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We are linked to the first school of John Baptist De La Salle in Rheims in 1679 and so are associating today with others whose educational mission is inspired by the same vision}{ \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (cf. \lquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Lasallian Mission of Human and Christian Education\rquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , 1997, p. 11). \par \par It is not only teachers who are }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Lasallian educators}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 . Many contribute in their roles as caterers, chaplains, cleaners, counsellors, governors, librarians, office staff, PTA members, receptionists.... In recognising that the contribution of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Lasallian educators}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 is varied and complementary, we acknowledge, too, that a characteristic of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Lasallian schools}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 is of people respecting and valuing one another for who they are. \par \par The aim of this booklet is to aid reflection on how John inspires us to be }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\i\insrsid5925634 apostles}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\i\insrsid5925634 angels }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\i\insrsid5925634 good shepherds}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 touching the hearts of those entrusted to our care}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'94, helping young people to become more fully human and live in God\rquote s presence, sharing the Good News of God\rquote s all-embracing love and care and compassion. Some additional readings may also be of help in inspiring us in our specific contribution and in our common purpose as }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Lasallian educators}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 . Some further resources for continuing this exploration are listed on the inside back cover. \par \par References are made in the text to John\rquote s }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Meditations}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (Med) and to his 16 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 M editations for the Time of Retreat}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (MTR). Though the latter are used by the Brothers, it is noteworthy that the sub-title on their original title page reads: }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93For the use of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 all persons}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 who are engaged in the education of youth, and particularly for the re treat which the Brothers make during the holiday period.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15809264 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 Nicholas Hutchinson}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15809264 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs40 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs40\insrsid5925634 \'93Take pride in your ministry\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs64 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs64\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 says the Patron Saint of Teachers, \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 John Baptist De La Salle}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs22 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs22\insrsid5925634 , \par 1651-1719 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Teaching as a VOCATION: \par Helping young people become more fully human}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par One of the contributions that John Baptist De La Salle makes to education, is to bring people to see for themselves the vocation that teaching really is, with its sense of purpose and its ideals and its dignity. In gentleness and respect the Good News of Jesus Christ is offered to the young through education for a fully human life. \par (Cf. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 De La Salle: a City Saint and the Liberation of the Poor through Education}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , by Alfred Calcutt FSC p. 603) \par \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93Reflect on what St Paul says, that God has established in the Church apostles, prophets and teachers, and you will be convinced that he has also established you in your ministry. \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 It is a great gift of God, this grace he has given you to be entrusted with the teaching of young people, announcing the Gospel to them. \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 It is God who has called you, who has chosen you for this ministry, and who has sent you to work in his vineyard. Fulfil your ministry, then, with all the affection of your heart, working entirely for him.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 [MTR 9] \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'93It is the destiny and duty of eac h human being to become more fully human.\'94 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Common Good}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (37), by the Bishops of England and Wales, 1996 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'93 Becoming a human being is the main purpose of the whole process of education.\'94 (John Paul II, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Laborem Exercens}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , 1981) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93They are the living image s of Jesus\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 80 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93and the children of God himself.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 133 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 Three particular images that John uses for Lasallian educators: \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 As educators, we are called to be: \par \par apostles \par \par angels \par \par good shepherds \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid15809264 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Called to be apostles \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\tx-1177\tx-720\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 Thank God for the grace he has given you in sharing in the ministry of the apostles and of the great bishops and pastors of the Church. Take pride in your ministry.