Questo studio esplora i rapporti di Don Bosco con l’ambiente culturale del suo tempo, focalizzandosi sull’analisi della circolare “Dei castighi da infliggersi nelle case salesiane” (1883) al fine di individuarne le fonti letterarie.
Continue reading “José Manuel Prellezo – “Fonti letterarie della circolare «Dei castighi da infliggersi nelle case salesiane»” in “Orientamenti pedagogici””
Nell’aprirsi dell’anno scolastico la Madre fa calda raccomandazione che nelle nostre Scuole e nei nostri Collegi ed Oratori aliti veramente lo spirito del Ven. Fondatore. Continue reading “Caterina Daghero – Lettera circolare del 24 ottobre 1915”
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.
One of the most difficult conflicts to resolve in relationships between the Holy
See and the new Kingdom of Italy was that of the dozens of Episcopal sees left vacant
for political reasons. Both parties were aware of the seriousness of the situation, but
attempts to exit from the situation were shipwrecked by the persistent serious friction
brought about by proclaiming a Kingdom which comprised territories taken from
the Papal States (1861). Only in 1865-1867 did a process of détente coming
into place, where, having overcome mutual resistance, the Holy See succeeded in
appointing many bishops with the agreement of authorities of the Kingdom.
The ten brief documents that follow—some perhaps less known than the previous ones in Salesian history—are also interesting from the point of view of the maturing and practice of Don Bosco’s educational system. We have a necessarily limited selection here of personal letters to people responsible for public education, or to young people and teachers, and circulars on pedagogical and didactic issues.
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””
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.
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.
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).
Mi è caro intanto comunicarvi che, assecondando un voto del Capitolo Generale e per la maggior prontezza nel disbrigo degli affari nostri, a norma dell’art. 168 delle Costituzioni, ho assegnato a ciascuna delle Consigliere una speciale attribuzione. Ciò nulla toglie a che si conservino tra noi quei sentimenti cordiali di reciproca confidenza, che ci rendono facile e cara la vita religiosa.
Continue reading “Caterina Daghero – Lettera circolare del 29 gennaio 1914”
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””
Don Bosco’s correspondence is difficult to categorise because of the varied nature of the letters. Many were written by Don Bosco or his secretaries, with the latter often signing on his behalf. The considerable amount of incoming letters, combined with Don Bosco’s declining health in recent years, led to this practice. Continue reading “Wim Collin – “My beloved son…Accompaniment by Don Bosco in the letters to some young people” in “Journal of salesian studies””
La figura di Mons. Cognata è descritta come un uomo di grande pregio umano e spirituale, un gentiluomo perfetto, educatore per istinto e vocazione, apostolo e pastore tra le popolazioni povere della Calabria. Continue reading “Luigi Càstano – Il calvario di un vescovo, profilo spirituale di Monsignor Giuseppe Cognata”
Il testo riflette sulla continua attenzione e tenerezza di Gesù verso i giovani, evidenziando l’impegno della comunità parrocchiale nel favorire la crescita umana e cristiana dei giovani nel territorio. Si menziona l’influenza di San Giovanni Bosco, che ha lasciato un segno storico ad Ariccia. Continue reading “Autori Vari – Don Bosco e Ariccia”
Questo documento esplora l’origine urbana di Paolo, apostolo cristiano originario di Tarso nella Cilicia. Fiero della sua identità cittadina, Paolo portava con sé le influenze culturali e sociali della sua città natale, un crocevia culturale nell’Impero Romano. Continue reading “Autore non indicato – “Paolo, missionario della città” in “Io ho un popolo numeroso in questa città” Atti delle Giornate di Studio sul Primo Annuncio di Cristo in Città 15-21 novembre 2015″
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