austraLasia #3438
Francis & Don Bosco
20 May 2014 -- Here is an interesting and useful gift for you.
Earlier this year Fr Alejandro Leon, who is now in Ecuador but had spent nine years as parish priest in Buenos Aires under the then Archbishop Jose M. Bergoglio, produced a study of the Salesian connections (roots which involve not only Pope Francis' family but also his vocation) based on letters that the archbishop had written with a view to them being kept in Salesian archives.
We have seen bits and pieces of these letters before, especially at the time of Pope Francis' election, but the complete letters have not been available in English, nor has this interesting study.
It is now in English and available, thanks to permission from Ecuador, on SDL.
Other than an introduction and a conclusion, this fully illustrated book contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1: SALESIAN ROOTS
Chapter 2: EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL
Chapter 3: A GRAND TESTIMONY OF GRATITUDE AND FRIENDSHIP
Chapter 4: ARTEMIDES ZATTI AMONGST FRANCIS’ SALESIAN DEVOTIONS
Chapter 5: HIS LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY, ARGENTINA, AND LATIN AMERICA
Chapter 6: SALESIAN MEMORIES THROUGH THE YEARS
Chapter 7: THE SALESIAN FAMILY AND FRANCIS
Chapter 8: FRANCIS SPEAKS ABOUT DON BOSCO AND HIS SONS
The cover pic has been omitted to reduce file 'weight'.
Enjoy!
Francis & Don Bosco
Earlier this year Fr Alejandro Leon, who is now in Ecuador but had spent nine years as parish priest in Buenos Aires under the then Archbishop Jose M. Bergoglio, produced a study of the Salesian connections (roots which involve not only Pope Francis' family but also his vocation) based on letters that the archbishop had written with a view to them being kept in Salesian archives.
We have seen bits and pieces of these letters before, especially at the time of Pope Francis' election, but the complete letters have not been available in English, nor has this interesting study.
It is now in English and available, thanks to permission from Ecuador, on SDL.
Other than an introduction and a conclusion, this fully illustrated book contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1: SALESIAN ROOTS
Chapter 2: EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL
Chapter 3: A GRAND TESTIMONY OF GRATITUDE AND FRIENDSHIP
Chapter 4: ARTEMIDES ZATTI AMONGST FRANCIS’ SALESIAN DEVOTIONS
Chapter 5: HIS LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY, ARGENTINA, AND LATIN AMERICA
Chapter 6: SALESIAN MEMORIES THROUGH THE YEARS
Chapter 7: THE SALESIAN FAMILY AND FRANCIS
Chapter 8: FRANCIS SPEAKS ABOUT DON BOSCO AND HIS SONS
The cover pic has been omitted to reduce file 'weight'.
Enjoy!
