St John Bosco’s Feast is today, January 31st.

Why is the congregation he founded named Salesians after St. Francis de Sales?

The Visitation Order’s good friend, Father Joe Boenzi, SDB, explains it all in this article, below!

http://journal.salesianstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Boenzi-What_Is_Salesian_in_Don_Bosco-Francis_de_Sales_and_Don_Boscos_Pastoral_Spirit-Journal_Salesian_Studies-Vol12_No2-Spring2004.pdf