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Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco: From Saint John Bosco's Biographical Memoirs

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SKU:
1390
ISBN:
9780895555977

The hidden interior life of the social worker saint . . .

St. John Bosco was a priest of the diocese of Turin, Italy, and founder of the Society of St. Francis de Sales. Famous for his kindliness and gentleness, he is a patron of disadvantaged youth because of his caring for children on the streets and juvenile delinquents, whose care and welfare he made his life's work. Giving them shelter and care, teaching them skills for future employment, and even enticing them with his uncanny magic tricks and juggling skills, Don Bosco was famous as a helper of the poor and needy children created by the Industrial Revolution, as well as a beloved publisher of catechetical works. But as Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco shows, there is far more inside this powerhouse saint than meets the eye.

Recorded in his memoirs, St. John Bosco's dreams reveal a side of the gentle saint that is scarcely recognizable, taking him squarely from the image of the saint of social welfare to one as a mystical pastor of souls. The dreams—really allegorical visions, and terrible ones—see him tossing on the waves of the high seas of modernism that roil and rock the Barque of the Church, guided by the Pope between two pillars of Mary and the Blessed Sacrament. Elsewhere, in a mystical allegory, he faces a horrifying, massive snake that becomes strangled in the rope of the Rosary. But when his boys begin to feast on the snake's flesh, he rather has to use a hammer and anvil—Confession and Communion—to bring them back to life. And the most horrid dream of all takes John Bosco, along with his readers, straight to the depths of Hell, more awful than anything he can imagine, where he sees the fate of his poor boys unless he should help them.

Be inspired, not terrified, by the dreams of this underrated mystic who saw vividly and almost unbearably the spiritual reality of his exterior actions, showing us that nothing is without deepest and most powerful meaning in the spiritual realm. St. John Bosco shows us that through all of these perils, there is sound hope in the mercy of the All-Loving and All-Powerful God, Who does all He can for us to be saved.

Author:
St. John Bosco
Imprint:
TAN Books
Pages:
240
Publication Date:
2/1/1997
Product Format:
Paperbound
Pdf:
https://tanbooks.com/content/40DreamsOfJohnBosco_Preview.pdf
Height:
8.50
Width:
5.50

16 Reviews

  • 5
    Excellent read

    Posted by Marie Autobee on Jul 31st 2024

    I am so enjoying this book. I did not know of Don Bosco's dreams. Wonderful!

  • 5
    This is a beautiful and very spiritual prayer book. I like it a lot!

    Posted by Robert W. Frank on May 29th 2024

    I really liked this book about St. John Bosco!

  • 5
    Riveting!!!

    Posted by Amanda on May 22nd 2024

    This book is so insightful into the life of St. John Bosco.

  • 5
    A must for boys

    Posted by Cecilia Huynh on May 22nd 2024

    I purchased this book before and give away to a friend who has two young boys. They are appreciated and well use it. Thus I order another one and give it to my nephew. We need this kind of books in today world. Thank you TAN for making it affordable.

  • 5
    Fourty Dreams of St. John Bosco

    Posted by Rita on Nov 29th 2023

    Very interesting and informative. Learning so much more about a wonderful saint.

  • 5
    Don Bosco

    Posted by Dave on Oct 5th 2023

    This is a wonderful book. Easy to read. Short stories. He was a wonderful priest.

  • 5
    Saint Bosco

    Posted by Dave on Oct 2nd 2023

    This is a wonderful book. Glad I bought it. He was a awesome priest.

  • 5
    One of the Greatest Books to Captive One;s Attention

    Posted by Giovanni on May 24th 2023

    Reading can be hard, learning can be hard. Saint John Bosco;s dreams provide an easily accessible way to understand topics of the spiritual life so simple that they may surprise you when you read them. The dreams were given to him to provide to his Oratory children and therefore are easily able to be understood. If you have a hard time reading books, this is something one should get!

  • 5
    Very interesting!

    Posted by SANDY T. on Nov 27th 2022

    I got gift copies.