Reflections & Meditations
This section of our web site provides a variety of resources that you can use for, well,
reflection and meditation!
Sundays Salesian
Sunday Salesian offers a Salesian perspective on some aspect or dimension of the Sunday Lectionary. Use them to generate ideas for preaching or as a possible focus for personal payer and reflection.
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Daily with DeSales
Daily with DeSales is an online retreat based upon the book Every Day with St. Francis de Sales, written by Rev. Francis J. Klauder, SDB a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. This wonderful resource was first published in 1985. We offer a thought or saying from the writings of St. Francis de Sales for each and every day of the year.
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Retreats on the Run
Retreats on the Run offers sets of daily reflections (thirty in all) that can serve as a great way to begin your day. There are six (6) Retreats on the Run, drawn from the writings of: St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. John Bosco and St. Leonie Aviat.
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The Advent Retreat
The Advent Retreat offers selected writings from the Salesian tradition for every day of the Advent season.
Salesian Sunday Reflections
Salesian Sunday Reflections offers a Salesian perspective on some aspect or dimension of the Sunday Lectionary. Use them to generate ideas for preaching or as a possible focus for personal payer and reflection. All of these were authored by the late Pasqualina Young, a long-time member of St. John Neumann Catholic Community in Reston, Virginia. Pasqualina's joyful, loving spirit was a blessing to all who knew her. We are deeply grateful to her husband, John and their two sons for offering her reflections to be posted on our web site.
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Praying with Salesian Images
Prayer with Salesian Images offer a host of Salesian images (already available elsewhere on our web site under Salesian Images) in a monthly format. We encourage you to print each month’s offerings and to use the image(s) provided for your prayer and reflection for each and every day.
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The Lenten Retreat
The Lenten Retreat offers selected writings from the Salesian tradition for every day of the Lenten season.
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Homily Helps
Homily Helps are homiletic resources composed by the late William J. Dougherty, OSFS.
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