«Procuren todos practicar la virtud de la santa humildad si quieren conseguir la verdadera caridad y santo amor de Dios, y comprender con verdadero fundamento las cosas del Espíritu» (Calasanz, 1641)
«Para alcanzar recompensa meritoria en la presencia de Dios, debe el hombre devolver bien por mal» (Calasanz, 24/1/1637)
Video still from the making of «Song for Syria.» UNDER EMBARGO until 05:00am EST on 15 March 2017 Zade Dirani, UNICEF Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa will unveil a Song for Syria which he composed and donated to UNICEF. The song is a message of hope from Syrias children to the children and people of the world, with a simple request to get their childhood back. The song is performed by 10 year-old Ansam, an internally displaced girl in Syria who was born blind. The song was shot in an area of Syria heavily damaged by the fighting. Children performing as part of the choir are all internally displaced and participate, along with Ansam, in UNICEF psychosocial support programmes.
«En cuanto a recibir alumnos pobres, obra usted santamente admitiendo a cuantos vienen. Porque para ellos se fundó nuestro Instituto. Y lo que se hace por ellos se hace por Cristo. No se dice otro tanto de los ricos» (Calasanz, 27/2/1638)