Venerable Don Bosco the Apostle of Youth
M. S. Pine
Play
Length 5 h 8 min
Chapters 33
First published 1916
This brief sketch of the holy life and marvelous achievements of a great inheritor of the spirit of Saint Francis of Sales, Saint 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.
Saint John Bosco was canonized in 1934 – thus in this book, which was published in 1916, he in only referred to as Venerable. (Summary adapted from the forward of the book)
Chapters
1
Birth and Early Childhood Read by KevinS 11:05
2
Education. Vocation to the Priesthood. Ordination Read by Phil Chenevert 8:48
3
Bartholomew Garelli. Foundation of the Oratory of St. Francis of Sales Read by KevinS 6:54
4
A Typical Sunday. Opposition and Trial. Valdocco. Illness of Don Bosco Read by Michael Curran 9:33
5
Margaret Bosco in Valdocco. Success of the Oratory. Attempts on the Life of Don Bosco Read by Larry Wilson 7:54
6
Don Bosco's Protector, Grigio Read by KevinS 6:15
7
Purchase of Valdocco Property. Church of St. Francis of Sales. The Cholera Read by KevinS 9:28
8
The Immaculate Conception. A Catechism Class. Signor Urbain Ratazzi. Prisoners Read by John 8:26
9
Death of Mama Margaret Read by Larry Wilson 5:54
10
Plan of Studies. Some Remarkable Pupils of Don Bosco Read by John 8:30
11
Interior Life of Don Bosco. His Devotion to Mary, Help of Christians Read by Hincenbergs 7:43
12
The New Basilica. Don Bosco a Thaumaturgus Read by Gordon S. Jones 8:01
13
Don Bosco's Literary Works. Printing Plant. The Salesian Bulletin Read by Gordon S. Jones 12:00
14
The Salesian Schools. Don Bosco Persecuted. Testimonials of Government Officials Read by Larry Wilson 7:07
15
Vocations Multiply. Orginization of the Salesian Society. Mary Mazzarello Read by Larry Wilson 8:18
16
Papal Approbation of the Rules and Constitutions. The Spirit of St. Francis of Sales Dominates Read by Larry Wilson 11:17
17
First Foreign Mission. The Argentine Republic. Don Cagliero Read by Larry Wilson 11:11
18
The Salesian Apostolate in Patagonia Read by Larry Wilson 9:48
19
Two Pictures. The Salesian Co-operators Read by Michael Curran 8:32
20
The Salesian Co-operators Read by KevinS 6:52
21
Don Bosco's Relations with His Co-operators Read by KevinS 8:07
22
Don Bosco in France Read by KevinS 9:36
23
Church of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Don Bosco in Spain. Read by Michael Curran 8:34
24
Failure in Health. Letter to His Co-operators. Seminary of Foreign Missions Read by Carol Pelster 9:40
25
French Pilgrims Visit Don Bosco. Other Visits. Prophecies Read by Carol Pelster 11:46
26
Loyalty to the Pope in Life and Death. The Closing Scene Read by Carol Pelster 15:09
27
The Venerable Don Bosco's Last Will and Testament Addressed to the Salesian Co-operators Read by Larry Wilson 8:20
28
A Retrospect. Don Michael Rua, Superior General Read by Larry Wilson 9:46
29
After Death Read by Susan Morin 13:52
30
Don Bosco is Declared Venerable Read by Michael Curran 8:45
31
The Historian of Don Bosco, Don Lemoyne Read by Michael Curran 11:30
32
Don Paul Albera. The Present Status of the Society Read by KevinS 7:03
33
The Salesian Order in the United States: Eulogy of Don Bosco by the Apostolic Delegate Read by KevinS 12:03
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens archive.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
