Dear Young Lasallians of R.E.L.E.M.,

This July, the International Council of Young Lasallians is organising a formation session for leaders of Young Lasallian groups in R.E.L.E.M.
Why is it important that groups of happy, dynamic young people who draw inspiration from St John Baptist de la Salle be formed? Because doing so will offer them an opportunity to discover that FAITH, FRATERNITY and SERVICE are three inseparable means to enjoy life and discover its value and meaning.
- TO BELIEVE is to build one’s life on hope in spite of all that seems to contradict it: people’s crazy violence, God’s deep silence in difficult moments, the fear of an uncertain future.
- TO PROMOTE FRATERNITY is to work towards the formation of a society where “Love and Truth meet, Justice and Peace embrace,” as the psalmist sings. It is not an easy task but rather an indispensable endeavour so that our European societies in which the individual considers him/herself the master of everything may look forward to the future. The present crisis is ample proof of this.
- TO SERVE is to offer yourself an opportunity to manifest your skills, to free yourself of that which blocks and alienates: selfishness which isolates, a withdrawal from society which stifles, an indifference which impoverishes.
I urge you young people to give this adventure a try. Find in it an opportunity to fulfill yourselves as human beings and as sons and daughters of God.
I encourage the adults and, in particular the Brothers, to promote the existence of groups of YOUNG LASALLIANS. I encourage those responsible for our Districts, to allow these leaders to be trained to animate these groups.


Brother Jacques d’Huiteau
General Counselor - R.E.L.E.M