Saint of the Week- Don Bosco

CYN is proud to present its new resource of a Saint of the Week. And it seems appropriate to start with the patron saint of youth ministry, St. Bosco. We can learn so much from this faith-filled man. His mission started young when he first had a dream that he was destined to work and form young boys through love; not by strict regulations and punishment. Throughout his life he had many miraculous dreams (about 150 in all) that guided and formed his work.



After being ordained in 1841, it didn’t take long for him to go to work ministering to young and adolescent boys. He eventually opened multiple oratories where young boys could come for catechesis, school, play, and for some even a place to live. St. Bosco reached out to those kids who know one else would. His work is continued today through the work of the Salesian Order (which he founded) in over 120 countries and over 40,000 priests, brothers, sisters and lay people!

In youth ministry we can take so much from the life of St. Bosco; the way that he reached out to teens, the way he loved them no matter what, and the way he never gave up on them. This week let us pray for his intercession for our ministry and our teens.