Today, December 12th, is the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. Star of the evangelization of peoples, support of the indigenous people and the poor, the faithful humbly implore her help on Tepeyac Hill. She is the “great missionary” who brought the Gospel to America. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where the mantle (tilmàtli) is … Continue reading Happy Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
By Fr. Mike Pace, SDB, Casa Don Bosco Museum (ANS – Turin) – Of the many treasures found in the new Casa Don Bosco Museum, at Valdocco in Turin, the painting of the Immaculate Conception remains a precious jewel. This painting of Mary Immaculate, was very much envisioned and commissioned by Don Bosco in 1882 for St. John the Evangelist Church at his second Oratory, dedicated … Continue reading Painting of Mary Immaculate Commissioned by Don Bosco
From Don Bosco Tech Students in Bosco Tech’s technology programs competed in a Christmas tree decorating competition. Donated by the Tech’s Parent Council, each tree will be donated to a local family in need to help make Christmas merry. The winning trees/teams: third place–Architecture & Construction Engineering; second place–Computer Science & Electrical Engineering; first place–Biological, Medical & Environmental Technology. Continue reading Christmas Tree Decorating Contest: Donations to In Need Families
From Salesian Missions (ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring Human Rights Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 10. Human Rights Day commemorates the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was … Continue reading Human Rights Day: The Salesian Educational and Social Programs for Youth
(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco himself, in his Memoirs of the Oratory, tells how the Oratory began on December 8, 1841: “with a simple Hail Mary”. Since then, for the Salesians, the celebration of the Immaculate Conception and the commemoration of the beginning of the Salesian Oratory are inseparable. However, it was not a formal beginning, an opening of buildings or the start of work … Continue reading The New Document on the Oratory – Salesian Youth Center
(ANS – Rome) – The Conference of Italian Missionaries entitled “The Person at the Centre” was held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event, coordinated by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, and by the government’s special envoy for religious freedom, Davide Dionisi, was attended by representatives of numerous missionary congregations … Continue reading Conference of Italian Missionaries: ‘The Person at the Center’
By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Tercer Domingo de Adviento B: — El año pasado, ‘A,’ escuchamos ¡Regocijaos! Este año B, ¡es de nuevo Regocijaos! El próximo año C, nuevamente Regocijaos. El domingo pasado, Dios nos consoló, nos habló tiernamente. Así como liberó a otros, también nos liberará de la cautividad, las cargas y las distracciones de este mundo. Buscamos mantener nuestra esperanza y confianza en … Continue reading Domingo ‘Cuidado’
By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Third Sunday of Advent B: — Last year, ‘A,’ we heard Rejoice! This year B, it is Rejoice! Next year C, again Rejoice! Last Sunday God consoled us, spoke to us tenderly. As He freed others, so He would free us from the captivity, burdens, and distractions of this world. We seek to keep our hope and trust in Him. … Continue reading ‘Careful’ Sunday
