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"In every young person, a point of goodness is accessible and it is the primary duty of the educator to discover that sensitive cord of the heart so as to draw out the best in the young person" - John Don Bosco

"It is enough that you are young for me to love you very much" - John Don Bosco

"I want to give you the formula for sanctity: first, be happy; second, study; third, do good to everyone" - John Don Bosco

"Entrust everything to Jesus in the blessed sacrament and to Mary help of Christians and you will see what miracles are" - John Don Bosco

"Do not lose anytime. Do good, do all the good you can and you will never regret doing it" - John Don Bosco

"Here in your midst I feel completely at home; for me, living means being here with you" - John Don Bosco

"It is enough that you are young for me to love you very much" - John Don Bosco

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The message behind John Don Bosco’s words were “Da mihi animas cetera tolle” (“Give me souls,take all the rest” Gen 14:21).

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1. “Without confidence and love, there can be no true education. If you want to be loved…you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them.”

2. “The school was not the end; it was rather the instrumental means for improving the way of life.”

3. “If one is to do good, he must have a little courage, be ready for sacrifice, deal affably with all and never slight anybody. By following this method I have always had significant success, in fact, marvelous success.”

4. “Act today in such a way that you need not blush tomorrow."

5. “Do not put off till tomorrow the good you can do today. You may not have a tomorrow.”

6. “Let us strive to fare well in this life and in the next."

7. “Be slow to pass judgment.”

8. “Do you want your companions to respect you? Always think well of everyone, and be ready to help others. Do this and you will be happy."

9. “Run, jump, have all the fun you want at the right time, but, for heaven’s sake, do not commit sin!” (from St. Philip Neri).

10. “Servite Domino in laetitia!” (Serve the Lord joyfully!)

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When the traveling entertainers performed at a local feast in the nearby hills, John watched and studied the juggler's' tricks and the acrobats' secrets. Then he would put on shows of his skills as a juggler, magician and acrobat with prayers before and after the performance.

In one of many John Don Bosco dreams there was this lady and she said “This is the field of your work. Be humble, steadfast, and strong!"

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25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

John Don Bosco lived like this in many ways. John saw an opportunity to help people and he took it. John Bosco is a lot like the good samaritan in this story because he helped many people in need of support, he didn't just let these boys go on the wrong path of life full of crime instead he direct them on the path full of caring and compassionate people.

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John Don Bosco helped many young men during his time, he guided them on the right path. He would go around to small towns and perform his juggling acts that he learnt from the circus then he would preach his beliefs then he would finish with a story from the bible and a prayer.

Prophetic - John was a very talented young boy he used his juggling talent to help him preach his knowledge.

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St. John Bosco
Friend of the young,
Teacher in the ways of God,
Your dedication to empowering the needy inspires us still.
Help me to work for a better world,
where the young are given the chance to flourish,
where the poor’s dream for justice can come true,
and where God’s compassion is shown to be real.
Intercede for me as I bring my needs to you and to
Our heavenly Mother, the Help of Christians.

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The living conditions during the time of John Don Bosco were poor because of the upheaval of war.

In the 1840's the slums of Turin were overrun by the poverty that resulted inevitably from sweatshop factories it their hazardous machinery, child labor and starvation wages.

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Perhaps you think that what I am suggesting is too easy or not practical enough. Yet I assure you that if you abide by what I say, you will be successful. You will see that by these means you will win over those who in the be-ginning had not given the least cause for any hope.

If too often we see our efforts cast to the winds, devoid of any good results, if the fruit of our labors is nothing but a bunch of thorns and thistles, I believe we are to attribute this sad failure to the fact that we have not yet learned the way of keeping discipline in the manner I have explained above.

Only moral strength can win the human heart, which Saint Gregory tells us is like an impregnable fortress that cannot be conquered except by affection and kindness.

