BL.MICHAEL RUA

A boy who grew with Don Bosco...

in all its sense...he grew 'with' him,

spiritually and charismatically...

he grew to be literally 'another Don Bosco'...

the boy who grew up with Don Bosco at Valdocco, 

became his double at Mirabello...

he was called 'the living rule'...

but there was nothing missing in him, 

that made him the warm father that Don Bosco was!

During the preparations towards 

the bicentenary of Don Bosco's birth...

Rua offers us a great inspiration 

towards understanding Don Bosco! 

Above all, it is all about,

BEING ANOTHER DON BOSCO TODAY! 

AND IN OUR OWN WAY! 

WORD 2day

29th October, 2013

Longing for a brighter future is a human reality. Within the framework of faith this ordinary human reality takes the form of Hope. If faith is a total childlike surrender to God, hope is the blind joy that fills the heart. Even in a moment dark and grim, this joy lights up life. Haven't we seen persons who have faced years and years of struggle, who have experienced tragedies after tragedies, but still strong and serene? Those are real saints for they live in a spirit of hope, in holy patience that St. Paul speaks of. We need a very special spiritual capacity to behold the Reign of God - it is patience in problems, endurance in trials, optimism in setbacks ... a certainty, that in everything, simple little things or great grand events, it is God who is in charge. That in one word is, hope!