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Salesian world, 3 November 2020 -- Some 44 years ago a Jesuit provincial in Argentina, Fr Jorge Maria Bergoglio, asked his confreres to pray through the intercession of Salesian Brother Artemide Zatti to obtain more new Jesuit Brother vocations. And already in those times, Brother Zatti 'did the miracles' and the Jesuits, a few years later, had dozens of solid Brothers in their province.

Yes, Blessed Artemide Zatti is not just an 'asset' of the Salesian Family, he is among those many Saints - Blesseds - Venerables - declared by the Universal Church as models we follow and as our intercessors on our journey in this world.

November 13, the liturgical memory of Brother Artemide Zatti is coming up. Maybe it's a good chance for personal or community novena prayer for new Salesian Brother vocations. We already have many tools at hand (see Boscolink) including a Quiz, Biography, short movie and many photos. Blessed Artemide Zatti, pray for us!

Short life-sketch of Blessed Artemide Zatti:

1880: Born in Boretto (Italy) three children, mother Albina Vecchi, father Luigi Zatti
1887: Sacrament of confirmation
1886: Elementary school (3 years only) in Boretto, while already working in the farm
1889: Working experience in one well-off family
1897: Migration - whole family moved to Argentina, settled in Bahia Blanca (Patagonia)
1897: Works in a brick factory, Fr. Carlo Cavalli, parish priest becomes his spiritual guide
1900: Enters Salesian Aspirantate in Bernal (Buenos Aires), senior than his companions
1902: Assists a young priest, TB patient and gets TB during his prenovitiate, sent to Viedma
1902: Fr Evasio Garrone, parish priest-doctor in Viedma, director of the only Patagonia hospital of San Jose takes medical care of Zatti; here meets also Ceferino Namuncura
1904: After a promise to Our Lady, Zatti is healed of TBC
1906: Novitiate started as Salesian (Lay) Brother (Coadjutor)
1908: First profession
1911: Final profession
1911: Fr Evasio Garrone dies, his pharmacy entrusted to Zatti, then slowly the hospital, too
1914: Zatti becomes an Argentina citizen
1915: Zatti becomes officially the Viedma, San José hospital Director
1916: Zatti’s father Luigi passed away in Bahia Blanca
1917: Zatti gets the official pharmacy, professional nurse license (distance course La Plata)
1925: Zatti’s brother Eliseo passed away, FMA’s arrive to Viedma, taking care of women
1934: Zatti participates in DB Canonization in Italy as province Salesian Brothers delegate
1935: Bishop Nicolas Esandi is consecrated in Viedma, hospital would become his Curia
1941: San Jose hospital is demolished and transferred to the Agricultural school San Isidro
1947: Zatti ends the hospital administration responsibility
1950: Zatti falls from the ladder, discovered advanced liver cancer
1951: Zatti treated in Bahia Blanca, then transferred in his hospital, dies on March 15
1976: Argentina Jesuit Provincial Jorge Mario Bergoglio requests to pray through Zatti's intercession for Brother's vocations
1980: Viedma bishop Miguel Esteban Hesayne, introduces the Cause of Beatification
1980: Salesian Carlo Alberto Bosio is healed through the intercession of Artemide Zatti
1982: Conclusion of the diocesan process
1997: Zatti becomes a Venerable
2001: Pope John Paul II approves the decree of the miracle
2002: Pope John Paul II proclaims Artemide Zatti a Blessed

Shortcut

5500(II)_A Good Samaritan in Salesian Style - Brother Artemide Zatti