| HOMILY OF RECTOR MAJOR - Turin, December 18, 2009 |
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Joseph did what the Angel of the Lord had told him to do
Jer 23, 5-8; Ps 71; Mt 1,18-24
Homily for the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation
Dear Confreres, Sisters, Salesian Family, young people,
I would like to express my great joy for the grace of celebrating this Mass with you, here in Valdocco in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, where we are expressing our praise and thanksgiving to the Lord for the 150th anniversary of the foundation of our beloved Congregation, the seed from which the Salesian Family has sprung. Along with all the...Full Text
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“Don Bosco's Coming!”
By Fr. Mike Mendl
“Don Bosco's Coming” or “Don Bosco Visits Us!” was the general idea animating a long meeting in the conference room at Salesian Missions on Dec. 4. The topic was the pilgrimage of Don Bosco's relic through the Eastern U.S. and Canada next September and October.
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Relic Pilgrimage Schedule
St. Philip Province - 2010
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September 21 New Orleans
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October 1 New York
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September 23 St. Petersburg
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October 2 New York
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September 25 Belle Glade
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October 3 Chicago
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September 26 Miami
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October 5 Toronto
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September 28 Washington
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October 7 Montreal
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September 30 New York
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October 9 Surrey
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150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION
OF THE SALESIAN CONGREGATION
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On the evening of December 18, 1859, at the Oratory of Saint Francis in Don Bosco's room a group were gathered together, their intention “to promote and maintain the true charity that is needed in the work of the festive Oratories for youth abandoned and in danger,” as Fr. Alasonatti writes in the minutes of this meeting. In the same minutes we then read: “Those gathered then decided to form a society or congregation with the aim of promoting the glory of God and the salvation of souls, especially of those most in need of instruction and education, while providing the members with mutual help toward their own sanctification.”
1859 therefore is the year of the birth of our Congregation. The celebratory events of this past year culminate on December 18, 2009, with the renewal of profession by all Salesians.
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| Sir, we want to see Jesus |
Again this year (i.e., 2010) the strenna of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family is accompanied by a relevant poster. At its center of the picture are two elements: a boy and the words of the strenna for 2010.
The boy is repeating the gesture made by....Full Text
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- December Strenna:
- A VAST MOVEMENT FOR THE YOUNG
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- CELEBRATION
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- Educational optimism - the globalization of acceptance
Don Bosco has sanctified the joy of living and has offered young people the key to the attainment of happiness.… The Salesian consecrated or lay person builds within himself certain basic attitudes: * confidence that the good will ultimately prevail; * openness to human values; * education to daily joys and happiness. (Charter of Salesian Identity, 22)
Don Bosco was a realist, but throughout his whole life he revealed a great sense of hope. “The times in which he lived were not easy. In the course of his life he was involved in truly epoch-making changes.… In his writings he does not fail to mention the evils that afflicted those living at the time. Nevertheless…he strove for a better future. He did not allow himself to complain needlessly. He became actively involved, ...Full Text (English | Espanol)
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| The Holiness of God: our vocation
(ANS -Vatican City) - “The holiness of God is our vocation,” was the introduction to the homily of the Rector Major on the solemnity of All Saints. Don Bosco's ninth successor was opening the day dedicated to holiness by presiding at Mass at the altar of the cathedra in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Concelebrating with him were several Salesians from Italy.
Present at the celebration were over ...Full Text
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Last year the Daughters of St. Paul in Nairobi published a new English translation of Eugenio Ceria's Don Bosco with God (DB con Dio). Salesiana Publishers has some copies in stock.
Ceria, Eugenio, SDB. Don Bosco with God, trans. Michael Smyth, SDB. 2008. A study of the interior life that underlay all of DB’s activity. Since its initial publication in 1930, considered a classic of Salesian spirituality. Adults. 207 pp pb (Nairobi: Paulines) 9966-08-377-4 $15.00
As usual, copies may be ordered from SRM Distribution Services |
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- Around the Province:
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- Salesian World News
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- Poland - Second in the series of the “MIR” Awards
- Turin - Italy – Honorary Citizen of Turin with Don Bosco
- England - New Bootle School is officially blessed and opened.
- Jerusalem - St. Peter and St. Paul Center New Media Center
- Rome - Salesian Cooperators world council handover
- Salesian GHQ - The Salesians prepare to celebrate 18 December
- Italy - Preventive System and Human Rights: the educational challenge of the Third Millennium
- Vatican - The vicariate apostolic of Gambella
- Mexico - Youth Congress on Human Rights
- Italy - Special recognition for commitment to Human Rights for VIS
- Vatican - Bishop Castrellón Pizano is the new Bishop of Barrancabermeja
- Sudan - Expo 2009
- Spain-UNICEF Award for the Don Bosco Center in Goma-Ngangi
- Japan - Renewal for the Sisters of Charity of Miyazaki
- Cuba - Centennial of the birth of the Servant of God Fr. José Vandor
- Germany - Meeting of the Atlantic-German Area for Project Europe
- India -Don Bosco past pupils as a project of life
- India - The Rector Major blesses the foundation stone of Don Bosco University in Guwahati
- Benin - Personal experience of a missionary from the 140th Missionary Expedition (2009)
- Rome - Running to free a child soldier
- Italy - Support for Amazonia
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