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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/2023-11-06/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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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/
CATEGORIES:Vocation Awareness Campaign
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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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/2023-10-23/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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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/2023-10-21/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231010
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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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/2023-10-09/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928
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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/2023-09-27/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T205714Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Discernment Retreat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20230518T162016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T162016Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230529
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20230518T160422Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Church Initiative
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230520
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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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/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221107
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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/2022-11-06/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221024
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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/2022-10-23/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220928
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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/2022-09-27/
CATEGORIES:Feasts and Holy Days
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210928
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
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/2021-09-27/
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:20191121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191124
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T184915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T060548Z
UID:10000038-1574294400-1574553599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:National Catholic Youth Conference
DESCRIPTION:As Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers)\, we’re excited to participate in the vibrant expression of Church that is young people together at NCYC. We’re looking forward to sharing about our vocation as Brothers\, who evangelize through the ministry of education with young people. Excited to reconnect and see Lasallian students and alumni\, as well as invite\, encourage\, and walk with young people exploring God’s call in their lives.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/national-catholic-youth-conference/
LOCATION:National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry\, Indianapolis\, IN
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190805
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190410T154549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T154549Z
UID:10000044-1564617600-1564963199@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:FSC Days of Discernment
DESCRIPTION:A discernment retreat\, for college-aged Contacts with the Brothers. \nLearn more about the contact program and connect with us. 
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/fsc-days-of-discernment/
CATEGORIES:Contact Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190801
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190410T153837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T153837Z
UID:10000045-1564358400-1564617599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Retreat for Young Teacher Professionals
DESCRIPTION:“Called to Teach\, Invitation to Brotherhood” retreat will invite men who currently are teachers to explore their vocation as educators through the lens of the Brothers’ vocation. The retreat will provide an opportunity for prayer\, reflection\, conversation and community together with others looking to deepen their vocation as educators and open to exploring the call to Brotherhood. \nInterested in learning more about this opportunity and/or similar future retreats\, contact us.  \n 
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/retreat-for-young-teacher-professionals/
CATEGORIES:Discernment Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190720
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190410T152006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T152006Z
UID:10000046-1560124800-1563580799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Summer Ministry & Live-In Experience
DESCRIPTION:Discerners\, as part our Contact program\, will minister and live-in community with the Brothers over the summer months. \nThe experience\, open to Contacts\, invites young men to encounter the Brothers and the Lasallian mission in a deeper way. \nParticipating in the prayer and community life of the Brothers\, the Contacts will also work with young people in Lasallian educational ministries across the country. \nLearn more about the Contact program\, connect with a vocation director. 
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/summer-ministry-live-in-experience/
CATEGORIES:Contact Experience
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brothers of the Christian Schools":MAILTO:info@brothersvocation.mystagingwebsite.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190325
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T184450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T172543Z
UID:10000039-1553212800-1553471999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
DESCRIPTION:As Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers)\, we’re excited to be present and exhibit at LA Congress\, share our vocation as Brothers in the Church\, reconnect with former students and Lasallians from across the world. We’re excited to meet so many catechists\, share our common vocation\, and share about Patron Saint of Teachers\, St. John Baptist de La Salle\, our founder and an innovator in bring the Gospel to life for young people.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/los-angeles-religious-education-congress/
LOCATION:Archdiocese of Los Angeles\, Anaheim\, CA
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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GEO:33.8365932;-117.9143012
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190317
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190208T155507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T155507Z
UID:10000047-1552694400-1552780799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Young Adult Lenten Retreat Day
DESCRIPTION:Bro. Paul Avvento\, FSC will speak at the Young Adult Lenten Retreat\, open to ages 18-35\, Saturday March 16th\, 2019 at the REligious of the Sacred Heart of Mary\, Marymount Convent. \nThe theme is “From Doing to Being: Becoming the Person God Created Me to Be” \nRegistration will open at 9:00 and the program will close with Mass  at 4:00 p.m.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/young-adult-lenten-retreat-day/
LOCATION:Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary\, Marymount Convent\, 32 Warren Ave\, Tarrytown\, NY\, 10591\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190223
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190131T165305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T165305Z
UID:10000048-1550793600-1550879999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Here I Am Lord Conference
