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In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan… as we shiver into another year, its pages blank and ready to be written, January brings us hope and new beginnings. Perhaps a new book could inspire...

Upcoming Events - January 2026

Find out about events planned for the Salesian Family at home and internationally, and keep track of feast days and days of prayer across the Catholic Church.

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Feast of St Francis de Sales

Feast of St Francis de Sales

Date: 24th January 2020 00:00

St Francis de Sales, (1567-1622) is known as the gentle saint, and his kind approach inspired and influenced Don Bosco, who named his religious order after him, and placed it in his patronage. The official name of the Salesians of Don Bosco is the Society of St Francis de Sales.