\'94 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 MTR 7 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\tx-1177\tx-720\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 In his Meditations for the feast days of the apostles, John focuses on two aspects. \par They were called to }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\ul\insrsid5925634 be with Jesus}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 and to }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\ul\insrsid5925634 grow in friendship with him}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 . }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\tx-1177\tx-720\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 PLACING OURSELVES IN GOD\rquote S PRESENCE: \par - A KEY LASALLIAN PRACTICE \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\tx-1177\tx-720\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93Let us Remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God\'94 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Being with Jesus}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (as the apostles were with Jesus) is reflected in the key Lasallian practice of regularly calling to mind that God is with us. \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 John laid great emphasis on focusing on the presence of God. Regularly throughout the school day, each class would pause. A student would say,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93Let us remember that we are in the presence of God\'94} {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , to which the others would reply,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93And let us adore him\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , and then pause for a few moments. It is found to be a life-giving practice by many in all walks of life. Such }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93drawing aside to listen to God\rquote s voice\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (Med 64) makes it the more likely that God can \lquote slip in\rquote during a busy day, leading to a growing appreciation that all is interwoven with God\rquote s presence, and distinctions then blur between the \lquote sacred\rquote and the \lquote secular\rquote . \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Living in God\rquote s presence changes our outlook, enabling us }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \par \'93to see things quite differently with the eyes of faith\'94, \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 empowering us to do what we could not do of our own accord: \par seeing and loving in others what God sees and loves in them. \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \lquote Portrait of Christ\rquote s Head\rquote \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab by Rembrandt: \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab thought to have been \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab painted in 1650, the year before \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab John Baptist De La Salle was born \par \par \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 Grow in friendship with Jesus who loves you tenderly. Frequently be in his company and converse with him.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (Meds 78, 80, 88) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \page \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Ideas for Prayer and Reflection \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par I can place myself alongside the apostles, valuing all who have played their part in leading others in living the life of faith. \par \par \par I can use the prayer of 1 August in }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Praying Each Day of the Year}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 . \par \par \par I can add my own name (and that of associates) to the list in Hebrews 11. 1- 12.1. \par (a favourite passage of John Baptist De La Salle). \par \par \par \par \par I can pray by simply placing myself in God\rquote s presence and trusting in his faithfulness and his providence - a theme that John Baptist De La Salle returns to often. \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \lquote Lord, I confide \par my past to your mercy, \par the present to your love, \par and the future to your providence.\rquote \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (after St Augustine)}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37\afs16 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs16\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 God, ever-faithful, \par we thank you for the gift to your Church \par of Saint John Baptist De La Salle. \par We pray that, like him, \par we may deepen our friendship with you \par and grow more aware of your presence in our lives each day. \par We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \page \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Called to be angels}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs28\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93We ought to admire God\rquote s g oodness and render thanks for the grace he has conferred on us in giving us an angel to take care of us, to guard us and attend us.\'94 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 172. \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par We remind ourselves that the word \lquote angel\rquote means \lquote messenger\rquote of God. \par \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab Picture of angel \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab from Reims \par \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab Cathedral \par \par \par John was a Canon of Rheims Cathedral for some 17 years. Visiting the cathedral each day, he will have often looked at the engaging statue of the \lquote Smiling Angel\rquote (above) which is at eye level on the West Front. This warm and endearing im age undoubtedly came to mind later when he wrote about the teachers needing to be angels to those entrusted to their care: \par \par \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 You are angels sent by God to announce his kingdom and to prepare a path for him, so that he can enter your own hearts and those of your disciples.\'94 \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 They need good teachers, like visible angels: watchful guides to inspire them and lead them on the path of salvation, guides who have an adequate understanding both of what God expects of young people, and of their ordinary faults.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab \tab Med 2; Med 3, MTR 5 \par \par \par \par \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5925634 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 As people chosen to announce the truths of the Gospel, you share in the ministry of the guardian angels. You sh ould cheer the faint-hearted, support the weak and be patient towards all. You must help them to be kind to one another, compassionate and mutually forgiving.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 MTR 6 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Ideas for Prayer and Reflection \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 I could name some people who have been \lquote smiling angels\rquote in my own life. \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Prayer \par \par Father, \par help me to live fully each day \par the Good News of Jesus, your Son, \par and lead me to be a credible witness of your love. \par \par Show me how best \par to guide the individuals \par you have entrusted to my care \par - especially those who may appear less likeable than others. \par \par May the respect that I show them \par help them in discovering anew \par the embracing love and compassion \par that you have for each person. Amen \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par \par \par \par \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 I could write down the names or initials of some individuals who come to mind.... \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 \par \par \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 I hold my hand over their names and pray for them. \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Called to be Good Shepherds \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlcont\ilvl0\ls0\pnrnot0\pndec }\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par {\pntext\pard\plain\ltrpar \rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \f3\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15809264 \loch\af3\dbch\af0\hich\f3 \'b7\tab}}\pard \ltrpar\ql \fi-360\li360\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault{\*\pn \pnlvlblt\ilvl0\ls1\pnrnot0 \pnf3\pnstart1\pnindent360\pnhang {\pntxtb \'b7}}\faauto\ls1\rin0\lin360\itap0\pararsid5925634 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93 Jesus compares those who have charge of souls to a good shepherd who has great care for the sheep. The care God seeks to take of them he devolves upon you.