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216 VI. EIGHT TESTIMONIES FROM LASALLIANS These I find very meaningful in my Lasallian life. Many times, I seem to have been running away from this cal1 to be Lasallian. But I realize now that being Lasallian and being myself are inseparable. I am truly convinced that even if I did not become a Brother, I am a Lasallian and a full participant in the Lasallian Mission. In fact, by not becoming a Brother, I am able to contribute more. In this Lasallian work, I am able to bring in my experience of work in social development, banking and finance, professional skills I would not have gained had I stayed with the Brothers. My experience as a husband and father also “colors” my administrative, management and leadership style, enabling me to temper some decisions made by Brothers according to my experience of family life. Being Lasallian continues to be a daily struggle. And yet, it I a struggle I choose to engage in because it is a part of who I am and who God calls me to be, wherever I am. 6 th Testimony John is alive!!! My personal history. Myra A. PATAMBANG District of Philippines In 1719, the entire community of Rouen was taken aback and saddened by the news that “the saint is dead!” Now in 2003, Lasallians all over the world proclaim, “John is alive!” For his enticing story had pierced through the countless hearts of young men and women, whose stories of faith, hope and love resonate the Founder’s. His life and spirituality is alive in many forms and diverse faces today. And I join the voices echoing the song of John’s beautiful music. This essay is an attempt to reverberate that sound as I look into my personal stories.
VI. EIGHT TESTIMONIES FROM LASALLIANS 217 Nearly a decade ago, I never knew that I was stepping on the grounds of the Patron Saint of all Teachers, neither did I realize that there is such an honored title in the Catholic Church. It was heartwarming to have discovered that my grandest dream of becoming a teacher would find affirmation in the paragon of Christian Education. The quintessence of teaching ministry had been made manifest in the life and times of John Baptist de la Salle. He exemplified the authenticity of being a servant of God. He constantly sought His divine will, relentlessly responded to His call and unremittingly discovered concrete ways of translating his profound faith in the realm of education. His legacy lives on and the splendid story of John Baptist de la Salle had reached the farthest ends of the world. For over three hundred years now, thousands of his disciples from all walks of life had been moved by the inspiring thoughts and compelling decisions of this so great a man, a servant of God. His experience of God’s compassionate, providential love had been so vivid and that it transcended language and horizon. And it reached and hit me through. I thank God each time I reminisce having heard the story of De la Salle. God is so good to have allowed me participate in the Lasallian Studies Summer Institute of 1997 and 1998. It was then that my own journey in the Lasallian tradition had taken its first pace. I could very well remember sifting through the thin pages of Alfred Calcutt’s biography of the Founder. Little by little, the story of the man behind the saint unraveled before my very eyes. What a wonderful mesmerizing story! O how I got so in love with him! What struck me wasn’t his ingenuity, neither his outstanding managerial skills. It was his person, his simply being a man, his sincerity, his sense of abounding sacrifice and his devotion to the Lord. These are just some of his traits worth emulating.
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LASALLIAN STUDIES Nº 13 The Intern
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