A pictorial summary of the life and virtues of the young student of Don Bosco

1. Saint
Dominic
Savio

2. Dominic Savio was born in Riva de Chieri (Italy) on 2 April 1842.
He was the eldest among five children of Ángel Savio,
and Brígida, a simple woman who helped the family
economy by sewing for her neighbors.

3. His father Carlo Savio and his mother Brígida Gaiato

4. the house in
Riva de Chieri

6. They lived for a few years in MONDONIO

7. From a very young age, he liked to help at Holy Mass as an acolyte, and when he arrived
at the temple very early in the morning and the door was closed, he would stay there on
his knees adoring Jesus in the Eucharist, while the sacristan came to open the chapel

8. Later they moved to MURIALDO

9. The day before his first confession, he went to his mother and asked her for
forgiveness for all the troubles he had given her with his childish defects

10. “Resolutions that Dominic Savio, made in the year 1849,
at seven years old, the day of his First Communion: -
1. I will go to confession very often and receive Holy
Communion whenever the confessor allows me to.
2. I want to keep the holidays holy.
3. My friends will be Jesus and Mary. 4. Rather die than sin.”

11. On October 2, 1854, he met Don Bosco. This holy
priest would guide him on the path of youthful
holiness, becoming his spiritual father, his teacher
and his friend. He took him to Turin to study.

13. He was 12 years old. There he spent his adolescence, living as a boarder
with the poor boys that Don Bosco himself gathered into his Oratory.

14. When he arrived at the Oratory, he read the sign posted over the door of Don
Bosco's room: “Give me souls, and take the rest!”; and spontaneously he told him:
“Don Bosco, this is your business, the salvation of souls. Well then, I will be
the cloth and you will be the tailor. Make of me a beautiful suit for the Lord."

15. He walked alone , through the bushes, the 18 kilometers, as a 10 year old,
to school every day. His uncle asked him: Aren't you afraid to go alone?
He replied, “I am not alone; my Guardian Angel protects me.

16. He kept the rules of the house exactly ...
and also fulfilled all his duties

17. And Saint John Bosco said of him: "If this young man had continued going to that
place, he would not have become a saint." But obedience to his director saved him

18. “when some companions prepared a war of stones he said to them:
'Jesus died forgiving those who crucified him and you don't want to forgive
those who offend you.' The two enemies shook hands, and made peace

19. When struck by a smaller companion he answered - "I could hit you too because
I'm stronger than you. But I forgive you, as long as you don't say what shouldn't
be said again." The other corrected himself and was henceforth his friend

20. Once wrongly accused for the indiscipline in the class, he did not defend
himself, but said - "Our Lord did not defend himself when they accused
him unjustly. And also the promoters of disorder could be expelled if
they were found out, because they have already committed faults.

21. On the other hand, as it was for me a first offense, I may be
punished, but I could be sure that they would not expel me".

22. His took to attending his wayward companions,
and helped newcomers to the Oratory and the lonely,
the classmates with difficulties, and the sick.

23. Don Bosco rightly guided him justly on the path of holiness

24. Don Bosco advised him - "Dominic, what God wants of you, as a
teenager, is that you always do your homework well as a student,
try to do good to your classmates and always be happy"

25. For three years, he won the Fellowship Award,
by popular acclaim of all 800 students

26. With the best students of the school, he founded an association called "Company
of the Immaculate Conception" to encourage each other to better fulfill their
duties and dedicate themselves to the apostolate with greater fervor.

28. And it is remarkable that of the 18 young people with whom
John Bosco founded the Salesian Community, two years later,
11 were from the association founded by Dominic Savio.

29. Every day he went
to visit the Blessed
Sacrament in
the chapel,
and in the Holy
Mass, after
receiving
Communion he
remained as if in
ecstasy talking
with Our Lord

30. The mother of Saint John Bosco, Mama Margarita, said to her son one day:
"Among your students you have many who are wonderfully good. But none
equals Dominic Savio in virtue and holiness. No one as joyful and pious as him,
and no one so always willing to help everyone and in every way".

