WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE A LASALLIAN & LIVE BY THE CORE VALUES
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BY THE SPIRIT OF FAITH, ZEAL FOR SERVICE, AND COMMUNION IN MISSION ISSUE N 108 EXPLORING THE LASALLIAN IDENTITY AND CORE VALUES
LASALLIAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 14 MARCH 2023 ISSUE N 108 EXPLORING THE LASALLIAN IDENTITY AND CORE VALUES LASALLIAN VISSION & MISSION LASALLIAN CORE VALUES SPIRIT OF FAITH ZEAL FOR SERVICE COMMUNION IN MISSION LASALLIAN IDENTITY: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE A LASALLIAN REFERENCES 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 II
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas is a Filipino Catholic University established and managed by the De La Salle Brothers and their lay partners in the historic province of Cavite in response to the needs of the Church and the Nation for human and Christian education, particularly the youth at risk.
GUIDED BY THE LASALLIAN VALUES OF FAITH, ZEAL, AND COMMUNION, THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES MEANINGFULLY IN THE PROCESS OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION BY FORMING GODCENTERED, PEOPLE-ORIENTED, AND PATRIOTIC PERSONS WHO SERVE AS RESPONSIBLE AND PROFESSIONALLY COMPETENT STEWARDS OF GOD'S CREATION.
VISION MISSION
To realize this vision, the University shall strive to become a leading institution nationally and globally in the integral formation of the youth by offering relevant, responsive, and community-oriented academic programs, research and extension services, and promoting a keen sense of history, arts and culture. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, THE UNIVERSITY SHALL CONTINUE TRANSFORMING ITSELF INTO A CARING COMMUNITY GUIDED BY GOSPEL VALUES, WITH A FERVENT SPIRIT OF SERVICE, LOVE FOR LEARNING AND EXCELLENCE THROUGH A HOLISTIC FORMATION OF ITS MEMBERS.
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LASALLIAN CORE VALUES
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SPIRIT OF FAIT
FLOWS FROM A RELATIONSHIP OF COMMUNION WITH THE TRIUNE GOD WHO WILLS TO SAVE ALL PEOPLE BY DRAWING THEM INTO A LIFE-GIVING COMMUNION WITH HIM AND WITH ONE ANOTHER IN THE LASALLIAN TRADITION.
IT ALLOWS ONE TO DISCOVER GOD'S ACTIVE PRECENSE, JUDGE AND EVALUATE THINGS, SEARCH FOR GOD'S WILL, UNITE ONE'S ACTIONS, TRUST IN GOD'S LOVING PRECENSE.
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ZEAL FOR SER
THE ACTIVE EXPRESSION OF FAITH IN GOSPEL WITNESS AND SERVICE. IT IS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE INTERGRAL SALVATION OF PERSONS, PARTICULARLY THE POOR AND THE EXCLUDED.
THIS INVOLVES A PREFERENTIAL CONCERN FOR THE POOR AND THE VULNERABLE. IT IS HOW WE PRACTICE TO HELP AND SERVE THE LEAST, THE LAST, AND THE LOST.
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COMMUNION I SS O
THE EXCLUDED.
THIS INVOLVES A PREFERENTIAL CONCERN FOR THE POOR AND THE VULNERABLE. IT IS HOW WE PRACTICE TO HELP AND SERVE THE LEAST, THE LAST, AND THE LOST.
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LASALLIAN IDENTITY
A LASALLIAN SCHOOL IS ONE THAT IS CONDUCTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE WORLDWIDE LASALLIAN EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE WORD LASALLIAN COMING FROM THE NAME OF THE FOUNDER OF THE BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE. LASALLIAN SCHOOLS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, LOVING MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED,
AND DEVOTION TO THE SALVATION OF EACH STUDENT. AS A LASALLIAN SCHOOL, DE LA SALLE MANGERE EMBODIES THIS LASALLIAN SPIRIT OF FAITH IN GOD AND ZEAL FOR ANNOUNCING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH OUR UNCONDITIONAL CARE AND VIGILANCE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN A SCHOOL FILLED WITH GOD’S LOVING AND SAVING PRESENCE.
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LASALLIAN
BEING A LASALLIAN NOT ONLY REFERS TO SOMEONE WHO IS STUDYING AT A LA SALLE SCHOOL. BEING A LASALLIAN MEANS LIVING BY THE LASALLIAN CORE VALUES: SPIRIT OF FAITH, ZEAL FOR SERVICE, AND COMMUNION IN MISSION. LIVING BY THESE CORE VALUES NOT ONLY INSIDE THE INSTITUTE, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE INSTITUTE. IN THIS WAY, WE CAN SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND US THE MISSION OF ST. JOHN
BAPTIST DE LA SALLE. THROUGH THIS, WE CAN INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ALSO DO WHAT WE PRACTICE.
SERVING THE LEAST, THE LAST, AND THE LOST IS ALSO ONE OF THE MANY THINGS A LASALLIAN PRACTICE. SHOWING CONCERN AND SERVING THE POOR AND THE EXCLUDED ARE DERIVED FROM THE LASALLIAN CORE VALUE OF ZEAL FOR SERVICE.
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REFERENCES
Habaradas, R. (2014, February 12). Lasallian Core Values. https://www slideshare net/RaymundHabaradas/lasallian-core-values
DLSU-D Vision Mission | DLSU - Dasmariñas (n d ) De La Salle University - Dasmariñas https://www.dlsud.edu.ph/aboutDLSUD/visionMission.htm#:~:text=Guided%20by%20t he%20Lasallian%20values,competent%20stewards%20of%20God's%20creation.
De La Salle. (2019, January 29). The Lasallian Mission - De La Salle College. De La Salle College https://www delasalle school nz/the-lasallianmission/#:~:text=The%20Lasallian%20Identity,of%20the%20Roman%20Catholic%20Ch urch
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JANINE ACEL AQUINO, THE AUTHOR OF THIS MAGAZINE IS A GRADE 11 STEM STUDENT FROM DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARINAS. ACEL LOVES READING, BUT NOT MUCH OF WRITING. SHE IS ALSO AN ASPIRING PEDIATRICIAN WHO DREAMS OF HELPING AND GIVING FREE SERVICES TO CHILDREN OF REMOTE AREAS WHERE MEDICINAL HELP IS NOT REALLY ACCESSIBLE, PART OF HER ADVOCACY IS TO KEEP THE CHILDREN HEALTHY AS THEY ARE THE NEXT GENERATION WHO WILL BE THE HOPE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WORLD. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS ALSO WHY SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE SERVE SHS ORGANIZATION, AN ORG FULL OF VOLUNTARY WORKS WHICH IS ACEL'S FOREVER LOVE.
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