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Worksheet time: 9mins
St. La Salle was born in France during the 17th Century. At birth, St. La Salle was:
born in poverty
part of the lower middle class
part of the upper middle class
rich and part of the nobility
Son of a minor noble and a member of the rising merchant class, St. La Salle was a relative of the founder of which of the following French brands?
Dior (Christian Dior)
Moët & Chandon (Claude Moët)
Louis Vuitton (Louis Vuitton)
Cartier (Louis-François Cartier)
St. La Salle was in Paris when his mother, unfortunately, passed away. He was 21. What did St. La Salle do when he found out?
He went home immediately, just in time for the wake of his mother.
He stayed in Paris for a few months before heading back home, only to find his father sick and dying.
The news got to him late; he was only able to head back home after the wake of his father, who died nine months after his mother passed away.
None of the choices.
St. La Salle got his Bachelor's Degree in Theology at the age of 24. At what age did he get his Doctorate in Theology?
29
33
37
45
St. La Salle's chance encounter with Adrian Nyel is well known as the meeting that changed his life. What did St. La Salle want to be before this encounter?
Become a teacher
Become a brother
Become a winemaker
Become a priest
St. La Salle had to give up a lot of his privilege to truly be one with the Brothers of the Christian Schools. What did St. La Salle do when he dined with the brothers for the first time?
He vomited the food and was ill for days.
He refused to eat the food the brothers ate.
He dined blissfully in the company of the brothers.
He ate separately from the brothers.
To this day, the Lasallian brothers (formally known as the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools or Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes) do not have ordained priests in their order, St. La Salle was the only ordained Superior. Why is this the case?
He did not want the Institute to be under the control of the Church.
He wanted to avoid the fees levied by the Archdiocese of France.
The brothers did not want another priest to be their Superior.
A brother died while being groomed to be a priest.
In 1691, amidst the challenges faced by the Institute, St. La Salle made a radical commitment to the work; he and two of his most trusted Brothers committed themselves to the establishment of this enterprise even if they had to beg for alms and live on bread only. Their action is known as:
The Secret Vow
The Heroic Vow
The Promise of the Brothers
The Vow of the Faithful
Due to several troubles in Paris (including legal troubles), St. La Salle decided to retreat to the brothers in the South of France (in Mende and Marseille). What happened when he got there?
The Brothers were no longer there, they had moved without informing St. La Salle.
The Brothers hid St. La Salle while his legal troubles were still fresh in the minds of people.
He was accused by the Brothers of destroying the Institute, refusing to give him shelter.
He got lost and ended up in Parmenie.
St. La Salle stayed in Parmenie, under the care of a respected recluse (a shepherd by trade), Sister Louise. How was he convinced to return back to the Institute?
Through a letter from the Brothers commanding him to return
Through the persistence of Brother Timothee
Through the sermons given to him by Sister Louise about finishing what he started
Through constabulary (police) intervention.
On his deathbed, St. La Salle received something from the new Archbishop of Rouen. What did he receive?
A modest amount of money
Revocation of his authority to perform sacraments
A warrant for his arrest
Blessing to continue the work of the Brothers
What were the last words of St. John Baptist De La Salle?
"To God be the glory."
"Live Jesus in our hearts."
"I adore in all things the will of God in my regard."
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them."
