St. John Bosco: Father and Teacher of Youth | Catholic Social Justice Done Right (31 January)

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St. John Bosco (1815–1888) stands as one of the Church’s greatest defenders of children, the poor, and the working class — long before modern “social justice” went off the rails. Born into poverty and orphaned at a young age, Don Bosco was raised by a deeply pious mother and guided by divine visions that shaped his entire life. From preaching at age 10 to sheltering hundreds of abandoned boys in industrial-era Turin, St. John Bosco dedicated himself to saving souls first — by caring for bodies second. In this episode, we also recall: St. Onesimus, the runaway slave transformed by St. Paul into a bishop and martyr Blessed Angelus of Scarpeto, who raised a condemned man from the dead The true Catholic origins of social reform Why St. John Bosco faced persecution from church officials, politicians, police, and even the boys he tried to help St. John Bosco founded the Salesians, developed the revolutionary Preventive System of education (Faith, Reason, and Love), and personally housed over 800 boys — many sleeping under bridges before he found them. Today, as children face not physical poverty but spiritual destruction, we desperately need saints like Don Bosco again. “No servant is greater than his Master.” Christ was opposed. Don Bosco was opposed. Truth always is. St. John Bosco, pray for us. 00:00 – Introduction & the true meaning of social justice 00:41 – St. Onesimus: from slave to bishop and martyr 01:37 – Blessed Angelus and the man raised from the dead 02:25 – Introduction to St. John Bosco 02:56 – Don Bosco’s childhood poverty and holy mother 03:02 – The prophetic childhood dream of Our Lord and Our Lady 03:46 – Circus tricks, street preaching, and early evangelization 05:05 – Desire for the priesthood and family opposition 05:57 – Leaving home at 12 years old 06:09 – Formation under St. Joseph Cafasso 06:35 – Seminary years and ordination 06:50 – Industrial Turin and child labor injustice 07:20 – Visiting prisons and discovering imprisoned children 08:08 – Caring for the body to save the soul 08:51 – Magic tricks, catechism, and meeting boys where they were 09:13 – Housing dozens… then hundreds of boys 09:44 – Founding the Salesians 09:52 – The Preventive System: Faith, Reason, Love 10:38 – St. Dominic Savio and sanctity in youth 11:00 – Opposition from Church, state, media, and mobs 12:14 – Violence, persecution, and suffering 12:42 – Founding an order for orphaned girls 12:54 – Death of St. John Bosco 13:19 – Literary legacy and writings 13:35 – Canonization by Pope Pius XI 14:06 – Catholic roots of social reform 15:00 – The modern crisis facing children’s souls 15:51 – Call to prayer and conclusion Please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StJohnBosco #DonBosco #CatholicSaints #CatholicSocialTeaching #CatholicTruth #CatholicMasculinity #SaveTheChildren #TraditionalCatholic #Salesians #CatholicEducation #Fai

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• Parenting
• Justice & Mercy