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OFFICIAL PRAYER FOR WMOF 2022
OFFICIAL HYMN FOR WMOF 2022: We Believe in Love
Salesian Family Formation in Amoris Laetitia Online Sessions
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September 19, 2021 | October 24, 2021 | November 7, 2021 | December 5, 2021 | January 2, 2022 |
February 6, 2022 | March 6, 2022 | April 3, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | June 5, 2022 |
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WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE INTRODUCTORY SESSION WITH MEG & JERRY RODRIGUEZ – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE SECOND SESSION WITH FR. JOHN PUNTINO, SDB – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE THIRD SESSION WITH MR. & MRS. JUDY & MIKE ALVAREZ, SSCC – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE FOURTH SESSION WITH MRS. PAT SOBEL, SC – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE FIFTH SESSION WITH JENN RODRIGUEZ & MICAH TUHY – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE SIXTH SESSION (March 6) WITH MIKEY VERA AND JOANNE FUSARO – CLICK HERE (Passcode: .y+5@04d) FYI: you need the initial . to gain access)
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE SEVENTH SESSION HERE (APRIL 3) WITH SR. NIVIA ARIAS, FMA – CLICK HERE
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE EIGHTH SESSION HERE (MAY 1) WITH SR. MYRIAM MEUS, FMA – CLICK HERE
New 2021-2022 Resources
Ecclesial Magisterium
Amoris Laetitia Family Website from the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life
Pastoral Workbooks and Guides and the 10-Video Series on Amoris Laetitia
THE 10 VIDEOS
The Holy Father’s Letter to Married Couples – “my Christmas gift to you”
Vatican News article with highlights of the letter
Pope to couples: God always with you in joys and difficulties of married life – Vatican News
The Holy Father’s Angelus Address
Angelus, 26 December 2021, Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth | Francis (vatican.va)
“Today I would also like to recall that we are drawing near to the World Meeting of Families. I invite all of you to prepare yourselves for this event especially through prayer and to live it in your dioceses together with other families.”
Vatican News report on the Address
Pope at Angelus: sustain, defend and safeguard the family – Vatican News
Vatican News Gospel Reflection: A Family Worth Mirroring
Gospel reflection: A Family Worth Mirroring – Vatican News
JOY, LOVE, FAMILY CONFERENCE SERIES – ENGLISH TALKS
JOY, LOVE, FAMILY CONFERENCE SERIES – CHARLAS EN ESPANOL
ST. PAUL-INSIDE-THE-WALLS FAMILY LIFE PAGE – RESOURCES FOR COUPLES, FAMILIES, PARENTS
NFCYM WEBINARS: PARTNERING WITH PARENTS SERIES
SPECIAL ROSARIES FOR ENGAGED COUPLES, SPOUSES, AND FAMILIES
ROSARY FOR FAMILIES FR IT PT SP
ROSARY FOR ENGAGED COUPLES FR IT PT SP
from the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
DOWNLOAD EPUB – MOBI
GOOGLE PLAY FREE E-BOOK
AMAZON KINDLE
FREE APP CLICK TO PRAY E-ROSARY
Salesian Magisterium
Book from the Salesian Sector for Youth Ministry, Rome, 2021: Youth Ministry and Family FR IT PT SP
Power Point in PDF Format from the Salesian Sector for Youth Ministry, Rome, 2021: FR PT
Articles & Videos from Various Sources
Fr. Ed Broom, OMV: Bring Them Back Alive: Ten Ways to Help Catholics Return Home
Fr. Ed Broom, OMV: Ten Steps to Fortify the Domestic Church
Fr. Ed Broom, OMV: Twenty Lessons We Can Learn from St. Monica’s Unrelenting Love
Fulton J. Sheen: Marriage is a Sign of the Nuptials between Christ and His Church
Thanks for the following to the Catholic Apostolic Center |
Prayer Resources for the Year of St. Joseph
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2020, Pope Francis proclaimed a special “Year of St. Joseph” until the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2021 (December 8th, 2021). This is in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pope Pius IX’s declaration of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. Apostolic Letter Patris Corde by Pope Francis, Vatican News Article on the Year of St. Joseph Catholic Feast Days Website — St. Joseph Catholic Feast Days Website — St. Joseph the Worker |
Blog Posts on St. Joseph
- Ite Ad Joseph: 10 Quotes to Celebrate the Year of St. Joseph
- St. Joseph: A Man for the Ages
- St. Joseph: Model of Protection
- The Quiet Strength of St. Joseph
- Adoption Revisited
- Ite ad Joseph*
- Believe and Obey
- St. Joseph and Resignation to the Will of God
To read more blogs about St. Joseph, click the button below
Devotion and Prayers to St. Joseph
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH AFTER THE ROSARY
PRAYER FOR ST. JOSEPH’S INTERCESSION BEFORE GOD
PRAYER BEFORE WORK TO ST. JOSEPH
MORNING OFFERING THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
ST. JOSEPH CHAPLET (THE SEVEN SORROWS OF JOSEPH, THE SEVEN JOYS OF JOSEPH)
BLESSING OF ST. JOSEPH’S TABLE
More Information about The Year of St. Joseph
- “Pope Francis proclaims ‘Year of St Joseph’”
- “Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph”
- ‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Bl Pius IX to Francis have said about St Joseph
Catechesis Resources for The Year of St. Joseph
- Patris Corde(Apostolic Letter of the Holy Father Francis)
- Redemptoris Custos(Apostolic Exhortation of St. John Paul II on the Person and Mission of St. Joseph in the Life of Christ and of the Church)
- Catechesis on the Year of St. Joseph -Diocese of Yakima (English)
- Catechesis on the Year of St. Joseph -Diocese of Yakima (Spanish)
Resources for Purchase
Bishop Barron: The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
SALESIAN FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY 2022
TO SEE PICTURES OF THE SITES WE WILL VISIT AND OF OUR ACCOMMODATIONS, AS WELL AS DETAILS REGARDING COSTS AND ALL FLIGHTSCLICK HERE:PDF OF POWER POINT WITH ALL DETAILS FOR USA AND CANADIAN RESIDENTS
The above include details about travel insurance as well as the itinerary and costs.
