SIGNUM FIDEI - The De La Salle Way GOD is our Light as we pray "Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever! Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for the Love of You." Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of FAITH in action, zeal for SERVICE, and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to being a "Sign of Faith" for others. To be "Signum Fidei" is our way. It is the DE LA SALLE way.
GOD is our light as we pray "Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever! Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you." Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of spirit of FAITH, zeal for SERVICE and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to be a "Sign of Faith" for others. To be "Signum Fidei" is our way. The "DE LA SALLE" way.
LS Trivia: In the early 1970s, the Green Archers had their only winless basketball season in NCAA history. Several decades ago the DLSC Green Archers was a very weak basketball team. During the final buzzer of that historical moment, the DLSC cheerleaders began singing the Alma mater song with a defiant clenched fist and sang as loud as they could and after that loss we still felt like champions. Lasallites young and old held back their tears and marched out of the pre-war Rizal Memorial Coliseum proud and still defiant after a heartbreaker of a doomed basketball season. The Invictus La Salle spirit of ANIMO was never the same after that. That historic moment defined what the AN1MO means to every Lasallian of that generation.
LS Trivia: The Hail to De La Salle Alma Mater Song was composed and initially sang in a Lasallian school in America. It was 2 American, De La Salle Christian Brothers - Br. Malachy and Br. Richards FSC who composed our iconic battle song. The song is also sung in several Lasallian schools worldwide. The Alma Mater song was initially sung with a defiant raised fist by the De La Salle cheerleaders after the final buzzer of the only winless NCAA basketball season in the Green Archer sports history.
De La Salle, Philippines consists of 17 Lasallian schools together with 34 locally supervised schools from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao that all belong to a 350 year old international network of 1,500 Lasallian educational institutions spanning 6 continents from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North America and Australia continuously expanding the Lasallian mission of Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives to all it's students in over 82 countries.
De La Salle, Philippines consists of 17 Lasallian and 34 locally supervised schools from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. All Lasallian schools worldwide belong to a 350 year old international network of 1,500 Lasallian educational institutions spanning 6 continents from Europe, Arica, South America, North America, Australia and Asia. Our Christian Brothers (FSC) are zealously expanding Saint La Salle's mission of Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives of all it's student in 82 countries.
The 5 C's of a LASALLIAN: A Lasallian is - COMPETENT He is knowledgeable and well skilled in his chosen field of study. He is well informed about important issues that affect his country. More importantly, a Lasallian can be counted upon to handle his responsibilities guided by the values of Religio, Mores et Cultura; CONFIDENT Every Lasallian's sources of confidence is his Lasallian education and values. A confident Lasallian believes in God and his capacity to contribute something of value to his school, church, local community, society and country as a Christian Achiever for God and Country. COMMITTED A Lasallian's concern for others translates itself into an active and committed service to his community and country. The Lasallian with a sound Christian educational background knows his religious, moral, social, civic responsibilities to others. A Lasallian should always aspire to be a "Signum Fidei" or a Sign of Faith that gives hope to others by doings things through Faith in action, zeal for Service and Communion in mission; COMPASSIONATE "Excellence with a Soul, Competence with Compassion." More than just being competent and confident, a Lasallian is deeply concerned about what is happening around him and how this affects the lives of others and guided by the motto "Enter to Learn Leave to Serve" as he seeks to help and serve others by Teaching Minds,Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives; CHRISTIAN Beyond being competent, confident, concerned, and committed, a Lasallian endeavors to become faithful to his calling as a Christian as he seeks to consecrate everything that he does for God as he humbly prays "Domine, Opus Tuum" or Lord' the work is yours in doing God's will. Everything that he seeks to do is inspired by a simple prayer in his heart and prays "I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of you." showing his love and faith in God. In all things, a Lasallian does he starts with God, proceeds with God and ends with God with the prayer of "Let us remember that we are always in the Holy Presence of God.. A Lasallian's life is inspired and led by a 300 year old prayer of "LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS...FOREVER!" that continues til this day.