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) at St. Patrick Parish in St. Charles\, IL is the host of the HERE I AM LORD National Vocations Conference.  The conference was founded in 2003 to address the need of vocation awareness. The vocations of marriage\, single life\, religious life and the priesthood are all vocations in the eyes of God and the Church!  HERE I AM LORD provides an opportunity for young people and adults of all ages to recognize that fact.  The largest parish-based vocations conference in the United States brings together Religious from across the country to share the JOY of their vocation. The best Catholic speakers and musicians join to share the JOY of their vocation and faith.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/here-i-am-lord-conference/
LOCATION:St. Patrick Parish
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190219
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T185743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T190923Z
UID:10000035-1550188800-1550534399@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Brothers in Initial Formation
DESCRIPTION:The Brothers in Initial Formation gatherings give those in formation with the Brothers (Postulants\, Novices\, Temporary Professed) from across North America the opportunity to share community\, prayer\, and formative time together twice annually.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/brothers-in-initial-formation/
LOCATION:District of Eastern North America\, Ocean City\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Initial Formation Gathering
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GEO:39.2776156;-74.5746001
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190204
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20190131T163100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T163100Z
UID:10000049-1549065600-1549238399@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:World Day of Consecrated Life
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/world-day-of-consecrated-life/
CATEGORIES:Vocation Awareness Campaign
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190108
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T130044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T190615Z
UID:10000051-1546473600-1546905599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:SEEK 2019: Encounter Something More
DESCRIPTION:As Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers)\, we’re excited to participate in SEEK through sharing our vocation as Brothers in the Church who are evangelizers through the ministry of education. Going? We’d love to see you/meet you there. Went to a Lasallian high school? Stop by to reconnect. Looking forward to this vibrant experience of faith and witness and sharing in it with all attending.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/seek-2019-encounter-something-more/
LOCATION:Fellowship of Catholic University Students\, Indianapolis\, IN
CATEGORIES:Exhibiting
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GEO:39.768403;-86.158068
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181219
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T185847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T191111Z
UID:10000034-1544918400-1545177599@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:FSC Contact Advent Retreat
DESCRIPTION:During the Advent season\, an retreat opportunity for Contacts in the District of San Francisco New Orleans to retreat together.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/fsc-contact-advent-retreat/
LOCATION:District of San Francisco New Orleans\, Sierra Madre\, CA
CATEGORIES:Contact Retreat
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GEO:34.1616729;-118.0528456
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T185435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T191357Z
UID:10000036-1541635200-1541980799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The Brothers in Initial Formation gatherings give those in formation with the Brothers (Postulants\, Novices\, Temporary Professed) from across North America the opportunity to share community\, prayer\, and formative time together twice annually.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/brothers-in-initial-formation-gathering/
LOCATION:District of San Francisco New Orleans\, Napa\, CA
CATEGORIES:Initial Formation Gathering
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GEO:38.2975381;-122.286865
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181111
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T190211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T191611Z
UID:10000031-1541289600-1541894399@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:National Vocation Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:The first full week of November is National Vocation Awareness Week. Ideas for how schools and educators can participate in fostering a culture of vocation and accompaniment in their educational community. We all have responsibility for inviting\, encouraging\, and walking with one another and the young in deepening and discerning God’s call in their lives.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/national-vocation-awareness-week/
LOCATION:United States Conference of Catholic Bishops\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vocation Awareness Campaign
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GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181026
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20181022T140939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181022T141105Z
UID:10000050-1540425600-1540511999@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Vocation Summit
DESCRIPTION:What is this summit about? \nThis gathering will focus on vocations. We hope to help you explore what God is calling you to in your life; what your talents\, skills\, energy\, passions may be pointing you to as you think about what you are supposed to do with this life. \nWhy a summit? \nSometimes you need to get away from your normal routine so you can look at a topic from a different angle\, with other people\, and with guidance. We hope this gathering will provide you the opportunity to quiet your everyday responsibilities\, and tune in to the topic of vocation. \nWhy should I attend? \nMaybe you are curious as to what direction your life needs to be taking?\nMaybe you are curious about who else is thinking about vocations?\nMaybe you need to hear others voice their curiosity?\nMaybe you need to know you are not alone with your questions?\nMaybe you have questions that you find strange\, and don’t know who to ask? \nAt this gathering we want you to feel open to the Spirit\, and ask questions that will help you explore your vocational call. \n@fscDENA\nTo learn more and register\, contact your local vocation coordinator or email Br. Francis Eells\, FSC \n#BrosVocationSummit Tweets
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/vocation-summit/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181008
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T185214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T191202Z
UID:10000037-1538697600-1538956799@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Regional Contact Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This experience is aimed at those who are Contacts with the Brothers of the Christian Schools\, and providing them the space to retreat\, reflect\, and discern together. To learn more about the Contact program\, click here.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/regional-contact-retreat/
LOCATION:Regional Vocation Formation Committee\, Philadelphia\, PA
CATEGORIES:Contact Retreat
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GEO:39.9525839;-75.1652215
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180729
DTSTAMP:20260430T103034
CREATED:20180830T190106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T191444Z
UID:10000032-1532736000-1532822399@www.brothersvocation.org
SUMMARY:Vow Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:This event will celebrate the first vows of two Brothers of the District of Eastern North America. The Brothers will share in this occasion surrounded by their family\, friends\, colleagues\, and others who have supported and journeyed with them in their vocational discernment.
URL:https://www.brothersvocation.org/event/vow-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:District of Eastern North America\, Beacon\, NY
CATEGORIES:District Gathering
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END:VCALENDAR