NOVENA IN HONOR OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO
HOLINESS FOR YOU TOO r eflections from Salesian Rector Major Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime ’s commentary on the 2019 Strenna Download Word Document Introduction: R easons for the 2019 Strenna: Don Rua declared, “This is what our beloved Don Bosco taught us in the first article of the Holy Rule, where it says that the object of our Pious Society is, first, the Christian perfection of its members, and then various works of charity, both spiritual and temporal, on behalf of the young.” Without that the whole apostolic endeavor on behalf of youth would prove sterile. Don Bosco knows perfectly well that the first, most radical, and decisive way to help others is to be saints. “Holiness is the greatest gift that we can offer to the young.” “We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves. Are you called to the consecrated life? Be holy by living out your commitment with joy. Are you m