ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 31st of January
SAINT JOHN BOSCO, CONFESSOR
Saint John Bosco was born near Castelnuovo in the diocese of Turin in 1815. His early years were most difficult and so, once ordained to the priesthood, he dedicated himself to the education of the young, founding congregations which would instruct youth in both the arts and the Christian life. He founded religious congregations - the Salesian Order, and the Congregation of the helpers of Mary - to carry on his ideals. He also composed pamphlets for the support and defence of religion. St John died in 1888.
PRAYER:
O God, who raised up the Priest Saint John Bosco
as a father and teacher of the young,
grant, we pray,
that, aflame with the same fire of love,
we may seek out souls and serve you alone.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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