Lasallian - Christian Achiever for GOD & Country Lasallien - French Lasallian - English Lasallite - Irish Lasallista - Spanish Lasalyano / Lasalista - Filipino St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle...French St. John Baptist De La Salle...English San Juan Bautista De La Salle...Spanish São João Batista De La Salle...Potugese San Giovanni Battista de La Salle..Italian Patron Saint of Teachers Indivisa Manent Permanently Indivisible ONE LA SALLE! The Spirit of Faith & Zeal drives us Enter to Learn Leave to Serve Live by the Spirit of FAITH Serve with eh Spirit of ZEAL Domine, opus tuum Lord, the work is yours Be SIGNUM FIDEI Be a SIGN of FAITH for others Be LASALLIAN! Lasallian Values - Religio, Mores et Cultura F.S.C. - Spirit of FAITH Zeal for SERVICE COMMUNION in Mission Lasallian Mission - to Teach Minds to Touch Hearts to Transform Lives I love above all things the Will of God. ...Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle To always do Ordinary things, Extraordinarily Well! ...Saint Benilde 300 yrs old Lasallian Prayers - Let us remember that we are in the most Holy Presence of GOD. I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you. Live JESUS In Our Hearts, Forever! Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle Patron Saint of Teachers Pray for us Amen! GOD is our light as we pray "Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever! Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you." Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of FAITH in action, zeal for SERVICE and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to be a "Sign of Faith" for others. To be "Signum Fidei" is our way. The DE LA SALLE way. The 5 C's of a LASALLIAN: : A Lasallian is - COMPETENT He is knowledgeable and well skilled in his chosen field of study. He is well informed about important issues that affect his country. More importantly, a Lasallian can be counted upon to handle his responsibilities guided by the values of Religio, Mores et Cultura. CONFIDENT Every Lasallian's sources of confidence is his Lasallian education and values. A confident Lasallian believes in God and his capacity to contribute something of value to his school, church, local community, society and country as a Christian Achiever for God and Country. COMMITTED A Lasallian's concern for others translates itself into an active and committed service to his community and country. The Lasallian with a sound Christian educational background knows his religious, moral, social, civic responsibilities to others. A Lasallian should always aspire to be a "Signum Fidei" or a Sign of Faith that gives hope to others by doings things through Faith in action, zeal for Service and Communion in mission. COMPASSIONATE "Excellence with a Soul, Competence with Compassion." More than just being competent and confident, a Lasallian is deeply concerned about what is happening around him and how this affects the lives of others and guided by the motto "Enter to Learn Leave to Serve" as he seeks to help and serve others by Teaching Minds,Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives. CHRISTIAN Beyond being competent, confident, concerned, and committed, a Lasallian endeavors to become faithful to his calling as a Christian as he seeks to consecrate everything that he does for God as he humbly prays "Domine, Opus Tuum" or Lord' the work is yours. Everything that he seeks to do is inspired by a simple prayer in his heart and prays "I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of you." showing his love and faith in God. In all things, a Lasallian does he starts with God, proceeds with God and ends with God with the prayer of "Let us remember that we are always in the Holy Presence of God.. A Lasallian's life is inspired and led by a 300 year old prayer of "LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS...FOREVER!" that continues til this day.
