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DON BOSCO Mission Office Dear Friends, Saint John Bosco was named “Father and Teacher of Youth” by Pope John Paul II. He had one desire – to spend his life working with the young. This was achieved by employing a simple teaching method still practiced today. The Preventive System – based on love and not punishment, with reason, religion, and loving kindness. We call this the Salesian Spirit. Today, many Missioners, Volunteers, and Cooperators practice his philosophy with the continued interest and generosity of people all over the world. May our combined efforts bring hope to those in need. After all, Saint John Bosco is waiting for us in paradise. How to help our SALESIAN MISSIONARIES! n By praying every day for the missionaries. n Mass intentions (living/deceased) for the Missions: – offering of $10.00 for one Mass – offering of $250.00 for 30 “Gregorian Masses”. n Scholarships for young seminarians. n Leave a Legacy: Leave a gift in your will and continue to help youth in need. n Condolences: Make a donation to honour the memory of a loved one. n Honorary Donation: Special occasions, birthdays, weddings, and the like. n Employer Matching Gifts Program: Encourage your employer to match your donation. n Life Insurance and Listed Securities: Designate the Don Bosco Mission Office as the beneficiary of an insurance policy or transfer securities directly. n Enroll a living or deceased person in the Sacred Heart Association (see last page). n No gift is too small – any gift can make a difference. DON BOSCO MISSION OFFICE 11991, Pierre-Baillargeon, Montréal, QC H1E 2E5 Tel.: 514-648-4132 • Fax: 514-648-6729 [email protected] • www.dbmo.ca CANADA Don Bosco Youth Leadership Centre, Montreal, Quebec December 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2015 JANUARY 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Blessed Charles Foucauld 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (†1916) Blessed Raphaël Chylinski Blessed Philip Rinaldi (†1931) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Saint Edmund Campion, Martyr (†1741) Saint Francis Xavier (†1552) 3rd Successor of Don Bosco 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (†1581) Our Lady of Liesse (†1857) Patron Saint of Missions Saint John Damascene (†749) Salesian Family 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 12 Blessed Brian Lacey and 2nd Sunday of Advent Blessed John Mason, Martyrs Our Lady of Guadalupe Saint Nicholas of Myra (†325) Saint Ambrose of Milan Solemnity of the Immaculate (†1591) National Day of Prayer for Patron Saint of school children (†397) Conception of Mary Saint Juan Diego (†1548) Our Lady of Loreto (†1294) Saint Damasus I, Pope (†384) Aboriginal Peoples 13 14 15 16 17 18 5 19 3rd Sunday of Advent Saint Lucy of Syracuse (†303), Saint John of the Cross Blessed Urban V, Pope Martyr (†1591) Blessed Charles Steeb (†1858) Saint Adelaide, Empress (†999) Saint John of Matha (†1213) Saint Flannan (†600) (†1370) 20 21 22 23 24 25 6 26 Saint John of Kanty (†1473) Solemnity of the 4th Sunday of Advent Saint Thorlak Thorhallson of Birth of the Lord Saint Finnian of Iona (†661) Saint Peter Canisius (†1597) Saint Flavian (†362) Iceland (†1193) Saint Adela of Pfalzel (†735) Christmas Day Saint Stephen, First Martyr 27 28 29 30 31 There can be no virtue Saint John, Apostle and Holy Innocents, Martyrs without obedience. Evangelist Saint Caterina Volpicelli Saint Thomas à Becket, Martyr Blessed Margaret Colonna Saint Sylvester I, Pope Feast of the Holy Family (†1894) (†1170) (†1280) (†335) 11991, PIERRE-BAILLARGEON, MONTREAL, QC H1E 2E5 DON BOSCO MISSION OFFICE 514-648-4132 • [email protected] • www.dbmo.ca VILLE EMARD, MONTREAL, QUEBEC January 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY DECEMBER 2015 FEBRUARY 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Walk with your feet on earth and your heart in heaven. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Mary, Mother of God 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 New Year’s Day Saint Basil the Great and 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 World Day of Peace Saint Gregory Nazianzen 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Saint Brother André of Montreal Epiphany of the Lord Saint Elizabeth (+1937) Saint Raymond of Penyafort Blessed Edward Waterson Blessed Pauline Jaricot Saint Genevieve of Paris Anne Bailey Seton (+1821) Saint John Neumann (+1860) Canadian Family (+1275) (+1593) (+1862) 10 3 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys (+1700) Blessed Peter Donders Blessed Luigi Variara (+1923) Baptism of the Lord Saint Alexander Canadian Family Saint Hilary of Poitiers (+367) (+1887) Salesian Family Saint Joseph Vaz (+1711) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Saint Andrew Chong and companions (+1840) 