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17451792 Nicholas Leclercq the future Brother Solomon wa s born in France o n 14 November 1745 to a welltodo merchant family trading ID: 589294

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Brother Solomon

1745-1792Slide2

Nicholas

Leclercq, the future Brother Solomon, was born in France, on 14 November 1745, to a well-to-do merchant family trading wines, spirits, salt and timber.  Slide3

His parents were good religious people and his mother in particular loved the Church and had a great devotion to Our Lady.

 

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The

spiritual life of his family influenced Nicholas a lot. He said of his mother: “She fostered in me the desire to serve God.”Slide5

Young Nicholas attended the school run by the De La Salle Brothers in the town. He was a studious pupil and showed early signs of a preference for the quiet life of study and reading. Slide6

On finishing secondary school, Nicholas felt a call

to the religious life.

However, because of war and the poor economic situation, he had to wait until he was 22 years old to answer the call.Slide7

At the age of 22, he joined the De La Salle Brothers and received the Habit the following year, taking the name Brother Solomon.Slide8

After

training, Brother Solomon was sent to the Lasallian school in Rennes, where he taught the youngest children. His class numbered not less than 120 boys!Slide9

After teaching for some time, he was allowed one year off

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o take a course of study to develop his teaching skills.Slide10

He was appointed Director of the Brothers’ Training School in 1772.

He wrote to his sister asking her to pray that the Lord grant him the necessary understanding to guide the young Brothers along the right path.Slide11

In

1777, Brother Solomon was put in charge ofthe material needs of the house.He had to think about practical matters ranging from food for his Brothers to maintenance of the house and the properties. Although this kind of work did not suit him, he carried it out to the best of his ability.Slide12

In

1787 Brother Solomon was surprised to be appointed secretary to the Superior General.Besides secretarial work, he had to travel with the Superior General visiting schools and communities. On these travels, he noticed that the country was getting worse and the poor were almost starving.Slide13

The

French Revolution erupted with the fall ofthe Bastille Prison on July 14th, 1789. The anger of the revolutionaries was also directed against priests and religious who were forced to take an oath to support the Civil Constitution which gave complete control to the State over the Church. Anyone who refused was imprisoned.Slide14

On the 15th of August 1792, about fifty “revolutionaries” broke into the Brothers’ house on the Rue Neuve in Paris. They took Brother Solomon and brought him to the Carmelite Prison.Slide15

The day before his arrest, he had written a lengthy letter to his sister Marie, where among other things we read “We suffer gratefully and happily the crosses and afflictions that God will send us”.Slide16

On 2nd September, 1792, Brother Solomon was killed by the sword in the monastery garden for refusing to take the oath of the Civil Constitution.He was only 46 years old.Slide17

Brother Solomon, together with a group of 151 victims of those terrible years, was beatified on the 17th October 1926 by Pope Pius XI.

A miracle, through the intercession of Brother Solomon, was approved in 2016. He will be canonized on the 16th of October 2016. Slide18

Concluding Prayer:Heavenly Father, strengthen us by the example of our martyr, Brother Solomon, that we may always follow our conscience and train our students in the way of justice and peace.May we all grow in wisdom and integrity of character and develop a true sense of values.

We ask this through Christ our Lord,

AmenSt. Brother SolomonPray for usSt. John Baptist de La SallePray for usLive Jesus in Our HeartsForever