Readings:
Psalm 25:4-9
Isaiah 59:14-16
Philippians 4:4-9
Mark 13:10-16Preface of a Saint (1)
PRAYER (traditional language)
Compassionate God, who didst call Juan Bosco to be a teacher and father to the young: Fill us with love like his, that we may give ourselves completely to thy service and to the salvation of all; through thy Son Jesus Christ, who livest and reignest with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER (contemporary language)
Compassionate God, you called Juan Bosco to be a teacher and father to the young: Fill us with love like his, that we may give ourselves completely to your service and to the salvation of all; through your Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Thei commemoration adopted provisionally at General Convention 2009
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JOHN BOSCO
PRIEST, 1888
John
Bosco (16 August 1815 — 31 January 1888), born Giovanni
Melchiorre Bosco, also called Don Bosco, was
an Italian Catholic priest and educator, who put into practice the dogma
of his religion, employing teaching methods based on love rather than
punishment. He placed his works under the protection of Francis de Sales,
thus his followers styled themselves the Salesian
Society.
Don Bosco succeeded in establishing a network of centers to carry on his work. In recognition of his work with disadvantaged youth, he was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934.
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