preview

John Bosco Research Paper

Decent Essays

Saint John Bosco was born August 16, 1815 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy. When John was born Francis his father died only two years after, leaving Margaret to raise three boys by herself. She taught them that they each needed to carry his weight and help with the keep of their home and farm. Although no matter what struggles and hardships they went through Margaret always made time for the scriptures. However none of the boys felt as if it was of any importance besides John Bosco. The youngest out of the three boys, but also the most peculiar. He was interested in all the stories his mother told from the Bible and loved learning about God in much detail.

One night while John was in a "dream," John found himself fighting a large crowd …show more content…

At breakfast John described to his mother and brothers what he dreamed of. No one thought anything of it until John proclaimed that he wanted to follow God in priesthood. Although John knew that they did not have the finances to afford his studies him and his mother believed God would provide. That first dream led him to want to minister to poor and neglected boys, to use the love and guidance that seemed so impossible at his age to lead them to faithful and safe lives. He started out by learning how to juggle and do acrobatics to catch the attention of the children. When he had their attention he would teach them and take them to …show more content…

As he stepped forward a second time, he was followed by helpers. But the walls of the arbor closed on him, the roof sank lower and the roses crept onto the path. Thorns caught at him from all around. When he pushed them aside he only got more cuts, until he was tangled in thorns. Yet those who watched said, "How lucky Don John is! His path is forever strewn with roses! He hasn't a worry in the world. No troubles at all!" Many of the helpers, who had been expecting an easy journey, turned back, but some stayed with him. Finally he climbed through the roses and thorns to find another incredible garden. A cool breeze soothed his torn skin and healed his wounds.”(Catholic

Get Access