REGISTER S’INSCRIRE REGISTRARSE
Resources from 2017 and 2018 – Ecclesial and Salesian Magisterium
2018 YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY CONFERENCE
“Youth and Family Ministry” – Madrid Congress, Nov. 2017 https://www.symfamily17.org
THE FAMILY IN THE CHURCH’S SYNOD: PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES by Bishop Bruno Forte
YOUTH MINISTRY AND FAMILY: THE JOURNEY OF THE SALESIAN CONGREGATION by Don Fabio Attard, SDB
AMORIS LAETITIA: SOME CHALLENGES AND PROPOSALS FOR YOUTH MINISTRY IN THE FAMILY SPIRIT by Carmen Peña García
THE FAMILY IN SALESIAN PASTORAL CONTEXT: AN EDUCATIVE AND EVANGELIZING PERSPECTIVE by Don Sala Rossano, SDB
Click on image to purchase a copy of this book by Don Michal Vojtáš, SDB, SFSDay 2018 Presenter :
2017 STRENNA AND AMORIS LAETITIA ARCHIVES
STRENNA 2017 VIDEO PRESENTATION
Strenna 2017 Outline: We Are Family FR IT PL PT SP
Complete Text FR IT PL PT SP
Video Presentation by Don Angel FR IT PL PT SP
Strenna 2017: “We Are Family”: Every home, a school of Life and Love

Holy Family Trilogy of St. John Paul II
Mary: Redemptoris Mater Joseph: Redemptoris Custos Jesus: Redemptor Hominis
SALESIAN FAMILY SPIRITUALITY DAYS 2017
Talks
Presentation, Don Munoz, SDB FR IT PT SP (plus 3 talks by SDB named below – all in one document)
The Family Experience of Jesus of Nazareth, Don Bartolome, SDB – FR, IT, PT, and SP – see above
Salesian Youth Pastoral and the Family: Heritage and Future, Don Attard, SDB – FR, IT, PT, and SP – see above
“Cerchi d’Onda” (“Ripples”), Don O. Llanos et alii FR IT SP Sito web Facebook Borgo Ragazzi website video presentation at the Days
Salesian Reading of Amoris Laetitia, Don Bozzolo, SDB – FR, IT, PT, and SP – see above video della relazione
MetaCometa Association of Catania, Salvo and Linda FR IT SP Facebook Page Blog Rai 2 Video
Accompanying Families: Keys for Listening and Discernment, Sra. Cagigal FR IT PT SP
Sra. Cagigal: March 2015 Conference: “Construyendo familias sólidas: pistas para la orientación familiar a lo largo del ciclo vital”
Sra. Cagigal: September 27, 2016 Conference: “El gran aliado: la familia”
ADMA Families, Tullio Lucca et alii FR IT SP (summary)
ADMA Families, Tullio Lucca et alii FR IT SP (full-length)
Don Bosco Homes, Salesian Cooperators of Spain FR IT PT SP (summary)
Don Bosco Homes, Salesian Cooperators of Spain FR IT PT SP (full-length)
Facebook Page (video of January 21, 2017 Presentation of Carmen and Andres)
Kremienok and Family Garden, Kamil and Katarina Bagin, Cooperators of Slovakia FR IT SP
website link for Family Garden and a second link (“Google” will translate the pages, if requested)
Annual Report November 2014 – December 2015
For Further Reading: Salesiani per il sociale / Federazione SCS/CNOS (the Federation uniting Salesian social outreach groups in Italy, such as MetaCometa and Cerchi d’Onda) and CNOS-FAP (for vocational training and updating)
Prayer for Families
Good Nights
Don Angel Fernandez Artime, SDB, Rector Major IT
Mother Yvonne Reungoat, FMA, Mother General IT
Mother Maria Cerullo, ASF, Superior General IT
Homilies
January 21 FR IT PT SP
Schedule
Articles Published in e-Service
The Personal Perspective: Kremienok and Family Garden
MetaCometa: “No One on This Earth Is an Orphan”
ADMA II: “Mary Had Brought Us Back Home” – Chiara and Davide
ADMA III: “Entrust Yourself, Have Faith, and Smile” – Elena and Elisabetta
Cerchi d’Onda: School of Formation for Family Animators (SFAF)
Don Bosco Homes, Pozoblanco, Spain
Articles Published in ANS
- RMG – 35th edition of the Days of Spirituality of the Salesian Family
- RMG – We were born to be a family; without this, the Salesian Family has no significance
- RMG – GSFS2017: “Salesian Family: Born to be witnesses of God!”
