“Walk with your feet on earth. But your heart be in heaven.”
Saint John Bosco
Our next family who I would like to introduce to you all is Saint
John Bosco or Saint Don Bosco however you choose to say his name and his mother
Margaret Bosco. I am going to admit and blush while I am writing this, but I am
in love with this priest, saint and man and his mother Margaret because their
story is so raw meaning, they are so strong, passionate, and fervent for doing
God’s will on earth.
As well as their service to God I must mention their incredible
union and bond as Mother and Son. There was a time in Saint John Bosco’s life
where with every effort in establishing oratories centers for abandoned boys, juveniles,
and ex-prisoners, he experienced rejection however he never gave up he
possessed a tender heart and suffered because of it. But the day came when he needed someone, a
woman and there is no other woman he wanted, he had to have a partner who had
been through intensive spiritual warfare, battled with their faith and someone
who he could trust and knew how to love as only a mother can. That woman was
his mother Margaret and she never hesitated to enter the battleground for the
boys, and Saint John Bosco. They set up
a resident in Turin Northern Italy and opened their home to Orphans.
Their life was challenging but they never gave up God had
entrusted a lot of young boys to them and what kept them going was the crucifix
on the wall, if work was getting hard, they felt exhausted or has though they
wanted to give up because nothing was changing or getting through to the young
boys they would look to the wall where the crucifix hung.
If I was looking for words to describe Saint John and his
mother Margaret, I would use the words courage and strength. When we begin our journeys,
it can be very challenging and there is a lot of suffering and pain. Like Saint
John Bosco If I need support and encouragement, I call my mum and she help’s the
best way she can, and I really appreciate it. Love you mum oxo
May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother
Rose
Written and created by Katie Robinson
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