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Let Us Remember…. A Prayer of Lasallians in Association. Let Us Remember That We Are In The Holy Presence of God…. Prayer Opening Used Since the 1600’s A Reminder. Origins. Significant Part of De La Salle’s Spirituality Included in the First Rule
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Let Us Remember… A Prayer of Lasallians in Association
Let Us Remember That We Are In The Holy Presence of God… • Prayer Opening • Used Since the 1600’s • A Reminder
Origins • Significant Part of De La Salle’s Spirituality • Included in the First Rule • One of the “Interior Supports of the Institute” • Reinforced in the Daily Community Schedule
First Step in Any Prayer: Remember the Presence of God • Six Ways God is Present: • In a Place • Because God is everywhere • In the community gathered in God’s name • In Ourselves • God sustains us in existence • By grace and the Holy Spirit • In Church • As the house of God • In the Blessed Sacrament
The Presence of God • De La Salle was especially attentive to the presence of God in persons • In the educators themselves • Especially in the students entrusted to their care • In the relationship between educator and student
Main Concourse at La Salle High School Milwaukie, Oregon Let Us Remember That We Are In The Holy Presence of God… • An Invitation… • To put God at the center of all that goes on in a school… • Principal’s office • Faculty/staff meetings • Classroom • Playing field • Board room
What Does the Prayer Mean? One Phrase at a Time
Let Us Remember… • Us– we do all things together – as a community • Remember – implies that we have forgotten something – true! • What is it that we wish to remember? Inscription on a classroom building at Saint Mary’s School for Boys in Nyeri, Kenya
We Are In The Holy Presence… • We – community again! • Are – not something we manufacture – it already is! • Holy – awesome – special – sacred • Presence – a personal presence – a relationship exists and is being renewed
The Holy Presence of God…. • God – how does De La Salle describe God? • Wise • Serene • Loving • Desires the Salvation of All People • Calls us – Invites us – to Participate in the Salvation of All
Remembering the Holy Presence of God • An Invitation to Reflect… • Who is God – for me? • Who is God – for us? • Who is God – for the students entrusted to our care?
Let Us Remember That We Are In The Holy Presence of God… • As a Prayer Opening • Not to be used to call a group to order… • Requires time in silence to do what it is asking us to do – to remember! • Feel free to make it more specific…
It’s Not Just About Us… • Every experience of prayer depends on us • Every experience of prayer also depends on God’s initiative and action • And so, together – with God – we remember the source of our being and the source of our call to be Lasallian.