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 33,37 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \tab picture \par \tab of Good \par \tab Shepherd \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \tab \tab \tab \'93A great concern must be \par \tab \tab \tab to get to know each student individually \par \tab \tab \tab so as to be the better able to understand them \par \tab \tab \tab and discern the best way to guide them. \par \tab \tab \tab Some require great mildness, \par \tab \tab \tab while others need to be directed with firmness. \par \tab \tab \tab Some require much patience; \par \tab \tab \tab others need to be stimulated and spurred on. \par \tab \tab \tab There are some who need to be reproved and punished \par \tab \tab \tab to correct them of their faults, \par \tab \tab \tab and others who must be constantly watched over \par \tab \tab \tab to prevent them being lost or going astray. \par \tab \tab \tab This varied conduct of yours \par \tab \tab \tab requires understanding and discernment of character: \par \tab \tab \tab qualities and graces you should ask of God most earnestly\tab \tab \tab \tab ,for they are most necessary for you \par \tab \tab \tab in the guidance of those placed in your care.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 33 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par Throughout John\rquote s writings, there is a sense of warmth and deep compassion for those who }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93need guides to lead them on the path of salvation\'94.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 MTR 5 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93It happens frequently \par that young people \par have not the strength of body or mind \par to carry the burdens \par that often crush them.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Conduct of Schools}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37\afs22 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs22\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par In the time of John Baptist De La Salle, children could be branded as though they were rough animals with a \'93v\'94 (for \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 voleur}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'94, \'93thief\'94 ) when caught stealing. For a repeat offence, they could be condemned to serve in the king\rquote s galleys. \par \par In contrast, John\rquote s challenge is to: \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93Take even more care of the young people entrusted to you \par than if they were the children of a king. \par Do you have a real love for them?\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 133}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37\afs22 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs22\insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Called to be Good Shepherds}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs28\insrsid15809264 (contd.)}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs28\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par TOUCHING HEARTS: \par - A KEY LASALLIAN PRACTICE \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93God gives you the power to perform miracles \par by touching the hearts of those entrusted to your care. \par This is the greatest miracle you can perform \par and one which God expects of you. \par Frequently ask him for the grace to touch hearts.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Meds 180,139,81 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par The miracle of \'93touching hearts\'94 can be brought about by helping people lay claim to who they really are: making individuals feel special, affirming and supporting and encouraging, showing that love is given freely and unconditionally, being inclusive, recalling persona l details, accompanying people on what otherwise might be a lonely personal \lquote journey\rquote . \par \par As we know, educators can \par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93make a powerful impression\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \tab Med 158 \par \par and be role models, leading the young \par \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93far more easily by example than by anything that might simply be said.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \tab Med 33 \par \par Their attitudes and actions can be such that: \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93The sheep will love the shepherd \par and be pleased in his company.\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 33 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par Very poignantly, John writes of the expected affection in which the teacher will be held, and how that affection can be built upon: \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93Do you build on the affection \par the young people have for you \par to lead them to God?\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Med 101 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par He implies here that there is something amiss with the teachers if they are not held in affection by their students. Respect, compassion and affection go hand-in-hand, and education is supposed to be so fulfilling }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 \'93that the children leave school pleased\'94.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Conduct of Schools}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 ) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par Our invitational approach is to seek to \lquote call forth\rquote the faith of individuals. \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 The giving each day of a Reflection}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 - in which teachers share their personal faith, often in the form of a story or an account (as with the books, \lquote Praying Each Day of the Year\rquote ) - can be a powerful means of inspiring and \'93touching hearts\'94. \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Called to be Good Shepherds}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs28\insrsid15809264 (contd.)}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs28\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par TOUCHING HEARTS: \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 \par Five Readings \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 a)}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Adeline Yen Mah }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \tab }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 On being accepted and loved \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'93All I knew was that I wished above all else to please my father. Oh, so very much! To gain his acceptance. To be loved. To have him say to me, just once in my life, \'93Well done, Adeline! We\rquote re proud of you!