Salesians Combine Two North American Provinces -
Father Thomas Dunne Takes Office as Provincial

by Fr. Michael Mendl, SDB New Rochelle, N.Y. -- July 1, 2009

At a solemn Eucharistic celebration in New Rochelle this evening, the Salesians of Don Bosco celebrated the union of their Canadian Province with the Eastern U.S. Province. The combined province, under the ...Full Text
Homily given by Very Rev. Thomas Dunne, SDB,
at the Mass of Transition July 1, 2009 - New Rochelle
We come here today with a sense of gratitude to God for his goodness. As we heard proclaimed in today's second reading: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: Rejoice!”
We gather here as a community of believers who have been especially blessed with God's grace as a newly merged province, a vibrant Salesian Family, young disciples of the Lord Jesus, and members of the worldwide Catholic Church. While we almost fill this chapel, we know that we represent a much larger movement of believers who have ... Full Text
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