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   In 1816, the newly ordained Marcellin Champagnat, consecrated to Mary, felt a personal call by God to found a religious 
   community of Brothers that would bring the message of Jesus' love to neglected young people. Today his passionate spirit, 
   daring vision and persistent work are embodied in the mission of Marist Brothers living on five continents.

   Joseph Benedict Marcellin Champagnat was born in Marlhes, France in 1789. At the end of the French Revolution, he entered 
   the seminary and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Lyon. Marcellin's concern for the education of children and 
   young people was rooted in his own educational experience. Because of the French Revolution, Marcellin did not attend school 
   until age 11, and that experience lasted only one day! Marcellin watched in horror as the school teacher beat a student who tried 
   to answer a question that had been posed to Marcellin. He left school that day and did not return to formal education until he 
   entered the seminary at age 16. Although gifted with natural intelligence, Marcellin's lack of formal education caused him to 
   struggle as a student. With determination and perseverance, Marcellin managed to meet all his academic requirements. His 
   memories of the school teacher who beat the student, and his own recollections of his academic struggles were the basis of his 
   educational philosophy: "to educate children you must love them and love them all equally."

   On October 28, 1816, three months after his ordination, Marcellin was called to the Montagne home where 16 year old Jean-
   Baptiste Montagne was dying. As Marcellin prepared to hear the confession of Jean-Baptiste, he realized that the young man had 
   little religious or academic education. It occurred to Marcellin that Jean-Baptiste was one of many young people victimized by 
   lack of education during and after the French Revolution.

   Marcellin's own difficult school experience and his encounter with Jean-Baptiste Montagne convinced him that he had to do 
   something to combat the illiteracy and spiritual poverty of the young people in rural France.

   Six months after his ordination, Marcellin founded the religious community, "The Marist Brothers of the Schools" (also known as 
   "The Little Brothers of Mary") to make known, through their lives and service, the love of Jesus and Mary - especially where 
   access to love and support, education and catechism was remote.

   For himself and his Brothers, Marcellin wished "goods which are more solid and real" than material possessions. He said of his 
   community's mission that they were to "serve God with fervor, to fulfill faithfully all the duties of our state, to work every day to 
   detach our heart from creatures in order to give it to Jesus and Mary, to open it to all the movements of grace." The Brothers 
   would find their glory, Marcellin said, in their efforts "to imitate and follow Jesus Christ," guided and strengthened by the Spirit. 
   In all their being and work among the young, they were "to make Jesus Christ known and loved."

   A man of deep prayer, Marcellin was grounded in a loving community. His devotion to the love of God, Mary, and his Brothers 
   inspired him to a universal mission. The Marist Brothers were known for their family spirit and simple Gospel way of being fully 
   present to each other and all people. Their schools multiplied at a fast pace - almost a dozen a year, and by the turn of the 
   century, the Marist Brothers had accepted invitations from many countries around the world.

   Marcellin often proclaimed, "This is all God's work…this is all Mary's work." That remains true to the spirit of today's Marist 
   Brothers and their lay colleagues as they respond in fresh, bold and creative ways to meet the needs of youth.

   In 1955 Marcellin Champagnat was declared Blessed by Pope Pius XII. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on April 18, 1999.

   Courtesy of Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

   As we celebrate our 40^th anniversary in Dade County, we would like to give thanks to the families in our community that have 
   entrusted their children’s education to Champagnat Catholic Schools.  Through the years, we have had the pleasure of having 
   thousands course through our classrooms of which have become men and women of society filled with morals, knowledge and 
   faith.  We pray that Our Blessed Mother and St Marcellin Champagnat will continue to guide our alumni in all their endeavors.
 

In Memory of
Maria Isabel Zanetti-Alonso

1944 - 2010

Letra y Música: Felipe García

Trascripción Musical: Anisia Bosque-Lugo

   A Ti, Colegio Champagnat

   Honor te viene hoy a rendir,

   La noble juventud que avanza

   En pos de un bello porvenir.

   La ciencia alumbra nuestra senda,

   La fe, nos da la plena luz,

   A nuestra Patria das la ofrenda

   De valiente y entusiasta juventud.

   O Colegio Champagnat!

   Noble alcázar del saber

   En tus aulas nos preparas

   Para luchar por un mundo mejor,
   Para luchar con fe y con amor.

   Nos das la plena ciencia

   Y formas la conciencia, llevándonos a Dios.

   Avanza siempre del futuro en pos,

   Avanza siempre del futuro en pos!!