St. John Bosco once said: “If Dominic, at such a young age, can sanctify himself, why can’t I too?”
Newsroom (20/05/2023 16:23, Gaudium Press) Saint Dominic Savio, born on April 2, 1842, in the province of Turin, in northern Italy, decided from a very early age to faithfully imitate Jesus Christ, getting as close to him as he could.
At the age of seven he made his first communion and at twelve entered the Oratory of St. John Bosco. Under the personal direction of the great Salesian saint, he became a model and example of love of God and neighbor, becoming a true apostle and missionary of Jesus.
His first biography was written by St. John Bosco, who once said: “If Dominic, at such a young age, can sanctify himself, why can’t I too?”
Saint Dominic Savio died on March 9, 1857, at the age of fifteen, and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
Selection of quotes by Saint Dominic Savio
- I will confess frequently and receive Communion as often as the confessor allows me; I will sanctify the days of obligation; My friends will be Jesus and Mary; Better to die than to sin!
- I cannot do great things, what I want is to do the smallest things for the greater Glory of God.
- In Heaven, the innocent are closer to Our Divine Savior, and will sing special hymns of glory to Him eternally.
- We seek only to avoid sin, as a great enemy that robs us of God’s grace and peace of heart, and prevents us from performing our duties with exactitude.
- Mary, I give you my heart; make it yours always. Jesus and Mary, be always my friends, but for pity’s sake make me die before the misfortune of committing a single sin happens to me.
- If I do not achieve holiness, I will have done nothing in this world.
- The future will be resplendent and a countless number of souls will be saved, but on one condition: that their children be devotees of the Blessed Virgin.
Prayer to Saint Dominic Savio
O beloved Saint Dominic Savio, who in your brief life was a wonderful example of Christian virtues, teach us to love Jesus with your fervor, the Holy Virgin with your purity, and souls with your zeal.
Make us also, imitating you in the purpose of becoming saints, know, like you, to prefer death to sin, so that in the end of our lives, we can be with you in eternal celestial happiness. So be it.
Saint Dominic Savio, pray for us (EPC)
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