What I recommend is hard, I know, especially for young adults whose first inclination towards obtaining discipline is to act on the spur of the moment and inflict punishments. But I assure you; real success can only be the result of patience. Impatience merely disgusts the children and spreads discontent among the best of them.

Long experience has taught me that patience is the only remedy for even the worst cases of disobedience and irresponsiveness. Sometimes, after making many patient efforts without obtaining success, I deemed it necessary to resort to severe measures. Yet these never achieved anything, and in the end I always found that charity finally triumphed where severity had met with failure. Charity is the cure-all though it may be slow in affecting its cure.

Remember that education is a difficult art and that God alone is its true master. We will never succeed in it unless he teaches us the way. While depending humbly and entirely on him, we should try with might and main to acquire that moral strength which is a stranger to force and rigor. Let us strive to make ourselves loved, to instill into our children the high ideal of duty and the holy fear of God, and we will soon possess their hearts. Then, with natural ease, they will join us in praising Jesus Christ, our Lord, who is our model, our patron, our exemplar in all things, but especially in the education of the young.

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In dealing with the young, we must not allow the shadow of anger to darken our countenance. Self-control must rule our whole being – our mind, our heart, our lips. Do you remember how Jesus answered those apostles who wanted him to call down fire and brimstone upon those cities that had refused to hear their teaching about him? He had only words of pardon for them.

"Let nothing disturb you!" was an expression often on the lips of St. Teresa. It is good counsel.

St. Francis de Sales, that meekest of saints, never allowed his tongue to speak when his spirit was disturbed. "I am afraid," he once said, "to lose in a quarter of an hour that little sweetness that I have gathered up, drop by drop, like dew, in the vessel of my heart through the efforts of 20 years."

Master your own character, and then you will succeed in mastering those of your pupils. Show them that uncontrolled emotion plays no part in your actions; they will respect you for that, and their respect will prompt their obedience. But betray the least sign of weakness, of passion, of impatience, and your authority and prestige will not long endure. Besides, your punishment will not be taken as a remedy for the boy’s fault, but as a vent for your own passion. It can bear no fruit!

Even a slight flush of the countenance or a slight change in the tone of voice caused by anger betrays us and incites the boys to lose their esteem and confidence in us. Then all punishment is useless, because the boys feel that reason alone ought to be used in correcting them.

Keep Jesus before you. He patiently bore the ignorance and rudeness of his apostles. He had to put up with their faithlessness. The friendly hand he extended even to sinners aroused surprise in some and scandalized others. Yet his one interest was to inspire confidence and hope in the hearts of sinners. Well could he command us, then: "Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart."

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When John was just nine years old he had his first call from God. In this call John found himself fighting a large crowd of people who were cursing, John tried to stop the men, but they refused to listen to him. Suddenly a man appeared and said to John "Not with blows will you help these boys, but with goodness and kindness!" John said to the man "Who are you?". Then suddenly a women put her arms around John and said "Watch what I do, John." Then the women walked over to the boys suddenly the boys changed to a pack of snarling wild animals whose growls sent terror to his heart. The the women put out her hand. The beasts changed again, to a frolicking flock of lambs. John thought "What does this all mean" and he suddenly bursts into tears. The lady's answers came to him, it repeated through his head "This is your field of work. Be humble, steadfast and strong"

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Don Bosco dreamed of serving the Lord by helping young children and leading them on a path with Christ and greatly affected the lives of others by being a second father to them. By keeping his teaching alive today, we can carry his dream even further and continue to positively affect the lives of children for years to come.

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John was born on the 16 August 1815 in Castelnuovo, Italy. He was born in to a loving family with parents Francis and Margret and two other brothers. Johns father (Francis) died to years after his birth, leaving his Mother Margret to raise three young boys. Margret left many household chores for him and his brothers to do like firewood cutting and gathering, fields to plow, and crops to they had to tend. Margaret taught the boys that work was a privilege and that joy would make the work lighter. When John was just nine years old he had his first call from God.