ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 7th of April WELCOME! SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, PRIEST Saint John Baptist de la Salle was born at Reims, France, in 1651; he opened his first school for poor children in 1679 in Rheims, and later in Paris and Rouen. He formed a religious congregation to carry out the work of Christian education, insisting on a life of poverty, penance and prayer. He met with much opposition from his companions. He died 1719, at Rouen. PRAYER: Father, you chose Saint John Baptist de la Salle to give young people a Christian education. Give your Church teachers who will devote themselves to helping your children grow as Christian men and women. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.