De La Salle Philippines is a network of Lasallians in the Sector of the Philippines established to facilitate collaboration in the Lasallian Mission and the promotion of the spirit of faith, zeal for service and communion in mission that together, are at the heart of the journey of our Founder, John Baptist de La Salle. OUR MISSION De La Salle Philippines is committed to building up educational communities that demonstrate commitment to young people, especially those who are poor, by providing them with access to a human and Christian education that enables them to participate in the transformation of society. OUR SEAL DLSP Logo (Full Color) 500 px.png Two symbols play a significant role in the life of the Brothers and the members of the Lasallian Family. The star and the broken chevrons. The Star. The five pointed star at the center is the Signum Fidei star. It is the sign of faith and the symbol officially used by the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fraternum Scholarum Christianarum abbreviated as FSC also known as De La Salle Brothers in 80 plus countries). It has as its origin the Star of Bethlehem which led the Magi (wise men of the East) to the birth of Christ. The star is a sign of faith that has led countless Brothers and members of the Lasallian Family in doing the Lasallian Mission in many parts of the world. IndivisaManent!.png Broken Chevrons and Indivisa Manent. The house of De La Salle was first established in Urgel, an area of Catalonia, Spain, where the form of the family name was “Salla.” The head of the family, Johan Salla, Warrior in Chief of Atphonus the Chaste, King of Oviedo, expelled the Moors from Urgel and reestablished the Episcopal See in 818. The broken legs he sustained during combat as he fought side by side with his king are the origin of the broken chevrons on the De La Salle’s coat of arms.* In the thirteenth century, the La Salle family migrated to the Basque province in the south of France, and though their name became French, they retained “Salla!” as their battle cry. The ancient motto of the family is “Que sien toustem ligato amasse,” which in Gascon dialect means “Let us all be united!” or “Let us all stick together!” The Rheims branch of the family translated this motto into the Latin “Indivisa Manent,” which is the present wording of the motto on the coat of arms, literally translated as “Permanently Indivisible”. The latin phrase is translated into the present tag line “One La Salle”. The broken chevrons and the motto speak of the courage and commitment that the family of De La Salle wishes to convey in every generation and the importance of remaining undivided at different levels: the personal level, the family/organizational level, and the network of Lasallian schools as we know it today in the Philippines and the world. De La Salle Philippines is a network of Lasallians in the Sector of the Philippines established to facilitate collaboration in the Lasallian Mission and the promotion of the spirit of faith, zeal for service and communion in mission that together, are at the heart of the journey of our Founder, John Baptist de La Salle. OUR MISSION De La Salle Philippines is committed to building up educational communities that demonstrate commitment to young people, especially those who are poor, by providing them with access to a human and Christian education that enables them to participate in the transformation of society. OUR SEAL DLSP Logo (Full Color) 500 px.png Two symbols play a significant role in the life of the Brothers and the members of the Lasallian Family. The star and the broken chevrons. The Star. The five pointed star at the center is the Signum Fidei star. It is the sign of faith and the symbol officially used by the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fraternum Scholarum Christianarum abbreviated as FSC also known as De La Salle Brothers in 80 plus countries). It has as its origin the Star of Bethlehem which led the Magi (wise men of the East) to the birth of Christ. The star is a sign of faith that has led countless Brothers and members of the Lasallian Family in doing the Lasallian Mission in many parts of the world. IndivisaManent!.png Broken Chevrons and Indivisa Manent. The house of De La Salle was first established in Urgel, an area of Catalonia, Spain, where the form of the family name was “Salla.” The head of the family, Johan Salla, Warrior in Chief of Atphonus the Chaste, King of Oviedo, expelled the Moors from Urgel and reestablished the Episcopal See in 818. The broken legs he sustained during combat as he fought side by side with his king are the origin of the broken chevrons on the De La Salle’s coat of arms.* In the thirteenth century, the La Salle family migrated to the Basque province in the south of France, and though their name became French, they retained “Salla!” as their battle cry. The ancient motto of the family is “Que sien toustem ligato amasse,” which in Gascon dialect means “Let us all be united!” or “Let us all stick together!” The Rheims branch of the family translated this motto into the Latin “Indivisa Manent,” which is the present wording of the motto on the coat of arms, literally translated as “Permanently Indivisible”. The latin phrase is translated into the present tag line “One La Salle”. The broken chevrons and the motto speak of the courage and commitment that the family of De La Salle wishes to convey in every generation and the importance of remaining undivided at different levels: the personal level, the family/organizational level, and the network of Lasallian schools as we know it today in the Philippines and the world.
SIGNUM FIDEI - The De La Salle Way
GOD is our Light as we pray
"Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever!
Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for the Love of You."
Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of FAITH in action, zeal for SERVICE, and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to being a "Sign of Faith" for others.
To be "Signum Fidei" is our way.
It is the DE LA SALLE way.
GOD is our light as we pray
"Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever!
Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you."
Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of spirit of FAITH, zeal for SERVICE and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to be a "Sign of Faith" for others.
