Health is God’s great gift, and we must spend it entirely for Him. Our eyes should see only for God, our feet walk only for Him, our hands labor for Him alone; in short, our entire body should serve God while we still have the time. Then, when He shall take our health and we shall near our last day, our conscience will not reproach us for having misused it.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
God is merciful and just. He is merciful to those who want to take advantage of His kindness, but He is also rigorously just with those who do not wish to avail themselves of His Mercy.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
Let us work so that we can be happy in time, but let us never forget the sublime end of man, which is to be happy forever in a blessed eternity.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
The usual snare with which the devil catches the young is to fill them with shame when they are about to confess their sins. When he pushes them to commit sins, he removes all shame, as if there were nothing wrong with it, but when they are going to confession, he returns that shame magnified and tries to convince them that the priest will be shocked by their sins and will no longer think well of them. Thus the devil tries to drive souls to the brink of eternal damnation. Oh, how many lads does Satan steal from God – sometimes forever – by this trick.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
First of all, do everything you can to avoid offending God, but if unfortunately you should commit sin, do not let the devil prevail upon you to not confess it. Remember that the confessor is a father who is eager to do all he can for you and [to] protect you from all possible harm.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
