Welcome to the traditional Catholic daily devotional.

Today's Friday, January 31st, 2025, the Feast of St. John Bosco, confessor, a third-class

feast with the color of white. In this episode, Don Bosco and the Preventive Method of Education,

a preview of this week's episode of the Catholic Mass series, today's news about

the passing of Bishop Richard Williamson, and today's thought from Archbishop Marcel Lefev.

But first the collect of today's Mass.

O God, who in thy confessor, blessed John, raised up a father and teacher of youth, and willed

that through him, with the help of the Virgin Mary, new religious

families should bloom in the church. Grant, we beseech thee that, inflamed by the same fire

of love, we may seek to win souls and serve thee alone. Today we'll look at Dombasco in the

preventive method of education. As a young priest, St. John Bosco saw that many were using a repressive system in the education

of youth.

That is, quote, making the law known to the subjects, and afterwards watching to discover

the transgressors of these laws in inflicting, when necessary, the punishment deserved,

end quote.

When he started to work with street boys, he won them over by his kindness, gentleness,

speaking to them in the language of the heart, as he said.

Thus, the preventive system is based on charity.

Quote, having once succeeded in gaining the confidence of his pupils,

the educator can subsequently

exercise a great influence over them, and counsel them, advise, and even correct them, whatever

position they may occupy in the world later on.

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