Eugenio Ceria – The biographical memoirs of Saint John Bosco Vol. 19

Volume XIX of the Biographical Memoirs shifts focus from Don Bosco’s own deeds to the reflections and tributes of those who spoke about him. It presents sworn statements about Don Bosco’s heroic virtues, the process of his beatification and canonization, and the celebrations surrounding them. The volume’s central message is clear: we should not merely celebrate Don Bosco’s glory but actively follow the path he blazed with his enterprising spirit. The text includes speeches delivered by many in honor of Don Bosco, carefully translated to retain their meaning while making them more accessible to readers. While the translation may not be perfect, the core message is preserved. Through these tributes, readers gain a sense of the widespread admiration Don Bosco garnered worldwide, which should inspire us to follow his example in advancing progress. The work is dedicated to Mrs. Jo Ann Donahue for her computer work and to Fr. Francisco Javier Aracil, editor and head of Salesiana Publishers.

INDEX

• (Epicedia) Funeral Eulogies
• How the Ordinary Process Began for Don Bosco’s Beatification and Canonization
• From the Ordinary Process in Turin to the Roman Decree That Declared Don Bosco Venerable
• From the Apostolic Process to the Decree on the Heroicity of Don Bosco
• The Miracles for Don Bosco’s Beatification
• The “Tuto” Decree
• The Solemn Identification of Don Bosco’s Body
• Don Bosco’s Beatification in Rome
• The Transferral of Don Bosco’s Body
• Echoes of the Beatification in the Words of the Holy Father, Pius XI
• The Cause Is Resumed
• The “Tuto” and the Consistories
• The Canonization
• Events That Occurred in Rome After the Canonization
• Echoes of the Canonization in the Pronouncements of the Pope

Reference time period: 2003