To fulfill the mission of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the De La Salle Brothers and many people pool their strengths and talents to live out their spirituality and exercise the ministry of education to build a better future for the world.
Lasallian Vocation
Lasallian vocation is an invitation to live a life of faith, service, and community in the spirit of St. John Baptist de La Salle. It calls individuals to discern how their gifts and talents may be used for the educational mission of the Church, especially in the service of the young and the poor. Vocation, in this sense, is not limited to a role or function but is understood as a response to God’s call to participate in building a more humane and compassionate world, faithful to the Lasallian spirit of faith and zeal for service.
The 46th General Chapter reminds us that, “Lasallian vocations continue to be of great need in the Church and in the world. All Lasallians have experiences, reflections, and insights that are a rich treasure for us and for others. This richness has great value for all those who are discerning their vocation in life and requires structures and means to make it a reality.” As we enter the 2025–2026 school year, the Vocations Ministry Office invites you to support the brothers' vocation.
Becoming Brothers Online
The De La Salle Brothers invite young Christian men (ages 18-35) to BECOMING BROTHERS—a unique opportunity to hear the Brothers share their vocation journey and what makes the Brother’s life one of faith, service, and community. Beginning this September 2025, monthly online sessions will be hosted by the different Sectors of the Lasallian East Asia District.
📅 September 19, 2025 ⏰ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (PH Time)
Discover why the Brother’s vocation is unique and worth living—continuing a 300-year legacy of educational excellence inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron Saint of Teachers..
The Roles of a De La Salle Brother
- The Brother is a man who has answered God’s call and has given himself completely to Our Lord by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. He has decided to make that commitment in order to put all his powers at the educational service of children and young people. That is why he is called a “religious educator”.
- The Brother is a member of a community comprising the other Brothers of the Institute, who are all resolved to “maintain the Christian Schools, especially those for poor students, in association and as a group”, and to be ready to work in their ministry anywhere they are asked to go.
- The Brother is a “lay” religious. He is never ordained priest, because the reason for his ministry is not to preside at liturgical services or to administer the sacraments, but to educate his students as Christians in secular subjects as well as in religion.
- The Brother is an apostle, whose life is spent for his students to help them in their needs and problems. He has decided to be for each and every student more than even a friend; his wish is to be their Brother.
- The Brother is a teacher of catechism, an educator in the faith for his students. He talks to them about God, teaches them the truths of religion and how to increase their Faith, he helps them in their Christian life and guides them in knowing and loving God.
- The Brother looks after all his students, but he takes special care of the poorest and those most in need, for they require more assistance than the others.
- The Brother always lives united to God. From mental prayer he receives strength as a religious educator. He lives with God and puts his students in contact with God.
- The Brother is a professional educator, therefore he always keeps up to date by study and personal reflection, so that he will be competent in his work. (source: Lasalle.org)