JAPAN - We were allowed to use the La Salle chapel and gymnasium. 13 Japanese (Hakodate La Salle High School, Iai Girls High School, Chubu High School, University of Education JICA) and 13 Vietnamese members joined us in the morning via Zoom.

We had talks by Fr. Yamauchi SJ and Sr. Valeria (Canossian) from Tokyo. Fr. Lam OFM from Sapporo gave us a peace message, and everyone prayed for peace while thinking about it. At the end of the session and in candlelight, each person’s prayer was placed on the altar, and we had time to unite for peace.

PHILIPPINES - The first week of our in-person vocations ministry programs comes to an end, after conducting various sessions to discuss about the Institute’s effort to continuously build a culture of vocations.

HONG KONG - As part of the yearlong celebrations of La Salle College’s (LSC) 90th Anniversary, the school launched the Aerospace Exhibition and Virtual Campus Tour during the Founder’s Day 2022. (Photos: La Salle College Official Facebook Page)

Click on the image to view a video of the Founder’s Day activity on YouTube.

15 May 2022 marks the 11th anniversary foundation of the Lasallian East Asia District. It has been and will continue to be a remarkable journey for LEAD.

Cheers to 11 years, LEAD!

If you look closely, you’ll find an image of the Founder.

On 25 May 2022, newly elected Superior General, Br Armin Luistro FSC, appointed Br. Patrick Tierney FSC as Brother Visitor Pro Tempore of LEAD. Br. Pat is one of the Auxiliary Visitors.

Pope Francis meets the Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC) and encourages them to continue evangelizing through education as the world experiences a new “educational emergency”.

View the full article on the Vatican News website.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-05/pope-de-la-salle-brothers-world-needs-new-pact-on-education.html

Congratulations to former DLSU President Br. Ricardo Angel P. Laguda FSC on his re-election as General Councilor of the Brothers of the Christian Schools!

His term of office is from 2022 to 2029.

Animo La Salle! (De La Salle University Official Facebook Page)

We in LEAD will have to get used to calling Br Armin, “Brother Superior”. The election for Superior General today, 18 May 2022, was very solemn. The traditions of the Institute were followed: paper ballots, only capitulants with the right to vote in the room, the oath taken by all capitulants, the invocation of the Holy Spirit, etc.

The results were not much of a surprise, after the Sondage taken the previous days. What was a surprise for me was the absolute majority - there was only one round of voting!