31. Don Bosco finds Dominic in ecstasy in front of the tabernacle

32. every Friday he is accompanied by
some companions to pray the Rosary
of the Seven Sorrows in the chapel

33. His relatives wanted to prevent her from going in to see his mother, since she
was struggling to give birth to a new child and was in serious danger of dying.
Dominic paid no attention and entered, he threw himself on his mother, hugged
her, kissed her and secretly left a scapular of the Virgin Mary on her breast.

34. In the summer of 1856 a cholera epidemic broke out
and Don Bosco gathered forty-four young people to help
the sick. Dominic, like Don Bosco's other volunteers,
did not suffer any harm, as promised by the saint.

35. The heroic efforts of
this adolescent to
keep his purity intact,
especially controlling
his gaze, are due to
his great devotion
to the Immaculate
Conception, lived with
a chivalrous spirit and
ardent tenderness.

36. Later, Dominic fell ill with tuberculosis.

37. He sensed that the end of his life was coming.

38. December 8, 1854. On that day he made a general
confession, and before the altar of the Immaculate
Conception he personally consecrated himself to her.

39. The soul of this boy desired so much to go to God,
that his weak body was no longer able to restrain it.

40. after confessing and receiving Communion and receiving the Anointing of the Sick,
he felt that he was leaving for eternity. He called his daddy to say prayers for him
from the prayer book next to his bed. -At 9 o'clock at night he exclaimed: "Dad,
dad, what beautiful things I see" and with an angelic smile he sweetly expired.

41. a few years later he appeared to Saint John Bosco,
surrounded by many more young people who
were in heaven. He was splendid and full of joy.

42. And he told him: "What consoled me the most at the time of death was the
presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Recommend everyone to pray a lot and
with great fervor. And tell the young people that I await them in Paradise."

43. He is PATRON of:
Children and
Adolescents.
choirs.
Students
altar boys .
pregnant moms

44. He was proclaimed
Blessed on March 5,
1950 by Pius XII, who
later canonized him on
June 12, 1954. The Pope
said: "With admiration
one discovers in him the
wonderful pathsof grace,
and a permanent and
unreserved adherence to
the things of heaven that
his faith perceived
with rare intensity.

45. Among the miracles attributed to him were the cures of
María Consuelo Adelantado Moragas and Albano Sabatino

46. PRAYER TO
SAINT DOMINIC SAVIO
Saint Dominic Savio,
who at Don Bosco's school
learned to follow the paths
of youthful holiness:
teach us to imitate your
love for JESUS and MARY,
and your desire to lead
your companions to be
THEIR friends;
Teach us to practis his motto,
"Rather die than sin", so we
may achieve our eternal
salvation. Amen

47. PRAYER OF THE MOTHER
WAITING FOR A CHILD
Lord Jesus, through the intercession of
Saint Dominic Savio I beg you with love for
this sweet hopethat I carry in my bosom.
You have given me the immense gift
of this little life that encourages mine;
I humbly thank you for choosing
me as an instrument of your love.
In this sweet hope, help me to live in
continuous abandonment to your divine will.
Grant me a mother's heart, pure, strong and
generous. - I entrust to you the cares of the
future: the anxieties, the fears, the desires in
favor of the creature that I do not know yet.
May it be healthy in body, and remove all evil
and all danger to the soul. Mary You enjoyed
the ineffable joys of a holy maternity, give me
a strong heart to transmit a living and ardent faith.
Sanctify my waiting, bless my joyful hope,
make the fruit of my womb strong in virtue
and holiness, as you granted to the
adolescent Saint Dominic Savio. - Amen

48. "Nosotros demostramos la santidad, estando siempre alegres".

49. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 1-11-2022
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
All Souls Day
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating
weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Conscience
Christ is Alive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedict XVI
Fatima, History of the Apparitiions
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Freedom
Grace and Justification
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Human Community
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Kingdom of Christ
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Saint Joseph
Saint Leo the Great
Saint Luke, evangelist
Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mary Magdalen
Saint Mark, evangelist
Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Martin of Tours
Sain Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta
Saints Nazario and Celso
Saint Philip and James the lesser
Saint John Chrysostom
Saint Jean Baptiste MarieaVianney, Curé of Ars
Saint John N. Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia
Saint John of the Cross
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcuta
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saing Peter Claver
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Saint Stephen, proto-martyr
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, parents of John Baptist
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
The Chursh, Mother and Teacher
Valentine
Vocation to Beatitude
Virgin of Guadalupe – Apparitions
Virgin of the Pillar and Hispaniic feast day
Virgin of Sheshan, China
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WMoFamilies Rome 2022 – festval of families
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Life in Christ
Love and Marriage 12,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Mary – Doctrine and dogmas
Mary in the bible
Martyrs of Korea
Martyrs of North America and Canada
Medjugore Santuario Mariano
Merit and Holiness
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Moral Law
Morality of Human Acts
Passions
Pope Francis in Bahrain
Pope Francis in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Hungary, Slovaquia
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Passions
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 1,2,3
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint Anthony of the desert, Egypt
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Saint Bruno, fuunder of the Carthusians
Saaint Columbanus 1,2
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Cecilia
Saint Dominic Savio
Saint Faustina Kowalska and thee divine mercy
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis Xaviour
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint James, apostle
Saint John, apsotle and evangelist

50. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 1-11-2022
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la
Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Conciencia
Cristo Vive
Deus Caritas est 1,2– Benedicto XVI
Dia de todos los difuntos
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Encuentro Mundial de Familias Roma 2022 – festival de las familias
Espíritu Santo
Fatima – Historia de las apariciones
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
La Iglesia, Madre y Maestra
La Comunidad Humana
La Vida en Cristo
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola
San Marco, evangelista
San Ignacio de Loyola
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan, apostol y evangelista
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de’Ars
San Juan Crisostom
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Philadelphia
San Juan Pablo II, Karol Wojtyla
San Leon Magno
San Lucas, evangelista
San Mateo, Apóstol y Evangelista
San Martin de Porres
San Martin de Tours
San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista
San Maximiliano Kolbe
Santos Simon y Judaa Tadeo, aposttoles
San Nazario e Celso
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio e Irlanda
San Pedro Claver
San Roberto Belarmino
Santiago Apóstol
San Tomás Becket
SanTomás de Aquino
Santos Zacarias e Isabel, padres de Juan Bautista
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vida en Cristo
Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico
Virgen de Pilar – fiesta de la hispanidad
Virgen de Sheshan, China
Virtud
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
Vocación – www.vocación.org
Vocación a evangelizar
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Ley Moral
Libertad
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
María y la Biblia
Martires de Corea
Martires de Nor America y Canada
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Moralidad de actos humanos
Pasiones
Papa Francisco en Baréin
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Papa Francisco en Hugaría e Eslovaquia
Queridas Amazoznia 1,2,3,4
El Reino de Cristo
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Santa Agata, virgen y martir
San Alberto Magno
San Andrés, Apostol
Sant Antonio de l Deserto, Egipto
San Antonio de Padua
San Bruno, fundador del Cartujo
San Carlos Borromeo
San Columbanus 1,2
San Domingo Savio
San Esteban, proto-martir
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
San Francisco Javier
Santa Bernadita de Lourdes
Santa Cecilia
Santa Faustina Kowalska, y la divina misericordia
San Felipe y Santiago el menor
SantaInés de Roma, virgen y martir
SantaMargarita de Escocia
Santa Maria Goretti
Santa María Magdalena
Santa Teresa de Calcuta
Santa Teresa de Lisieux
Santos Marta, Maria, y Lazaro