\'94 .... I was the ostracised outsider longing for acceptance; the ugly duckling hankering to return as the beautiful swan; the despised and unwanted Chinese daughter obsessed with my request to make my parents proud of me on some level. Surely some day, if I tried hard enough to help them in dire need, they would love me.\'94 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Falling Leaves}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , pp. 145 and 210, Penguin: 0-14-026598-8) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 b) \par Ronald Roheiser \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 To \'93really see" someone, especially someone who looks up to you, is to give that person an important blessing. In a gaze of recognition, of understanding, in an appreciative look, there is deep blessing. \par \par Often, it is not so important that we say much to those for whom we are significant, but it is very important that we see them. \par \par Good kings and queens see their people; good parents see their kids; good teachers see their students; good priests see their parishioners; good coa ches see their players; good executives see their employees; and, in really good restaurants, the owner comes round to the tables and sees his or her customers And the customers are, without being able to explain why, grateful that the owner took the time and pain to see them. \par \par We are blessed by being seen.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Today the young are not being seen enough in this way. Our youth are acting out in all kinds of ways as a means of getting our attention. They want to, and they need to, be seen by us - parents, adults, teachers, priests, coaches, leaders. \par \par They need our blessing.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 They need to see, right in our eyes, the radical acceptance of their reality,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 }{ \rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 and they need to read in our eyes the words: \par \tab "You are my beloved child, in you I am well\_pleased.\'94 (Cf. Mk. 1.11) \par Young people need our appreciative gaze; \par \tab mostly they simply need our gaze \_ 'Period'. \par One of the deepest hungers inside young people \par \tab is the hunger for adult connection, \par \tab the desire to be recognised, seen, by a significant adult. \par They desperately need, and badly want, \par \tab the blessing that comes from our gaze and presence. \par They need for us to see them. \par In the end, more than they want our words, they want our gaze \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (Catholic Herald, 22/10/93) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid15809264 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 c) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Christopher Nolan}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par Christopher Nolan is disabled, and was the winner of the 1998 Whitbread Book of the Year Award. He writes here of recognising the face of God in human form. \'93 Such were his teachers, and such was their imagination, that the mute boy became constantly amazed at the almost telepathic degree of ce rtainty with which they read his facial expression, eye movements and body language. Many a good laugh was had by teacher and pupil as they deciphered his code. It was at moments such as these that Joseph }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\ul\insrsid5925634 recognised the face of God in human form}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 . It glimmered in their kindness to him, it glowed in their keenness, it hinted in their caring; indeed, it caressed in their gaze.\'94 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (\lquote Under the Eye of the Clock\rquote , Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, London, 1987, p. 11) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 d) \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\i\insrsid5925634 Pay It Forward}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par The transforming nature of \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 touching hearts}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'94 is illustrated in the extraordinary film, \lquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 Pay It Forward}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \rquote (at cinemas in February 2001), starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment. \par \par A social studies project on \lquote Changing the World\rquote is devised by the 12-year-old Haley Joel Osment (who also starred in \lquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Sixth Sense}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \rquote ). \par \par Instead of simply \lquote paying back\rquote to the originator a good deed done to self, \par the idea is to \lquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 pay it forward}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \rquote by doing a good deed for someone else. \par \par In the film, it is a question of doing something significant for three people, \par who will themselves \lquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 pay it forward}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \rquote to three others. Chains of events are initiated...... \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \page }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 Ideas for Prayer and Reflection \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 John lists \lquote Twelve Virtues of a Good Teacher\rquote : }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li339\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin339\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 seriousness \par silence \par humility \par prudence \par wisdom \par patience \par restraint \par gentleness \par enthusiastic commitment \par watchfulness \par reverence and prayerfulness \par generosity \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 Which other appropriate virtues can I add to this list, \par of my own or of others that I see? \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par \par \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 Prayer \par \par God our Father, \par may your loving care inspire us \par to respect and appreciate \par all who come into our lives this day. \par \par Lead us to live in such a way \par that we see and love in others \par what you see and love in them. \par \par Enable us to learn from one another \par and touch the hearts of those you have entrusted to our care. Amen. \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \page \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 THREE READINGS FOR REFLECTION \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Richard Pring}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 (educationalist and a former student of De La Salle, Sheffield) \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par Some years ago I visited a high school in Boston in the United States. The headteacher was reading poems she had written when, at the age of eleven (in Nazi Germany), she had been forcibly separated from her mother and her twin sister. The students listened attentively to her description of what it felt like to be parted, in most terrible circumstances, from those she loved. \par \par With many new teachers each year, this headteacher undertook to inform the new teachers of what the main driving force behind the school should be. She wrote to each this letter: \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li720\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin720\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \'93Dear Teacher,\tab \par I am the victim of a concentration camp. \par My eyes saw what no-one should witness: \par gas chambers built by learned engineers; \par children poisoned by educated physicians; \par infants killed by trained nurses; \par women and babies shot and burned \par by high school and college graduates. \par So, I am suspicious of education. \par My request is: \par help your students become human. \par Your efforts must never produce \par learned monsters, skilled psychopaths, educated Eichmanns. \par Reading, writing and arithmetic are important \par only if they serve to make our children more human.