To be "Signum Fidei" is our way.
The "DE LA SALLE" way.
LS Trivia:
In the early 1970s, the Green Archers had their only winless basketball season in NCAA history. Several decades ago the DLSC Green Archers was a very weak basketball team. During the final buzzer of that historical moment, the DLSC cheerleaders began singing the Alma mater song with a defiant clenched fist and sang as loud as they could and after that loss we still felt like champions. Lasallites young and old held back their tears and marched out of the pre-war Rizal Memorial Coliseum proud and still defiant after a heartbreaker of a doomed basketball season.
The Invictus La Salle spirit of ANIMO was never the same after that. That historic moment defined what the AN1MO means to every Lasallian of that generation.
LS Trivia:
The Hail to De La Salle Alma Mater Song was composed and initially sang in a Lasallian school in America. It was 2 American, De La Salle Christian Brothers - Br. Malachy and Br. Richards FSC who composed our iconic battle song. The song is also sung in several Lasallian schools worldwide.
The Alma Mater song was initially sung with a defiant raised fist by the De La Salle cheerleaders after the final buzzer of the only winless NCAA basketball season in the Green Archer sports history.
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De La Salle, Philippines consists of 17 Lasallian schools together with 34 locally supervised schools from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao that all belong to a 350 year old international network of 1,500 Lasallian educational institutions spanning 6 continents from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, North America and Australia continuously expanding the Lasallian mission of Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives to all it's students in over 82 countries.
De La Salle, Philippines consists of 17 Lasallian and 34 locally supervised schools from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. All Lasallian schools worldwide belong to a 350 year old international network of 1,500 Lasallian educational institutions spanning 6 continents from Europe, Arica, South America, North America, Australia and Asia. Our Christian Brothers (FSC) are zealously expanding Saint La Salle's mission of Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives of all it's student in 82 countries.
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Live JESUS In Our Hearts, Forever!
be LASALLIAN!
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The 5 C's of a LASALLIAN:
A Lasallian is -
COMPETENT
He is knowledgeable and well skilled in his chosen field of study. He is well informed about important issues that affect his country. More importantly, a Lasallian can be counted upon to handle his responsibilities guided by the values of Religio, Mores et Cultura;
CONFIDENT
Every Lasallian's sources of confidence is his Lasallian education and values. A confident Lasallian believes in God and his capacity to contribute something of value to his school, church, local community, society and country as a Christian Achiever for God and Country.
COMMITTED
A Lasallian's concern for others translates itself into an active and committed service to his community and country. The Lasallian with a sound Christian educational background knows his religious, moral, social, civic responsibilities to others. A Lasallian should always aspire to be a "Signum Fidei" or a Sign of Faith that gives hope to others by doings things through Faith in action, zeal for Service and Communion in mission;
COMPASSIONATE
"Excellence with a Soul, Competence with Compassion." More than just being competent and confident, a Lasallian is deeply concerned about what is happening around him and how this affects the lives of others and guided by the motto "Enter to Learn Leave to Serve" as he seeks to help and serve others by Teaching Minds,Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives;
CHRISTIAN
Beyond being competent, confident, concerned, and committed, a Lasallian endeavors to become faithful to his calling as a Christian as he seeks to consecrate everything that he does for God as he humbly prays "Domine, Opus Tuum" or Lord' the work is yours in doing God's will. Everything that he seeks to do is inspired by a simple prayer in his heart and prays "I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of you." showing his love and faith in God. In all things, a Lasallian does he starts with God, proceeds with God and ends with God with the prayer of "Let us remember that we are always in the Holy Presence of God.. A Lasallian's life is inspired and led by a 300 year old prayer of "LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS...FOREVER!" that continues til this day.
GOD! Country! La Salle!
Sounds like lullaby in the beginning
Animo La Salle !!!
animo la salle
ANIMO LA SALLE!
Lasallian - Christian Achiever for GOD & Country
Lasallien - French
Lasallian - English
Lasallite - Irish
Lasallista - Spanish
Lasalyano / Lasalista - Filipino
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle...French
St. John Baptist De La Salle...English
San Juan Bautista De La Salle...Spanish
São João Batista De La Salle...Potugese
San Giovanni Battista de La Salle..Italian
Patron Saint of Teachers
Indivisa Manent
Permanently Indivisible
ONE LA SALLE!
