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The Good Night - May 2012 Volue 5, Issue 5
  • In this issue of The Goodnight dedicated to Mary Help of Christians, we published articles about the Four Pillars of Salesian Spirituality, Don Bosco's Quotes on Devotion to Mary, and the Marian Devotion.  
     
    Remember to always pray to our Mother Mary, for she will come to our aid as long as we call upon her.  
Salesian Bosco News -
KNOWING DON BOSCO
BY FATHER PASCUAL CHAVEZ, SDB
THE FIRE HAS TO SPREAD

Responding to the needs of “poor and abandoned boys,” reaching out on a global scale, with farsightedness and a gaze open to whole world of the young

This description of the early years of the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales is quite moving:
He had also other chores to do. Since he did not think it advisable to hire domestics, he and his mother did all the household work. Mamma Margaret managed the kitchen, saw to the wash, and mended the linen and the boys' clothes. Don Bosco handled the many other chores. In those early years he lived the life of the boys, and unless he was out, he did any kind of work. In the morning he saw to it that the boys washed properly. He combed the hair of the smaller ones, gave all of them haircuts, cleaned their suits, made some beds, and swept the rooms and the little chapel. Mamma Margaret lit the fire, while he drew the water from the well and sifted the corn flour and the rice. Sometimes he ......continued below
Commentary on the Strenna for 2012
My Dear Confreres,
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians,
All the Members of the Salesian Family,
Young people,
Just a short time ago we began the period of three years of preparation for the bicentennial of Don Bosco's birth. This first year offers us the opportunity to draw closer to him in order to know him from close up and always better. If we do not ...Full Text
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