\'94 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par There is something odd about proclaiming the virtues of an education which simply makes those who succeed within it more efficient at that which is evil, or more able to exploit their fellow citizens, or more adept at pursuing their own interest at the e xpense of others. \par \par The most important argument for the preservation of church schools is that they have a distinct and defensible answer to the question: \par \lquote What makes children more human?\rquote \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 The Tablet (10.10.92) \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 I reflect on what, in my own education, helped me to grow more human, \par and on what may help some young people today to grow more human. \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Claire Elliott}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 It was my first visit to the marvellous art treasures of Florence in Italy. I was one of a crow d of tourists, but my attention was caught by the sight of a tall, elegant figure, making her way down a narrow, shadowy street. I wondered if she might be going for a dinner appointment, or if she had a very important job in the city. \par \par My thoughts were disturbed by the noise of a heavy dustcart. And I realised that this beautiful lady - who impressed me with her dignity, in the way she looked and the way she walked - was, in fact, a \lquote dustbin lady\rquote , a street-sweeper, a cleaner. Her care for her appearance revealed a great pride in herself. Her self-esteem and happiness came from within, from her own view of her value. \par \tab \par And I know that Jesus would have noticed and approved of my cleaning lady. He had a way of building up each individual. Amidst the splendour s of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jesus looked at the generosity and goodness of one poor widow, and gave her his full attention; she had offered to others the very best that she had. \par \par Schools are to help young people develop a true awareness and knowledge of themselves, and a proper appreciation of their own talents and abilities, in whatever field. I did not need to know of the examination results or university successes of the school of this \lquote dustbin lady\rquote . One glance at her told me that her parents and her teachers had performed their duty well. \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 adapted from an article in }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 The Month}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , June 1991 \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par I pray for all my students of the past, \par the present and the future...... \par \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 Agatha Christie}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par I can picture one teacher there - I can\rquote t recall her name. She was sh ort and spare, and I remember her eager jutting chin. Quite unexpectedly one day (in the middle, I think, of an arithmetic lesson) she suddenly launched forth on a speech on life and religion. \par \par \'93All of you,\'94 she said, \'93every }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 one}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 of you, will pass throu gh a time when you will face despair. If you never face despair, you will never have faced - or become - a Christian, or known a Christian life. To be a Christian you must face and accept the life that Christ faced and lived: you must enjoy things as he enjoyed things, be as happy as he was at the marriage at Cana, know the peace and happiness that it means to be in harmony with God and with God\rquote s will. But you must also know, as he did, what it means to be alone in the Garden of Gethsemane, to feel that a ll your friends have forsaken you, that those you love and trust have turned away from you, and that God himself has forsaken you. Hold on then to the belief that that is }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 not}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 the end. If you love, you will suffer, and if you do not love, you do not know the meaning of a Christian life.\'94 \par \par She then returned to the problems of compound interest with her usual vigour, but it is odd that those few words, more than any sermon I ever heard, remained with me and, years later, they were to come back to me and give m e hope at a time when despair had me in its grip. \par \par She was a dynamic figure and also, I think, a }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid5925634 fine}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 teacher; I wish I could have been taught by her longer. \par }\pard \ltrpar\qr \li0\ri0\sl215\slmult0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 An Autobiography}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 , William Collins, 1977 p. 150 \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 I think of the words or the manner of educators}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid15809264\charrsid15809264 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634\charrsid15809264 who touched my heart and gave me hope. \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid15809264 \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par \par }\pard \ltrpar\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af37\afs28 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs28\insrsid5925634 A Last Word from John-Baptist de La Salle \par }\pard \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid5925634 \par \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af37 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid5925634 "It is God who brings your work to fulfilment. So, when you encounter some difficulty in the guidance of your disciples, when there are some who do not profit from your teaching and you observe a reckless spirit in them, turn to God with confidence. Earnestly ask Jesus Christ to make his Spirit come alive in you, since he has chosen you to do his work. \par \par "Consider Jesus Chri st as the Good Shepherd of the gospel seeking the lost sheep, placing it upon his shoulders, and bringing it back to the fold. Since you are taking his place, look upon yourself as obliged to do the same thing. Ask him for the grace needed to bring about the conversion of the hearts of those in your care. \par \par "You must, then, devote yourself very thoroughly to prayer in order to succeed in your ministry. You must constantly represent the needs of your disciples to Jesus Christ, explaining to him the difficult ies you experience in guiding them. 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