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Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”



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In the years immediately preceding and following Italian Unity (1858-1866), Don Bosco kept constantly in touch with Pius IX by letter. He did this not only for interests directly relating to his work, but also in reference to the worrying situation the Church was going through in Piedmont, to encourage him in his defence of the faith against the enemies of religion, and to pass on to him any likely reserved information in his possession. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Confidential letters to the Pope concerning the political situation (1858-1867, 1873)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Salesian Cooperators Association” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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The Salesian Cooperators association, which came into being in 1876, just two years after the approval of the Constitutions of the Salesian Society, is the last group that Don Bosco founded. As with ADMA he did not ask the Holy See for formal, canonical approval of the association; he considered it sufficient for the aims of the Salesian Cooperators Association to gain moral recognition through the granting of indulgences by the Pope and favourable recommendation by some bishops.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Prevention and education (1877-1878): The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”



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“The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” (1877) is a foundational work by Don Bosco, emerging from a speech at the opening of the Patronage de Saint-Pierre in Nice. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Prevention and education (1877-1878): The Preventive System in the Education of the Young” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Educational experiences in the school and family setting (1855)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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This passage delves into the historical and biographical narrative titled “The Sway of a Good Upbringing,” a pivotal document commencing the representation of Don Bosco’s genuine experiences as an educator. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Educational experiences in the school and family setting (1855)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Don Bosco’s educational method in confidential discussions with a politician (1854) and an elementary school teacher (1864)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”



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This passage delves into two authentic presentations of Don Bosco’s educational system, documented in conversations with Urban Rattazzi in 1854 and Francis Bodrato in 1864. Despite being recorded later in 1881-1882, these discussions consistently portray the core tenets of Don Bosco’s educational philosophy. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Don Bosco’s educational method in confidential discussions with a politician (1854) and an elementary school teacher (1864)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected Works”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Guidelines for running salesian houses (1863-1887)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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The Confidential Reminders, originating from a letter to Fr. Michael Rua in 1863, evolved into a comprehensive guideline for Salesian rectors, directors, and educators. Initially a private letter providing guidance for the new Salesian house in Mirabello Monferrato, it expanded and became the “Confidential Reminders for Rectors of Individual Houses of the Salesian Society” by 1871. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Guidelines for running salesian houses (1863-1887)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of christians” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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In the early 1870s, when the Salesian Society was going through a happy time of expansion beyond the borders of Piedmont, thanks also to the many vocations flowing in, Don Bosco, with a group of Daughters of Mary Immaculate at Mornese who were gathered around Mary Domenica Mazzarello (1837-1881), gave life to the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. In a very short time it was approved by the Diocesan Ordinary and aggregated to the Salesian society, then spread throughout Italy and overseas. We publish here five documents on this women’s foundation.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Association of Devotees of Mary Help Of christians” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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When he had built the church of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco in Turin in 1868, Don Bosco had it consecrated with an entire cycle of celebrations made available for the public domain through an appropriate booklet. Then he set out to make it an attractive centre for prayers, thanks and donations through a second larger book. Still not satisfied he sought to give stability to general devotion to Mary under the title of Mary Help of Christians through a lay association which bore that name.

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Giovanni Bosco – “National and international geographic expansion of salesian work” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”



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From 1863 onwards the Salesian work which arose at Valdocco and through other oratories in Turin began to expand rapidly, as already indicated, through numerous foundations first in Italy—Piedmont, Liguria (no. 18) and then in other regions—and finally in France and Latin America (nos. 21, 24, 25, 27).

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Giovanni Bosco – “Society of St Francis de Sales” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected work”



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On April 3, 1874, Pope Pius IX definitively approved the Constitutions of the Society of St Francis de Sales and on the following April 13 the competent Congregation of Bishops and Regulars promulgated the relevant decree.

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Caterina Daghero – Lettera Circolare del 24 maggio 1914



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“Ed ora giunga a Voi, o carissime, il mio cordiale ricambio che affido all’Ausiliatrice nostra perchè lo renda efficace; ed a sorreggervi e sostenervi nei vostri buoni propositi, vi conforti la benedizione del S. Padre PIO X, al Quale ebbi la fortuna di presentarmi, in udienza particolare, il 21 del passato Aprile. Egli mi accolse con somma bontà , si informò delle cose dell’ Istituto, e si disse contento perchè si lavora molto a bene della povera gioventù.  

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Giovanni Bosco – “Beginning, extension and charismatic and institutional consolidation of the work at Valdocco” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”



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Don Bosco, at the advice of his spiritual director, St Joseph Cafasso from autumn 1844 to summer 1846 lived at the Barolo Refuge as chaplain of the Little Hospital of St Philomena, opened in August 1845. In the same place and in other temporary places not far from Valdocco, he carried out his early priestly ministry on behalf of boys, mostly immigrant lads who had no parish of reference. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Beginning, extension and charismatic and institutional consolidation of the work at Valdocco” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione seconda. Indirizzi di vita spirituale per i salesiani e le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”



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Nel periodo compreso tra febbraio e aprile 1858, il primo viaggio di don Bosco a Roma fu cruciale per lo sviluppo futuro della sua Opera. Il suo obiettivo principale era compiere un pellegrinaggio nei luoghi dei martiri, ma aveva anche il desiderio di incontrare personalmente il Papa Pio IX per ricevere consigli ed incoraggiamenti riguardo al suo lavoro a Torino per la salvaguardia dei giovani. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione seconda. Indirizzi di vita spirituale per i salesiani e le Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione sesta. Testamento spirituale” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”



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La sesta sezione contiene un taccuino autografo intitolato “Memorie dal 1841 al 1884-5-6 pel sac. Gio. Bosco a’ suoi figliuoli Salesiani”, nel quale il santo scriveva esortazioni e ricordi per i suoi discepoli, amici, benefattori e collaboratori. Tra i documenti presenti vi sono i proponimenti formulati da don Bosco durante la sua ordinazione sacerdotale nel 1841 e durante gli esercizi spirituali dell’estate del 1842. Questi testi iniziali offrono uno sguardo ai primi passi del giovane sacerdote prima delle sue scelte definitive. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione sesta. Testamento spirituale” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”” →

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione quinta. Lo zelo per la salvezza delle anime. I modelli di Don Bosco” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”



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Nella diocesi di Torino, dopo il declino dell’impero napoleonico, si fecero numerosi sforzi per riformare la società cristiana. Questi sforzi includevano la ripresa della catechesi parrocchiale, l’organizzazione di missioni popolari e esercizi spirituali per tutte le classi sociali, ma si concentravano principalmente sulla riforma del clero. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione quinta. Lo zelo per la salvezza delle anime. I modelli di Don Bosco” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”” →

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