- RMG – GSFS2017: the Family of Don Bosco at work for the Families
- GFSF2017 – Many Families in the Salesian Family
- RMG – We Are Sent on a True Mission – the Family
- Italy – Families’ Retreat with ADMA
- France – Evangelization in the Family
- Italy – A Formation Course to meet the biggest challenge: the family
- RMG – Youth Ministry and Family
- Spain – Family and Youth Ministry, new impetus
- RMG – Youth Ministry and the Family: an international congress
- Being a Family in a Liquid Society
- La carezza di Dio. Il catechismo di Papa Francesco sulla famiglia
- Italy – World Council of the Association of Salesian Cooperators
RESOURCES FOR STRENNA 2017 AND AMORIS LAETITIA
SPOTLIGHTED
World Meeting of Families 2018 Official Hymn

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
ON THE OCCASION OF THE NINTH WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES ON THE THEME:
“THE GOSPEL OF THE FAMILY: JOY TO THE WORLD“
Francis Letters 2017 [ DE – EN – ES – FR – IT – PT ]
© Copyright – Libreria Editrice Vaticana
VIDEOS AND TEXTS OF CONFERENCES, HOMILIES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS OF WMOF 2018
- RESOURCE for First Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Introduction) FR IT SP
- RESOURCE for Second Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 1)
- RESOURCE for Third Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 2)
- RESOURCE for Fourth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 3)
- RESOURCE for Fifth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 4)
- RESOURCE for Sixth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 5)
- RESOURCE for Seventh Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 6)
- RESOURCE for Eighth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 7)
- RESOURCE for Ninth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 8)
- RESOURCE for Tenth Gathering on Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 9)
and suggested resources:
- Guided Study Booklet on Amoris Laetitia from the Broken Bow Diocese, New Zealand
- Video Series on Amoris Laetitia by Fr. P. Angelucci, SDB
- Power Point Series on Amoris Laetitia by Sr. T. Kelly, FMA
- Cardinal Wuerl on Amoris Laetitia
- NCR News Study Guide on Amoris Laetitia
- Video Series on Amoris Laetitia by Fr. P. Angelucci, SDB
- World Meeting of Families Website Amoris Programme and its dedicated website just for the Programme (Coming Fall 2017)
ECCLESIAL
Holy See
- Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life Website
- Pontificium Consilium Pro Familia Website
- The Meeting Point: The Adventure of Love
- Families on the Way of the Cross FR (Stations of the Cross – Lent – 2017)
Episcopacy
- USCCB’s Website:For Your Marriage
- Resources for National Marriage Week: Feb. 7-14
- Guided Study Booklet on Amoris Laetitia from the Broken Bay Diocese
- The Joy of Love: the Journey of Families in Rome IT
SALESIAN
FMA and SDB General Council Social Communications Departments Newsletter
Power Point on Outline of Strenna 2017 by Sr. Alba Vernazza, FMA
2017-2018 Province Plan for Animation of the Salesian Family: Power Point
SAMPLE Salesian Family Spirituality Day by Area of Province
RESOURCE for First Gathering on Amoris Laetitia FR IT SP
CATECHESIS
RESOURCES FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE
THE ARTS
- MISCELLANI
- A Doctor’s Advice for Family Life
- Road to Cana DVD Series
- Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, on The Road to Cana DVD Series
MAGISTERIAL DOCUMENTS ON CARING FOR THE FAMILY – INCLUDING THE SALESIAN FAMILY
Dogmatic Constitutions, Encyclicals, and Apostolic Exhortations
- Casti Connubii
- Gaudium et Spes
- Humanae Vitae
- Evangelii Nuntiandi
- Catechesi Tradendae
- Familiaris Consortio
- Deus Caritas Est
- Evangelii Gaudium
- Amoris Laetitia FR IT PL PT SP
St. John Paul II
- 31st Vocation Day Message
- 1994 Christmas Message to Children
- Disregard of the Family Threatens Society
- Family in America
- Fidelity of Husband and Wife Stands Like a Rock to the Children
- God Himself Is the Author of Marriage
- Holy Family Radiates Example of True Love
- Jubilee of the Family
- Letter to Families
- Priesthood and Pastoral Care of the Family
- Radiation of Fatherhood
- Television and the Family
- Urbi et Orbi on Christmas Day
- General Audiences from Sept. 5, 1978 – Nov. 28, 1984 (“The Theology of the Body”)
- Publication on Love and Responsibility
- The Jeweler’s Shop (2 videos: stage and film productions)
Pontifical Council for the Family, The Holy See, & The Episcopacy