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Cyril of Alexandria Saint Canute IV, King of Saints Fabian and Sebastian, Blessed Laura Vicuna (+1904) Saint Marianne Cope of Moloka’i Saint Anthony, Abbot (+356) (+444) Denmark, Martyr (+1086) Martyrs Saint Agnes, Martyr (+306) Salesian Family (+1918) 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Francis de 24 Sales (+1622) 6 25 26 27 28 29 30 Salesian Family Blessed Bronislaw Markiewicz 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 31 Saint John Bosco (+1888) Saints Timothy and Titus, Saint Thomas Aquinas (+1274) Blessed Joseph Freinademetz (+1912) Salesian Family Conversion of St. Paul Martyrs, Bishops Saint Angela Merici (+1540) Doctor of the Church (+1908) Salesian Family 11991, PIERRE-BAILLARGEON, MONTREAL, QC H1E 2E5 DON BOSCO MISSION OFFICE 514-648-4132 • [email protected] • www.dbmo.ca ITALY Salesian Youth Movement Forum Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Piedmont, Italy Salesian Youth Movement Forum Our Lady Help of Christians Basilica, Turin, Italy February 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY JANUARY 2016 S M T W T F S 1 Saint Brigid of 4 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 Kildare, Abbess (+523) Presentation of our Lord 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Patron Saint of Ireland World Day for Consecrated Life Saint Blaise (+320) and Blessed 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Commemoration Blessed Louis Brisson (+1908) Marie Rivier (+1838) Saint Paul Miki and Japanese 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of deceased Salesians Salesian Tradition Canadian Family Saint John of Britto (+1693) Saint Agatha, Martyr (+250) Martyrs (+1597) /31 25 26 27 28 29 30 7 8 3 9 10 11 12 13 Ash Wednesday 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Blessed Eusebia Palomino Fast and Abstinence Blessed Thomas Hemerford Blessed Pius IX (+1878) Saint Josephine Bakhita (+1935) Saint Scholastica (+543) Our Lady of Lourdes (+1584) Salesian Family (+1947) Salesian Family Blessed Aloysius Stepinac (+1960) World Day for the Sick Abstinence Saint Catherine Ricci (+1590) 14 15 5 16 17 18 19 20 1st Sunday in Lent Saint Valentine Blessed Joseph Allamano Saint Mark Barkworth, Saints Cyril (+869) and Methodius (+885) Saint Claude of Colombiere (+1926) Saint Finan of Lindisfarne Blessed Fra Angelico Martyr (+1601) Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Co-Patron Saints of Europe (+1682) Salesian Tradition (+603) (+1455) Abstinence of Fatima (+1920) 21 22 6 23 24 25 26 27 Saints Luigi Versiglia & Callistus Caravario Saint Isabella of France The Chair of Saint Peter, Saint Polycarp, Martyr, (+1930) Martyrs (+1270) Saint Gabriel of Our Lady 2nd Sunday in Lent Apostle (+67) Bishop (+155) Saint Ethelbert (+616) Salesian Family Abstinence of Sorrows (+1862) MARCH 2016 S M T W T F S 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Be humble and patient and the Lord Jesus will give you 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 3rd Sunday in Lent the will and the means. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Saint Hilary, Pope (+468) Saint Aubin 27 28 29 30 31 11991, PIERRE-BAILLARGEON, MONTREAL, QC H1E 2E5 DON BOSCO MISSION OFFICE 514-648-4132 • [email protected] • www.dbmo.ca Tap Seac Square, Macau, China CHINA Macau, China March 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2016 APRIL 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Saint Casimir of Poland (+1484) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Saint Chad of Liechfield Saint Katherine-Marie Drexel World Day of Prayer 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Saint David of Wales (+589) (+672) (+1955) Abstinence Saint Colman of Armagh 6 7 8 9 3 10 11 12 Blessed John Kearney, 4th Sunday in Lent Saint Perpetua and Martyr (+1653) Saint Colette de Corbia Saint Felicity, Martyrs Saint John Ogilvie, Martyr Begins novena to Saint Joseph (+1447) (+203) Saint John of God (+1550) Saint Frances of Rome (+1440) (+1615) Abstinence Saint Nicholas Owen (+1606) 13 14 15 5 16 17 18 19 5th Sunday in Lent Saint Roderick of Cordoba Saint Louise de Marillac Saint Patrick Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (+386) Solemnity of Saint Joseph, (+857) Saint Mathilda (+968) (+1660) Blessed Robert Dalby (+1589) Patron Saint of Ireland (+461) Abstinence Patron Saint of Canada 20 21 22 23 6 24 25 26 Monday of Holy Week Tuesday of Holy Week Wednesday of Holy Week Good Friday of the Palm Sunday Saint Nicolas of Switzerland Blessed Clemens August Saint Thuribius de Mongrovejo Holy Thursday Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday / of the Lord’s Passion (+1487) von Galen (+1946) (+1606) Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper Fast and Abstinence The Easter Vigil 27 28 29 30 31 4 Easter Octave Easter Octave Easter Octave Do good while you still have time.