerns\, all that happens to me.\nNothing escapes your adorable guidance of my life- this is enough for me.\nO Jesus\, O Love\, You are my God and my all\, center and infinity of Goodness and greatness.\nMay Jesus comes to be in us\, May He find his delight in us\, and so there will nothing left for us to desire.\nChoose\, Lord\, what you want of me. Do with me what you will.\nAct and plan everything in the way that pleases you\, and I will try to desire\, to act\,\nand follow you in everything and everywhere without reserve or limit.\nFinally\, Lord\, I want to belong totally to you\, no more division nor separation\nneither in life nor in death\, in sorrow or in joy\, on earth or in heaven.\nMy Beloved is all mine\, and I am His forever. O Jesus! O Love.\n(Prayer of abandonment by Nicolas Barre\, letter 12)\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Nicolas Barre… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-nicolas-barre/2023-10-21/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231010
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T135822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T140803Z
UID:10000082-1696809600-1696895999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Saint Jaime Hilario & Martyrs of Turon
DESCRIPTION:During the Spanish Civil War (1931-1939)\, almost 7\,000 Catholic priests\, Brothers\, and Sisters were executed. Civilians and Religious were treated harshly by both sides\, Brothers were tried and executed for the crime of providing a human and Christian education. Brother Jaime on the way to execution told the soldiers\, ” God be blessed! In heaven I shall pray a great deal for all of you. What more could I ask for than to die when my only crime is that I am religious and that I have worked for the Christian education of youth?” \n\nPrayer\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\nMay we find in Saint Jaime Hilario’s last words\, “to die for Christ is to live\, my friends”\nthe blessing and challenge of the Christian life.\nMay we too find Christ transforming our weakness…\n“He said to me\, ‘My grace is sufficient for you\, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses\, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore\, I am content with weaknesses\, insults\, hardships\, persecutions\, and constraints\, for the sake of Christ\, for when I am weak\, then I am strong” (St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians\, 12:9-10).\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nSaint Jaime Hilario… Pray for us.\nMartyrs of Turon… Pray for us. \nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/saint-jaime-hilario-martyrs-of-turon/2023-10-09/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20210908T142646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T141436Z
UID:10000090-1695772800-1695859199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Blessed Scubilion Rousseau
DESCRIPTION:He was a catechist in his hometown when introduced to the Brothers\, who had a school in a nearby town. Brother Scubilion spent 10 years as an elementary school teacher in his home country of France\, then spent the remainder of his life (34 years) serving the indigenous people who were enslaved on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.\n\nFrom the Homily on the Beatification of Brother Scubilion Rousseau\, by Pope John Paul II\n\n\n\n   Take part in the Church’s celebrations wherever you are and look on the development of your Christian formation as a priority to which time needs to be devoted. In addition\, without relaxing your participation in the Church services\, increase your contribution towards the building of a society in which the dignity of the human person is respected.\n\n   This concern for the dignity of the human person was something to which Brother Scubilion gave witness during his years of service as a missionary. He was born in France at the end of the XVIII century\, in what is today the Diocese of Sens-Auxerre\, and which is represented here today. He entered the religious life as a Brother of the Christian Schools\, and in order to make a total dedication he offered himself as a volunteer for an apostolate in far off lands. He arrived in La Réunion in 1833 and stayed there until his death.\n\n   Love of God and love of neighbor were inseparable for him. In the eyes of all\, he shone with a powerful love which revealed the God of Love. He was a light to others\, as Christ wishes us to be. «You are the light of the world». He drew light from Jesus Christ and he enlightened others with the light of Christ through his example and especially through his work as a catechist among the slaves.\n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\nLet us remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God.\n\n\n\nO Lord\, you made Blessed Brother Scubilion Rousseau an exemplary teacher who by his faith and zeal brought hope to those who were enslaved. By his example and intercession\, grant that we may learn how to evangelize those who experience poverty and lead all to be reconciled with you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n\n\nSaint John Baptist de La Salle… Pray for us.\nBlessed Scubilion… Pray for us.\nLive Jesus in our hearts… Forever!
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-scubilion-rousseau/2023-09-27/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230623T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230625T235959
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230523T001101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T205714Z
UID:10000103-1687478400-1687737599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Vocation Discernment Weekend (University of Dallas)
DESCRIPTION:The Vocation Discernment Weekend\, at the University of Dallas\, helps single Catholic men and women\, ages 18-40\, find answers to questions they may have about life as a Priest\, Sister\, Brother\, or Consecrated Lay Woman.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/vocation-discernment-weekend/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Discernment Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
DTSTAMP:20260428T181901
CREATED:20230518T162016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T162016Z
UID:10000040-1684886400-1684972799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Canonization of Blessed John Baptist de La Salle by Pope Leon XIII (1900)
DESCRIPTION:Born at Reims\, France April 30\, 1651\nOrdained priest April 9\, 1678\nDied April 7\, 1719\nBeatified February 19\, 1888\nCanonized May 24\, 1900\nProclaimed Patron of Christian Teachers May 15\, 1950 \nLearn more about Saint John Baptist de La Salle.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/canonization-of-blessed-john-baptist-de-la-salle-by-pope-leon-xiii-1900/2023-05-24/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529
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SUMMARY:Laudato Si Week
DESCRIPTION:Laudato Si’ Week 2023 will be celebrated by the Church May 21-28 with the film “The Letter” to mark the eighth anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for creation. This global celebration will unite Catholics to rejoice in the progress we have made in bringing Laudato Si’ to life\, and show how the protagonists of “The Letter” are already doing so.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/laudato-si-week/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Church Initiative
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SUMMARY:Blessed Brother Rafael Rafiringa\, FSC
DESCRIPTION:Brother Rafael Rafiringa devoted his life to serving others as a De La Salle Brother in Madagascar. \nHe faced challenges but remained committed to his mission of providing education to children and young people\, especially those from marginalized backgrounds. \nHis dedication and faith inspired many\, and his legacy of compassion and service continues to be celebrated today. \nOn May 19\, the Catholic Church commemorates Brother Rafael’s selfless service\, which left a lasting impact on the world. \nBorn on November 3\, 1856\, in Antananarivo\, Madagascar. \nDied on May 19\, 1919\, in Fianarantsoa\, Madagascar. \nO God\, who made blessed Raphael an admirable guide of the brothers in the way of faith and love\, may we also\, following his example and through his intercession\, walk as children of the light willing always to serve our brothers and sisters Through Christ our Lord. \nLearn more about Bl. Br. Rafael.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/blessed-brother-rafael-rafiringa-fsc/2023-05-19/
LOCATION:Maryland
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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