SCRITTI AI SOCI SALESIANI

DON BOSCO	WRITINGS

MEMOIRS OF THE ORATORY OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES FROM 1815 TO 1855 INDEX
*1° book*
(only for the Salesians - Memoirs for the Oratory and for the Salesian Congregation ) Memoirs of the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales from 1815 to 1835 First ten years - Father's death • Family difficulties • The widowed mother A Dream The First Decade 1825 to1835 -- Chapter 3 The Young Acrobat First entertainments for children Sermons • Acrobatics • Bird nesting -- Chapter 4 A Providential Meeting First communion • The mission sermons • Fr Calosso • School in Murialdo -- Chapter 5 Hopes Dashed School work and farmwork •News good and bad •Death of Fr Calosso -- Chapter 6 School at Castelnuovo Fr. Cafasso • Doubts • Dividing our inheritance • School at Castelnuovo • Music; the tailor -- Chapter 7 School at Chieri School in Chieri • Kindness of teachers • The first four grades -- Chapter 8 The Society for a Good Time My companions • The Society for a Good Time * Christian duties -- Chapter 9 Life at School Good companions • Practices of piety -- Chapter 10 Louis Comollo Humanities and rhetoric * Louis Comollo -- Chapter 11 Various Events Waiter and bartender • A feast day • A tragedy -- Chapter 12 A Jewish Friend Jewish Jonah -- Chapter 13 Black Magic Games • Conjuring tricks • Self-defense -- Chapter 14 Champion Acrobat A race • A jump • The magic wand • The top of the tree -- Chapter 15 Hunger for Books Study of the classics -- Chapter 16 Vocational Decision Choosing a state in life

*2° book*
Memoirs of the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales from 1815 to 1855 - only for the Salesians PART II The Second Decade 1835 to 1845 -- Chapter 17 Taking the Cassock Clerical investiture • Rule of life -- Chapter 18 Mother's Farewell Departure for the seminary -- Chapter 19 Seminary Life Seminary Life -- Chapter 20 Summer Activities Vacations -- Chapter 21 Days in the Country A feast day in the country • The violin • Hunting Louis Comollo's friendship -- Chapter 22 Louis Comollo's Death -- Chapter 23 Father John Borel A prize • The sacristy • Dr John Borrelli 1 -- Chapter 24 Studies -- Chapter 25 Priestly Ordination Sacred ordinations • Priesthood -- Chapter 26 First Priestly Ministry Priestly work begins • Sermon at Lavriano • John Brina -- Chapter 27 Learning to Be a Priest The Convitto Ecclesiastico S. Francesco d'Assisi -- Chapter 28 Bartholomew Garelli The feast of the Immaculate Conception and the beginning of the festive oratory -- Chapter 29 The First Days of the Oratory The Oratory in 1842 -- Chapter 30 Move to Valdocco 1 The sacred ministry • Taking a post at the Refuge (Sept.1844) -- Chapter 31 Another Dream -- Chapter 32 The Oratory at the Refuge

*3° book*
3.1 Memoirs of the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales from 1815 to 1855 - only for the Salesians PART III The Third Decade 1845 to 1855* -- Chapter 33 The Oratory out of the Refine The Oratory at St Martin of the Mills • Difficulties • The hand of the Lord -- Chapter 34 One Day at Saint Peter in Chains Tiiechaplain's housekeeper • A letter • A sad event -- Chapter 35 More Problems The Oratory at the Moretta house -- Chapter 36 The Oratory Outdoors The Oratory in a field * An outing to Superga -- Chapter 37 Vicar Cavour's Opposition Threats from Marquis Cavour • The Oratory in trouble again -- Chapter 38 An Ultimatum from the Marchioness Good-bye to the Refuge • Fresh imputation of insanity -- Chapter 39 Palm Sunday 1846 Transfer to the present Oratory of St Francis de Saks at Valdocco -- Chapter 40 A Typical Sunday The new church -- Chapter 41 The King Saves the Oratory Cavour, again • The city council • The police -- Chapter 42 Beginning the Night School Sunday school • Night school -- Chapter 43 A Serious Illness Sickness and recovery • Planning to stay at Valdocco -- Chapter 44 Mama Margaret Moves to Valdocco Permanent residence at the Valdocco Oratory -- Chapter 45 The Company of Saint Aloysius Regulations for the oratories • Company of the feast of' St Aloysius • Visit of Archbishop Fransoni 3.2 -- Chapter 46 The First Boarder The start of the hospice • The first boarders arrive 3.3 -- Chapter 47 Another Oratory The St Aloysius Oratory • The Moretta house • Seminary land -- Chapter 48 The Revolutionary Year 1848 • The number of artisans grows • Their way of life • Short evening exhortation * The Archbishop grants privileges • Retreats -- Chapter 49 Religious Celebrations Progress in music • Procession to Our Lady of Consolation • Award from the city and from the Schools for the Poor • Holy Thursday * The footwashing rite -- Chapter 50 Thirty-three Lire for Pius IX 1849 • The closing of the seminaries • The Pinardi house • Peter's Pence and Pius IX's rosaries • The Guardian Angel Oratory • A visit from some deputies -- Chapter 51 No Politics National festivals -- Chapter 52 Another Threat to the Oratories A particular episode -- Chapter 53 Almost Alone Again Fresh difficulties • A consolation • Father Rosmini and the Archpriest Peter De Gaudenzi -- Chapter 54 Buying the Pinardi House Purchase of the Pinardi and Belleza houses • The year 1850 -- Chapter 55 A Chapel and a Lottery The Church of St. Francis de Sales -- Chapter 56 Woe to Turin! The powder magazine blows up • Gabriel Fascia • The new church is blessed -- Chapter 57 The New Building Collapses The year 1852 -- Chapter 58 Continued Growth 1853 -- Chapter 59 The Catholic Readings -- Chapter 60 Disputations with the Waldensians 1854 -- Chapter 61 An Attempt on My Life -- Chapter 62 Further Assaults Attacks • A hail of blows -- Chapter 63 Grigio

*Complet*e
Opera di importanza capitale, risalente ai primi anni settanta, per la comprensione della mentalità di don Bosco e del suo progetto operativo globale; insieme è rievocazione, riflessione e proiezione nel futuro. Edizione critica a cura di Antonio Da Silva Ferreira ISS, Fonti, Serie prima, 4. Roma – LAS 1991. Edizione divulgativa... Fonti, Serie prima, 5, LAS 1992. (Italiano)

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