(ANS – Rome) – The article in the October 1886 Salesian Bulletin dedicated to deepening the Salesian devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses on the love which flowed from the Heart of Jesus towards the smallest and most defenceless in human society: children. A true turning point in the understanding and consideration of children in society, the coming of Jesus opened up a new … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Heart of Jesus and Childhood

(ANS – Rome) – In the article of September 1886, for the column dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Salesian Bulletin focuses on another special feature of the Divine Heart of the Saviour, namely its being the antidote to one of the most virulent evils of society: social envy and social imbalances which make societies less and less united and more and more divided … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Heart of Jesus and the Remedy for One of the Most Terrible Social Evils

(ANS – Rome) – Meekness is the seventh characteristic identified as special to the Heart of Jesus in the column dedicated to it by the Salesian Bulletin in 1886. In the August issue Fr. John Bonetti explores precisely this aspect and re-proposes it as a characteristic to be pursued by all those who, following Don Bosco integrally, intend to develop a profound devotion to the Sacred … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Heart of Jesus and Meekness

(ANS – Rome) – Humility is a fundamental virtue of Christianity and an essential characteristic of true devotees of the Heart of Jesus. The Salesian Bulletin discussed this virtue in July 1886, examining in depth the devotion to the Sacred Heart that was so dear to Don Bosco and which he promoted in so many ways. This text, edited by Fr. John Bonetti, begins with a … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: ‘The Heart of Jesus and Humility’

(ANS – Rome) – In the fifth text published by Don Bosco in the Salesian Bulletin of 1886, written by Fr. John Bonetti, he reflects on the spread of devotion to the Sacred Heart, starting from the consecration in 1686 in Paray-le-Monial until the consecration of the universal Church in the 19th century. The article was published in June of that year and therefore takes on a … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: ‘The Heart of Jesus and the Consolations of the Supernatural’

(ANS – Rome) – The third of the articles which Don Bosco had published in the Salesian Bulletin in 1886 to spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart goes straight to ‘the heart of the Heart of Jesus’: In this third issue of the column, published in April, this devotion is analysed, explored and re-proposed as a special way to arrive at an understanding of the … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: ‘The Heart of Jesus and the Eucharist’.

(ANS – Rome) – In the second article of the series written by Don Bosco on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, published in the March 1886 issue of the Salesian Bulletin, the Saint of Youth reflects on the theme “The Heart of Jesus and Charity.” This passionate reflection leads to the conclusion that the entire Salesian apostolic mission is deeply rooted in the intimacy of the Divine … Continue reading Don Bosco’s Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: “The Heart of Jesus and Charity”