The Spirit of Faith & Zeal drives us
Enter to Learn
Leave to Serve
Live by the Spirit of FAITH
Serve with eh Spirit of ZEAL
Domine, opus tuum
Lord, the work is yours
Be SIGNUM FIDEI
Be a SIGN of FAITH for others
Be LASALLIAN!
Lasallian Values -
Religio, Mores et Cultura
F.S.C. -
Spirit of FAITH
Zeal for SERVICE
COMMUNION in Mission
Lasallian Mission -
to Teach Minds
to Touch Hearts
to Transform Lives
I love above all things the Will of God.
...Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle
To always do Ordinary things, Extraordinarily Well!
...Saint Benilde
300 yrs old Lasallian Prayers -
Let us remember that we are in the most Holy Presence of GOD.
I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you.
Live JESUS In Our Hearts, Forever!
Saint Jean Baptiste de La Salle
Patron Saint of Teachers
Pray for us
Amen!
GOD is our light as we pray
"Live JESUS In Our Hearts... Forever!
Saint La Salle is our spark as we pray "I will continue O my GOD to do all my actions for Love of you."
Lasallians become beacons of HOPE for others inspired by our school motto of FAITH in action, zeal for SERVICE and COMMUNION in mission as we "Enter to Learn" and "Leave to Serve" to be a "Sign of Faith" for others.
To be "Signum Fidei" is our way.
The DE LA SALLE way.
The 5 C's of a LASALLIAN:
:
A Lasallian is -
COMPETENT
He is knowledgeable and well skilled in his chosen field of study. He is well informed about important issues that affect his country. More importantly, a Lasallian can be counted upon to handle his responsibilities guided by the values of Religio, Mores et Cultura.
CONFIDENT
Every Lasallian's sources of confidence is his Lasallian education and values. A confident Lasallian believes in God and his capacity to contribute something of value to his school, church, local community, society and country as a Christian Achiever for God and Country.
COMMITTED
A Lasallian's concern for others translates itself into an active and committed service to his community and country. The Lasallian with a sound Christian educational background knows his religious, moral, social, civic responsibilities to others. A Lasallian should always aspire to be a "Signum Fidei" or a Sign of Faith that gives hope to others by doings things through Faith in action, zeal for Service and Communion in mission.
COMPASSIONATE
"Excellence with a Soul, Competence with Compassion." More than just being competent and confident, a Lasallian is deeply concerned about what is happening around him and how this affects the lives of others and guided by the motto "Enter to Learn Leave to Serve" as he seeks to help and serve others by Teaching Minds,Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives.
CHRISTIAN
Beyond being competent, confident, concerned, and committed, a Lasallian endeavors to become faithful to his calling as a Christian as he seeks to consecrate everything that he does for God as he humbly prays "Domine, Opus Tuum" or Lord' the work is yours. Everything that he seeks to do is inspired by a simple prayer in his heart and prays "I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of you." showing his love and faith in God. In all things, a Lasallian does he starts with God, proceeds with God and ends with God with the prayer of "Let us remember that we are always in the Holy Presence of God.. A Lasallian's life is inspired and led by a 300 year old prayer of "LIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS...FOREVER!" that continues til this day.
ANIMO LA SALLE!
De La Salle Philippines is a network of Lasallians in the Sector of the Philippines established to facilitate collaboration in the Lasallian Mission and the promotion of the spirit of faith, zeal for service and communion in mission that together, are at the heart of the journey of our Founder, John Baptist de La Salle.
OUR MISSION
De La Salle Philippines is committed to building up educational communities that demonstrate commitment to young people, especially those who are poor, by providing them with access to a human and Christian education that enables them to participate in the transformation of society.
OUR SEAL
DLSP Logo (Full Color) 500 px.png
Two symbols play a significant role in the life of the Brothers and the members of the Lasallian Family. The star and the broken chevrons.
