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Mary Help of Christians

Mary Help

Saint John Bosco attributed the success of his work to the motherly help of Our Blessed Lady. The Feast Day of Mary, Help of Christians, is normally on 24th May but in 2009 this day coincides with the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Some Salesian Communities will celebrate the Feast on the preceding or following day.

Traditionally there is a novena, nine days of prayer, in preparation for the feast. You can download from this site an A5 version, or an A6 version suitable for keeping in a prayerbook. In both cases, print the PDF file on both sides of the page.

Working for Youth in Need

The Salesians of Don Bosco, (SDB) are an international Roman Catholic Religious Order of men dedicated to be signs and bearers of the love of God for young people, especially those who are disadvantaged.

Founded by Saint John Bosco in Italy during the nineteenth century, we now number over 16000 Priests and Brothers, present in 128 different countries all over the world.

Wherever we work, the development of the young through education and evangelization is the focus of all our concern because we believe that our total dedication to the young is our best gift to humanity. Saint John Bosco said, "I have promised God that I would give of myself to my last breath for my poor boys."

In the Salesian province of Great Britain we have over 80 Salesians (Priests and Brothers) working from eight communities, with responsibility for schools, parishes, youth work and a retreat centre.

We collaborate with other members of the Salesian Family including the Salesian Sisters, Cooperators, Volunteers of Don Bosco and Past Pupils.

You can taste our charism, our Salesian Way, in the pages of this website, especially in the sections Salesian Footprints and Led by a Dream

We maintain support for our Mission in Liberia, West Africa, where Salesians work for the children especially those who were soldiers in the recent wars.