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  • We the Salesians of Don Bosco live in communities that are actively engaged in the world of youth.
  • We are members of the Church and work in harmony with its teachings.
  • Prayer and obedience to the Spirit of God are the foundation of our service.
  • We strive to make Don Bosco’s dream a reality and to inculcate his unique style and charism.
  • We live out our consecration to God through the three vows: poverty, chastity and obedience.
  • Our pledge to young people is to deepen our credibility as ‘signs and bearers of God’s love’ to each of them.
  • Our preferential option is to work among the poor and abandoned youth of society.
  • Becoming ‘signs and bearers of God’s love’ is our path to holiness - a journey each of us has chosen to make with the young!
  • Don Bosco, drawing his inspiration from the zeal and goodness of St. Francis de Sales, gave us the name ‘Salesians’.
  • We are recognized in the Catholic Church, since 1st March 1869, as a clerical religious institute of pontifical right,dedicated to apostolic works.


    (Source: Const. Art. 2, 4)
    Courtesy www.sdb.org