Arthur Lenti – “Don Bosco’s Missionary Dreams (Part II)” in “Journal of Salesian Studies”

In Part One of the present installment (Part Four overall), we shall discuss the last two dreams in a similar manner to the first article. Part Two (Five) will deal with the significance of the missionary dreams, with interpretative comments.

INDEX

• Prefatory Note
• Introduction
• Part One: Don Bosco’s Fourth and Fifth Missionary Dreams
  • I. Context of the Fourth and Fifth Missionary Dreams
  • II. Textual Tradition and Text of the Fourth Missionary Dream (the Dream of the Angels of the Missions, narrated July 2, 1885)
  • III. Textual Tradition and Text of the Fifth Missionary Dream (the Barcelona Dream of April 9-10, 1886)
• Part Two: Significance of Don Bosco’s Missionary Dreams
  • I. Initial Questions
  • II. Central Significance of Don Bosco’s Missionary Dreams
• Conclusion

Reference time period: 1885 – 1886

Reference institution:
Institute of Salesian Studies