The Star. The five pointed star at the center is the Signum Fidei star. It is the sign of faith and the symbol officially used by the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fraternum Scholarum Christianarum abbreviated as FSC also known as De La Salle Brothers in 80 plus countries). It has as its origin the Star of Bethlehem which led the Magi (wise men of the East) to the birth of Christ. The star is a sign of faith that has led countless Brothers and members of the Lasallian Family in doing the Lasallian Mission in many parts of the world.
IndivisaManent!.png
Broken Chevrons and Indivisa Manent. The house of De La Salle was first established in Urgel, an area of Catalonia, Spain, where the form of the family name was “Salla.” The head of the family, Johan Salla, Warrior in Chief of Atphonus the Chaste, King of Oviedo, expelled the Moors from Urgel and reestablished the Episcopal See in 818. The broken legs he sustained during combat as he fought side by side with his king are the origin of the broken chevrons on the De La Salle’s coat of arms.*
In the thirteenth century, the La Salle family migrated to the Basque province in the south of France, and though their name became French, they retained “Salla!” as their battle cry. The ancient motto of the family is “Que sien toustem ligato amasse,” which in Gascon dialect means “Let us all be united!” or “Let us all stick together!” The Rheims branch of the family translated this motto into the Latin “Indivisa Manent,” which is the present wording of the motto on the coat of arms, literally translated as “Permanently Indivisible”. The latin phrase is translated into the present tag line “One La Salle”. The broken chevrons and the motto speak of the courage and commitment that the family of De La Salle wishes to convey in every generation and the importance of remaining undivided at different levels: the personal level, the family/organizational level, and the network of Lasallian schools as we know it today in the Philippines and the world.
De La Salle Philippines is a network of Lasallians in the Sector of the Philippines established to facilitate collaboration in the Lasallian Mission and the promotion of the spirit of faith, zeal for service and communion in mission that together, are at the heart of the journey of our Founder, John Baptist de La Salle.
OUR MISSION
De La Salle Philippines is committed to building up educational communities that demonstrate commitment to young people, especially those who are poor, by providing them with access to a human and Christian education that enables them to participate in the transformation of society.
OUR SEAL
DLSP Logo (Full Color) 500 px.png
Two symbols play a significant role in the life of the Brothers and the members of the Lasallian Family. The star and the broken chevrons.
The Star. The five pointed star at the center is the Signum Fidei star. It is the sign of faith and the symbol officially used by the Institute of Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fraternum Scholarum Christianarum abbreviated as FSC also known as De La Salle Brothers in 80 plus countries). It has as its origin the Star of Bethlehem which led the Magi (wise men of the East) to the birth of Christ. The star is a sign of faith that has led countless Brothers and members of the Lasallian Family in doing the Lasallian Mission in many parts of the world.
IndivisaManent!.png
Broken Chevrons and Indivisa Manent. The house of De La Salle was first established in Urgel, an area of Catalonia, Spain, where the form of the family name was “Salla.” The head of the family, Johan Salla, Warrior in Chief of Atphonus the Chaste, King of Oviedo, expelled the Moors from Urgel and reestablished the Episcopal See in 818. The broken legs he sustained during combat as he fought side by side with his king are the origin of the broken chevrons on the De La Salle’s coat of arms.*
In the thirteenth century, the La Salle family migrated to the Basque province in the south of France, and though their name became French, they retained “Salla!” as their battle cry. The ancient motto of the family is “Que sien toustem ligato amasse,” which in Gascon dialect means “Let us all be united!” or “Let us all stick together!” The Rheims branch of the family translated this motto into the Latin “Indivisa Manent,” which is the present wording of the motto on the coat of arms, literally translated as “Permanently Indivisible”. The latin phrase is translated into the present tag line “One La Salle”. The broken chevrons and the motto speak of the courage and commitment that the family of De La Salle wishes to convey in every generation and the importance of remaining undivided at different levels: the personal level, the family/organizational level, and the network of Lasallian schools as we know it today in the Philippines and the world.
ANIMO!
Animo La Salle...!
ANIMO LA SALLE!