Collect · Jan 31, 2006 · SESSIUNCULA, WDTPRS
31 Jan: St. John Bosco
Novus OrdoSaint John Bosco, Priest — Jan 31, 2028
Deus, qui beatum Ioannem presbyterum adulescentium patrem et magistrum excitasti, concede, quaesumus, ut, eodem caritatis igne succensi, animas quaerere tibique soli servire valeamus.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who roused up blessed John the priest as a father and teacher of young men, grant, we beseech You, that we, enflamed with the same fire of charity, may be able to seek after souls and to serve only You.
St. John Bosco (+1888) was a great father figure and educator, working especially with orphaned boys and young men, organizing schools and workshops to teach them trades and give them formation with guidance. These days a horrible war has been declared on boys and young men in common culture, which is riddled with the rot of a degrading type of…