Pope Francis sent a fraternal greeting to the Salesians and thanked them for “so much good” that they “do in the Church” a day prior to the feast of Saint John Bosco.
“I would like to greet the Salesians, who do so much good in the Church. I followed the Mass celebrated in the Sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians [in Turin] by the Rector Major Ángel Fernández Artime, I prayed with him for everyone”, assured the Pope after the Angelus this Sunday, 30 January.
The Holy Father urged us to think of this “great saint, father and teacher of youth.”
He stressed that Don Bosco “did not lock himself in the sacristy, he did not lock himself in his things”, but he went “out to the streets to look for young people, with that creativity that was his hallmark”.
“Best wishes to all Salesians and Salesians!”, the Pope concluded.