Shrine of St John Bosco Catechetical Ministry

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

DAILY DON BOSCO

Father and Teacher of Youth, you who worked so much for the salvation of souls, be our guide in seeking good for our souls and the salvation of our neighbor; help us conquer our passions and human respect; teach us to love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, Mary Help of Christians, and the Pope; and obtain for us from God a happy death, so that one day we will join you in Heaven. Amen.

01/09/2026

DAILY DON BOSCO

The Exercise for a Happy Death:

Prayer of Pope Benedict XIII to obtain from God the grace of not dying an unprovided death:

Most merciful Lord Jesus, by Your agony and sweat of blood, by Your death,
deliver me, I beseech You, from a sudden and unprovided death.

Most benign Jesus, by Your cruel and shameful scourging and crowning with thorns, by Your cross and most bitter Passion, by Your goodness, I humbly beseech You not to let me die an unprovided death, or to pass away from this life without the Sacraments.

Most loving Jesus, my Lord and my God, by all Your sufferings and sorrows, by Your Precious Blood and most sacred Wounds; by those, Your last words, O my sweet Jesus, uttered on the Cross: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?" and by that loud cry, "Father, into Your Hands, I commend My Spirit," I most earnestly entreat You to not to cut me off suddenly from this life. Your Hands, 0 my Redeemer, have entirely made and fashioned me. I beg You to give me time for repentance and a happy death in Your grace, that I may love, praise and bless You with my whole Heart for all eternity.

My Lord Jesus Christ, by those five Wounds which You did receive on the Cross
for love of us: Help Your servants, whom You have redeemed by Your Precious Blood.

Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory:

O Almighty God, Who by the love which You bearest to men, have deigned to take our humanity, to live laboriously, to suffer a most cruel Passion, and finally to die on the Cross, I beseech You, by the infinite merits of purchased for us with Your Precious Blood, look mercifully on the torments which are endured by the holy souls in purgatory, who, having depareed this vale of tears in Your grace, still suffer in cruel flames, in order to atone for the sins for which they have not given full satisfaction to Your divine justice.

Accept, O merciful God, the prayers which I offer for them; deliver them from that dark prison, and call them to the glory of Heaven. I recommend to You the souls of my relations, of my benefactors, both spiritual and temporal, and in a special manner of those whom I may have been an occasion of sin by my bad example. Most Holy Virgin, Mother of Mercy,
Comfort of the Afflicted, intercede for those souls, that by Your powerful
intercession, they may be admitted to enjoy that Kingdom which is prepared for them.

We pray You, therefore, help Your servant;
Whom You have redeemed by Your most Precious Blood.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be..
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.

Prayer to St. Joseph to obtain the grace of a Happy Death:

Most glorious St. Joseph, blessed Spouse of Mary, You who have merited to be chosen as the guardian of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, and who, while embracing Him affectionately, did have a foretaste of the bliss of Heaven; I beseech You, obtain for me the full pardon of my sins and the grace of imitating Your virtues, so that I may walk in the path that leads to eternal happiness. As You had the privilege of having Jesus and Mary by Your deathbed, and in Their arms did breathe for Your soul, I earnestly pray You to protect me from my enemies in that last moment, so that, consoled by the sweet hope of coming to possess everlasting glory in Heaven with You, I may expire pronouncing: the most Holy Names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Amen.

For the intentions of the Holy Father, to gain the indulgences associated with the Exercise for a Happy Death: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

For our benefactors and persons recommended to our prayers: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

For the one among us who will be the first to die: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

For all the souls in Purgatory: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

31/08/2026

On a cold, rain-soaked morning in the Cova da Iria, Fatima, Portugal, some 70,000 people gathered. Believers, skeptics, scientists, and journalists stood in the mud. Three shepherd children — Lúcia, 10, Francisco, 9, and Jacinta, 7 — had said the Lady would give a public miracle so that all might believe.

The rain ceased. The clouds opened.

Witnesses reported the sun appearing as a pale silver disc they could gaze at without pain. It spun like a wheel of fire, hurled rainbow colors across the crowd and the landscape, then seemed to tear loose from the sky and plunge toward the earth.

People fell to their knees, cried out, and confessed their sins. After about ten minutes the sun returned to its place. Clothes that had been soaked and ground that had been muddy were found dry.

Our Lady identified herself as the Lady of the Rosary. She asked for daily recitation of the Rosary, conversion of sinners, and a chapel on that spot. She said the war would end. The Catholic Church, after investigation, declared the apparitions worthy of belief in 1930.

Heaven’s message has not changed: pray the Rosary. Turn back to God. Trust the Mother who still points the world to her Son.

31/08/2026

On the evening of February 22, 1931, in her convent cell in Płock, Poland, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska saw the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing. The other touched His garment at the breast. From His Heart came two great rays — one red, one pale.

In silence she gazed at Him. Then He said:

“Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and then throughout the world.” (Diary, 47)

He promised: the soul that venerates this image will not perish. He also promised victory over enemies already here on earth — especially at the hour of death. He Himself will defend that soul as His own glory. (Diary, 48)

Jesus later explained the rays: the pale ray is the Water that makes souls righteous; the red ray is the Blood which is the life of souls. They issued from His Heart when it was pierced on the Cross. (Diary, 299)

That same night He also asked for a Feast of Mercy on the first Sunday after Easter — the day we now know as Divine Mercy Sunday. St. John Paul II, who called this message his “special task,” canonized St. Faustina on April 30, 2000 and established that feast for the whole Church.

This is not a new Gospel. It is the Heart of the Gospel spoken again in our time: God’s mercy is greater than our sins. No one need fear to approach Him, even if their sins are like scarlet.

🙏 Jesus, I trust in You.

31/08/2026

Happy 25th Episcopal Anniversary, Archbishop Soc!

31/08/2026

AUGUST 31 | Happy National Heroes Day!

Today, we honor the heroes who offered their lives, courage, and sacrifices for our freedom. May we remember that heroism is not only found in history books—it lives in those who serve, speak for truth, defend the oppressed, and choose what is right. May God bless our heroes, our nation, and every Filipino who continues to serve with love. 🙏🇵🇭