by SrDeniseSickinger | Feb 5, 2023 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, FMA, Laudato Si, Salesian Brothers, Salesian Cooperators, Salesian Family, Salesian Sisters, Salesian Spirituality, Salesian Youth Movement, Salesians of Don Bosco, Young Adults, Youth Ministry
LAST 3 DAYS TO REGISTER!!! JUST A GENTLE REMINDER: Integral Ecology Salesian-Style DO NOT FEAR TO SIGN UP – IT IS IN ENGLISH! Presenter: Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, FMA Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Program: Talk 1: A journey of conversion to integral ecology Group sharing Talk 2: Integral ecology in the spirit of the Preventive System Q & A DAY: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 TIME: 10am (Eastern Time) 9am (Central Time) 7am (Pacific Time) 4pm (Rome Time) Join in this Salesian North American virtual encounter to be leaven in the world! Share the good news with: School Faculty, families, and students; Catechists; Leaders from Oratory-Youth Centers & Camps; VIDES & SLMs; the Salesian Family, Young Adult Ministries, other volunteers, friends, etc.) Cast your nets wide, the way Jesus did! Salesian Family Members & friends can participate from the comfort of their home. There is plenty of room now with a Zoom Account capacity of 300 “seats” Registration is open until Wednesday, Feb. 8: https://forms.gle/sKvZWTyHkFjkDqyE6 For those unable to participate on Feb. 11, a recording of the session will be made available the week of Feb. 12, 2023. Blessings to each one of you! Sr. Francine Guilmette,...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jan 24, 2023 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Celebration!, Events / Calendar, Francis de Sales, Messages of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, Salesian News, Salesian Saints
We join with the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, as part of the Salesian Family of St. John Bosco, in honoring our mutual Patron Saint! Enjoy reading the Letter of Pope Francis on this gentle yet strong holy man. Dear Friends, The Oblates of St. Francis of de Sales in the United States join with all of our Salesian family in celebrating the feast of our patron, the Gentleman Saint. Celebrating the Feast Day is particularly special this year as we bring to a close our Double Salesian Jubilee Year marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales and the 450th anniversary of the birth of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. The highlight of the Year was Pope Francis issuing an Apostolic Letter on Saint Francis de Sales. In Totum Amoris Est (“Everything Pertains To Love”), the Pope summarizes the spiritual legacy left to us by Saint Francis de Sales. The Letter includes many of Saint Francis’ teachings and reminds us that these are as relevant today as they were 400 years ago. As a friend of the Oblates, you already know the power and impact of Salesian Spirituality. Through your friendship and support, the Oblates have the humble privilege...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jan 24, 2023 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Celebration!, Don Bosco, Events / Calendar
Gentile collega, segnaliamo, con gentile preghiera di diffusione, il programma dei festeggiamenti dedicati a San Giovanni Bosco per il mese di gennaio 2023 che si terranno presso la Basilica Maria Ausiliatrice di Torino-Valdocco e presso la Basilica di San Giovanni Bosco del Colle Don Bosco, in occasione della solennità del Santo, il 31 gennaio 2023. BASILICA MARIA AUSILIATRICE – VALDOCCO – MARTEDÌ 24 GENNAIO | FESTA DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES Ore 18.30 – Concelebrazione Eucaristica, presiede il Rettor Maggiore don Ángel Fernández Ártime 25-26-27 GENNAIO | TRIDUO: DON BOSCO OGGI NEL MONDO Mercoledì 25 ore 18.30 – Don Bosco in Sud America: don Gabriel Romero Trasmesso su VIDEONORD (canale 83 del d.t.) Giovedì 26 ore 18.30 – Don Bosco in Africa: don Alphonse Owoudou Trasmesso su VIDEONORD (canale 83 del d.t.) Venerdì 27 ore 18.30 – Don Bosco in Asia Sud: don Michael Pulianmakal Trasmesso su VIDEONORD (canale 83 del d.t.) SABATO 28 GENNAIO | CONCERTO IN ONORE DI DON BOSCO Ore 20.00 – Omaggio a don Bosco con i giovani del Liceo Musicale Cavour (TO) LUNEDÌ 30 GENNAIO Ore 10.30-12.30 e 14.00–16.30 – Apertura Cappella delle Reliquie Ore 17.00 – Santo Rosario animato dalle Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice Ore 18.00 – Messa Vespertina, Mons. Alessandro Giraudo, Neo-Vescovo...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jan 6, 2023 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!
Dear Friend, It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Father Augustine Woon Taek Baek, director of Salesian Missions, on December 30, 2022. Affectionately known as Fr. Gus by all who knew and worked with him, his loss is a tremendous one. Despite being diagnosed with cancer shortly after his appointment to the New Rochelle Mission Office at the end of 2019, Fr. Gus fulfilled his executive duties with infectious warmth and enthusiasm. “I have big shoes to fill,” he acknowledged upon succeeding Father Mark Hyde—and then he set about doing it. Before the pandemic halted all travel, Fr. Gus made several overseas trips to meet with the missionaries whose work fueled his own. After learning of his illness, he remained closer to home in New Rochelle—yet his passion for his Salesian vocation helped him persevere. So, too, did his deep gratitude for our many friends. From the time he was ordained on May 28, 1985, Fr. Gus was first and foremost called to be a “father” to the young. He so appreciated your generous support of Salesian Missions, which helps steward Don Bosco’s legacy around the world. Fr. Gus was 64 years old and had...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jan 2, 2023 | a current event, Pope Benedict XVI, RIP - Requiescat in pace
The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. By Vatican News Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has returned to the Father’s House. The Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope Emeritus died at 9:34 AM on Saturday morning in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, which the 95-year-old Pope emeritus had chosen as his residence after resigning from the Petrine ministry in 2013. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 AM in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible. As of Monday morning, 2 January 2023, the body of the Pope Emeritus will be in Saint Peter’s Basilica so the faithful can pay their respects.” News of worsening health condition Already for several days, the health conditions of the Pope Emeritus had worsened due to advancing age, as the Press Office had reported in its updates of the evolving situation. Pope Francis himself publicly shared the news about his predecessor’s worsening health at the end of the last General Audience of the year, on 28 December. The Pope...
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