Giovanni Bosco – “Formation of the Salesians through conferences and dream accounts” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

The years of foundation and consolidation of the Salesian Society and the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are ones where Don Bosco’s horizons expanded in an impressive manner. The priest of Valdocco, ever more aware of having received a divine mission, feels that he has been transported into a huge field of activity, given a charism that makes him father and founder of a movement of apostles, consecrated men and women who are destined to spread over space and time. His spiritual magisterium deepens, his proposals become more radical, all-embracing.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Circular letters to Salesians and the daughters of Mary Help of Christians” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

Don Bosco’s Circular letters to the Salesians and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are small masterpieces of spirituality. The Saint expresses in them a vigorous view of consecrated life: by the vows we give ourselves completely to the Lord, ready to follow him through tribulations until death, courageously facing up to fatigue and difficulty in order to win souls for God. Seen this way the Salesian and the Salesian Sister are encouraged to remain firm in their vocation; to flee worldly spirit; to practise obedience and poverty magnanimously; to cultivate union with God and confidence in their Superiors; to know how to put up with all kinds of inconvenience serenely to “save souls”; to faithfully observe the rules.

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

The first document contained in this part (no. 225) is the oldest text of the rule that we have. It was written in beautiful handwriting by cleric Michael Rua between 1858 and 1859, beginning from an earlier draft by Don Bosco which has not been preserved. From this draft came all the other constitutional drafts up to the definitive document in 1874. To draw it up Don Bosco, who had no experience of consecrated life, had recourse to constitutions of other religious institutes.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Spiritual formation of the young through preaching, “goodnights” and dream accounts” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

In Don Bosco’s educational system preaching has special importance, both that which is bound up with the liturgical or catechetical context, and that of the informal, familiar kind. The saint often addressed the community of young people with brief and fervent talks aimed at stirring up their emotions, nurturing their minds, encouraging good resolutions and devout sentiments, and looking ahead to stimulating horizons.

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Giovanni Bosco – “Interventions to solve the matter of Bishops’ ‘Temporalities’ (1872-1874)” in “Salesian Sources 1. Don Bosco and his work. Collected works”

The Law of Guarantees on 13 May 1871 and decrees applying to this required that for newly appointed bishops to enter into possession – the so-called temporalities – they had to present the Minister with the original decree of appointment and formally ask for the exequatur to be granted. This act, in the Holy See’s judgement, implied recognising the Kingdom of Italy which came into being in 1861, and included part of the Papal States ‘illegally’ taken from the Pontiff.

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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”

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

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

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 – “Sezione prima. Orientamenti di vita spirituale per i giovani” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”

La prima sezione della Parte terza, offre una panoramica delle risorse che riflettono la pedagogia spirituale di don Bosco e la sua capacità di guidare i giovani verso una vita cristiana autentica e gioiosa. Sottolinea la necessità di utilizzare una varietà di materiali come sussidi stampati, testimonianze biografiche e interventi formativi, che sono importanti per individuare una visione chiara della vita cristiana e specifiche tematiche ricorrenti. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione prima. Orientamenti di vita spirituale per i giovani” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica””

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione terza. Don Bosco fra la Santa Sede, il Regno d’Italia e l’arcivescovo di Torino” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”

La Sezione terza descrive la posizione di Don Bosco durante il Risorgimento italiano. Don Bosco scelse di mantenere una posizione neutrale rispetto alle correnti politiche del suo tempo, non schierandosi né a favore delle innovazioni politiche né in opposizione a esse. Pur opponendosi alla politica ecclesiastica del Regno di Sardegna degli anni ’50 e ’60, si astenne da polemiche per preservare la sua azione di educatore e fondatore. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione terza. Don Bosco fra la Santa Sede, il Regno d’Italia e l’arcivescovo di Torino” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica””

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione seconda. Don Bosco Fondatore” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”

L’esperienza originaria di Valdocco e dei primi oratori torinesi aveva il potenziale per crescere in ampiezza e profondità, espandendosi oltre i confini cittadini, ma ciò richiedeva due condizioni fondamentali: un progetto operativo e risorse umane ed economiche adeguate. Don Bosco comprese presto che la continuità della sua Opera richiedeva un’organizzazione stabile delle forze disponibili, preparate sul piano educativo e spirituale. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione seconda. Don Bosco Fondatore” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica””

Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione prima. Da casa Pinardi alla Patagonia” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica”

Questa sezione costituisce una raccolta cronologica di 29 scritti di Don Bosco e documenti relativi all’Opera Salesiana nel periodo che va dal 1846 al 1888. Questi testi sono stati selezionati per il loro valore intrinseco, le informazioni cruciali che contengono e il ruolo significativo che hanno nella storia biografica di Don Bosco e nello sviluppo dell’Opera Salesiana. Continue reading “Giovanni Bosco – “Sezione prima. Da casa Pinardi alla Patagonia” in “Fonti Salesiane 1. Don Bosco e la sua opera. Raccolta ontologica””

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