The Life And Works Of St John Bosco Apostle of Youth

CONTENTS Chapter I 11 Birth and Early Childhood Chapter II 20 Education. Vocation to the Priesthood. Ordination Chapter III 27 Bartholomew Garelli. Foundation of the Oratory of St. Francis of Sales Chapter IV 33 A Typical Sunday. Opposition and Trial. Valdocco. Illness of Don Bosco Chapter V 40 Margaret Bosco in Valdocco. Success of the Oratory. Attempts on the Life of Don Bosco Chapter VI 47 Don Bosco's Protector, Grigio Chapter VII 53 Purchase of Valdocco Property. Church of St. Francis of Sales. The Cholera Chapter VIII 61 The Immaculate Conception. A Catechism Class. Signor Urbain Ratazzi. Prisoners Chapter IX 68 Death of Mamma Margaret Chapter X 73 Plan of Studies. Some Remarkable Pupils of Don Bosco Chapter XI 80 Interior Life of Don Bosco. His Devotion to Mary, Help of Christians Chapter XII 86 The New Basilica. Don Bosco a Thaumaturgus Chapter XIII 93 Don Bosco's Literary Works. Printing Plant. The Salesian Bulletin Chapter XIV 103 The Salesian Schools. Don Bosco Persecuted. Testimonials of Government Officials Chapter XV 109 Vocations Multiply. Organization of the Salesian Society. Mary Mazzarello Chapter XVI 116 Papal Approbation of the Rules and Constitutions. The Spirit of St. Francis of Sales Dominates Chapter XVII 125 First Foreign Mission. The Argentine Republic. Don Cagliero Chapter XVIII 134 The Salesian Apostolate in Patagonia Chapter XIX 142 Two Pictures. The Salesian Co-operators Chapter XX 149 The Salesian Co-operators Chapter XXI 154 Don Bosco's Relations With His Co-operators Chapter XXII 161 Don Bosco in France Chapter XXIII 169 Church of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Don Bosco in Spain Chapter XXIV 176 Failure in Health. Letter to his Co-operators. Seminary of Foreign Missions Chapter XXV 182 French Pilgrims Visit Don Bosco. Other Visits. Prophecies. Chapter XXVI 190 Loyalty to the Pope in Life and Death. The Closing Scenes. Chapter XXVII 201 The Venerable Don Bosco's Last Will and Testament Addressed to the Salesian Co-operators Chapter XXVIII 208 A Retrospect. Don Michael Rua, Superior-General Chapter XXIX 216 After Death Chapter XXX 224 Don Bosco is Declared Venerable Chapter XXXI 230 The Historian of Don Bosco, Don Lemoyne Chapter XXXII 238 Don Paul Albera. The Present Status of the Society Chapter XXXIII 243 The Salesian Order in the United States: Eulogy of Don Bosco by the Apostolic Delegate This brief sketch of the holy life and marvellous achievements of a great inheritor of the spirit of Saint Francis of Sales, the Venerable Don Bosco is intended only to stimulate souls to a wider study of this loving Apostle of Youth, and so to a knowledge and reverence and appreciation, we dare to hope, which will urge them onward in the ways of holiness, and make them ardent and practical co-operators in the divine work of saving the young-the most pressing need of our times-initiated by the Founder of the Salesian Society, and brought to wonderful issues through the miraculous power of God and the loving intervention of Mary, Help of Christians.