Day by day with St. John Baptist de La Salle
De La Salle's Writings
| The Common Rules |
Explain why the Brothers exist and how they live their daily lives. |
| The Rule of the Brother Director |
Explains how the brother responsible for the community and school should
act. |
| Collection of Different Short Treatises |
A collection of writings from other authors, to guide the lives of the
Brothers. |
| Directories |
A list of topics the Brothers might write to De La Salle about every three
months. |
| The Conduct of the Schools |
A handbook on how the Christian Schools should be run. Details of lessons,
and about how teachers should behave. |
| Duties of a Christian |
Several different Catechisms about what Catholics believe and how they
live their lives, for use by Brothers, students and parents. |
| The Explanation of the Method of Mental Prayer |
De La Salle suggests a way the Brothers might better mediate, or pray
quietly. |
| Meditations for Sundays |
77 Meditations for different Sundays and major feasts. |
| Meditations for Feastdays |
108 Meditations for various feastdays during the year. |
| Meditations for the Time of Retreat |
16 Meditations for Brothers and teachers about what being a Christian
educator involves. |
| Rules of Politeness |
A manual of etiquette for students, used as a textbook for reading. |
| Instructions and prayers |
To help students attend Mass, receive Communion and go to Confession |
| Exercises of Piety |
A prayer book to be used in the Christian Schools. |
| Spiritual Canticles |
Two hymn books for use in schools at the end of the day and as part of
the Catechism lesson. |
| A Syllabary |
A book for beginners in French. |
| Various Other Letters and Documents |
| a) 53 Letters to individuals |
(50 to Brothers), from May 15, 1701 to January 17, 1718, out of an estimated
18,000 he wrote. |
| b) 12 Letters on legal and administrative matters |
(Formula of Vows, 1694; 3 "Obediences" 1708, 1709, 1711; 3 Acts
of Cession-giving over property, 2 x August 18, November 14, 1718; 3 x as
executor of Will of Nicolas Roland 1682; two legal statements, October 21,
1699 and December 11, 1717.) |
| c) 8 Documents written but not signed |
(memoir on the Habit; A Preface to the Collection of Different Short Treatises;
2 Certificates of Course Completion July 27, 1671; Permission for Mass in
Vaugirard March 27, 1697; 3 x documents as executor of Nicolas Roland's
Will, March 30, 1679, August 24, 1680 and August, 1679. |
| d) 7 Documents to which De La Salle added comments or signature |
| e) 27 Documents which De La Salle signed |
