The spiritual writings of saint john bosco 1984 dreams, visions and prophecies of don bosco 1999 the unpublished don bosco compiled by mario balbi and published in 2005 death and legacy. Paypal is just the credit or debit card processing. In 2002, pope john paul ii was petitioned to declare st. An avp on saint john boscos devotion to mary help of christians. Im glad i chose them for my work and will definitely choose them again. John bosco 18151888 grew up to become a priest and the founder of the salesians the largest order in the church. For as rogers and my respect for this new found priest is very high, we got hold of this small book, simply called st. The apostle of youth, and the life of saint dominic savio, and more on.
The life of saint john bosco when you speak or preach, always insist on frequent communion, and devotion to the blessed virgin mary. John bosco to his salesians as found in his writings. Bosco reported a series of dreams about great funerals at court, referring to politicians or members of the savoy. Bosco had pioneered the art of what is today called gospel magic, using magic and other feats to attract attention and engage the youth. His parents were poor farmers and his father died when he was only two years of age. John bosco books list of books by author john bosco.
It paints a picture of his purity and intelligence as a child, one that. A practical joker with a great sense of humor in his youth, st. See all books authored by john bosco, including forty dreams of st. Illustrated a vision book containing the enthralling story of the great modern apostle of youth, saint john bosco, and his bestloved pupil who became a saint, dominic savio.
John bosco store we invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. John bosco john bosco was born on august 16, 1815 in the village of becchi, close to castelnuovo dasti today castelnuovo don bosco, northern italy. It gives an outline of his childhood through to his death. Saint john bosco is the patron saint of apprentices, editors and publishers, schoolchildren, magicians. Forbes authored a considerable amount of books based on the saints, including st. A vision book containing the enthralling story of the great modern apostle of youth, saint john bosco, and his bestloved pupil who became a. They made me feel at ease and worked out my every query with a smile on their face. This book will certainly make you want to make you pull up your spiritual bootstraps so to speak. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on us. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Read this saint john bosco book summary to see what sort of virtues are seen in this great book. Mary help of christians and saint john bosco jerome quinto, sdb. This same advice can be applied to the young people in our schools and clubs today. Prompted by the dreams of his youth to bring others toward virtue and away from vice, john eventually became a priest and began taking in orphans at a rented shed in 1846.
Mary help of christians and saint john bosco youtube. John boscos theory of education could well be used in todays schools. The story of the friend of youth is told here in a brief, popular manner for teenagers and adults. Bosco was also the subject of a 2004 italian movie, saint john bosco. Saint john bosco book summary industrious families. The biographical memoirs of saint john bosco by giovanni. These fascinating dreams involve prophecy and reading of hearts, with a powerful spiritual message.