Live Don Bosco's Dreams

For a more detailed and in-depth analysis of  what you have heard, you can read "The Dreams of  St. John Bosco" by Fr Michael Mendl, SDB.

Happy Feastday. Let us live Don Bosco's Dream!



Sparks from a Dream


Don Bosco's Dream of China (with subtitles)



A Dream Come True



Don Bosco's Amazing Dream

Ep.7 - The Snake and the Rosary (Dreams of Don Bosco)

Episode 07: The Snake and the Rosary
(click here for the web summary)




Supplement: "The Rosary"

Ep.6 - Precious Handkerchief of Purity (Dreams of Don Bosco)

Episode 06: The Precious Handkerchief of Purity




Supplement: "Practicing Holy Purity"

Ep.5 - The Fiendish Elephant (Dreams of Don Bosco)

"Help will always be given to those who ask...." (Albus Dumbledore)

Episode 05a: The Fiendish Elephant
(click here for the web summary)





Episode 05b: The Dream of the Two Columns 
(click here for the printed version, an excerpt from E.M. Brown's Dreams, Visions and Prophecies of Don Bosco, Don Bosco Publications, New Rochelle, 1986)

Ep.4- To Hell and Back (Dreams of Don Bosco)

 After John had seen the insides of hell, the guide said: "You must tell them all the truth. But before you go back,  touch this wall." John could not muster enough courage and tried to get away, but the guide held him back. " Look at this wall! There are a thousand walls between this and the real fire of Hell." When he said this, John instinctively pulled back, but the guide seized John's hand, forced it open, and pressed it against the first of the thousand walls. The sensation was so utterly excruciating that John leaped back with a scream and found himself sitting up in bed. When John looked at the palm of his hand, the flesh had been burned.


Let's listen to this:
Episode 04: To Hell and Back



As a supplement you can also read the document version of this dream:
"The Road to Hell" (May, 1868)


On another inspiring note, what about one who had a glimpse of heaven?
Supplementary video clips: Ben Breedlove's "This is my story"

Ben Breedlove, 18, who said he cheated death three times despite a dangerous heart condition, died Christmas night from a heart attack, but not before posting a two-part video on YouTube telling his story and describing a series of powerful visions.In the videos, Breedlove can be seen silently sitting in a room and using handwritten note cards to tell his story.Breedlove posted the videos titled "This is my story" on Dec. 18 and died one week later on Christmas.

Ep.3 - Devils in the Church (Dreams of Don Bosco)

In this dream, Don Bosco shows us that the devil works in our hearts and minds trying to lead us away from the Holy Eucharist.

Episode 03: Devils in the Church





Our supplementary media for today is this video clip which is fondly called: 
"The Movie Trailer of the Eucharist"
What the archdiocese of St. Louis wanted to accomplish was for the viewer to have an emotional response to what it means to be "Alive in the Body of Christ."

Ep.2- The Deadly Nooses (Dreams of Don Bosco)

Shortly before flying in rage, the monster spoke to Don Bosco saying this:
"See how much good boys draw from confession. If you want to know whether or not I hold them in leash, see if they are becoming better."
 Let's listen to the narration of this dream.
Episode 02: "The Deadly Nooses"...




The question for each of us is as we receive the sacraments, are we becoming better? Or are the vices in our lives controlling us? Are we responding to God's grace?

As a supplement, we have a dramatization from the life of St John Bosco on the need for a good confession. Here is the video clip: "The Sacrament of Divine Mercy"

Ep.1- Introduction and First Dream of Don Bosco

Here is the narration and podcast of "The Dreams of Don Bosco" (from radix.com)
Episode 01: Introduction and First Dream (Dream at Nine):



Here is another version from  "34 heart warming stories to inspire children":

Dreams of Don Bosco (Trailer)

For the next days in preparation for St John Bosco's feastday, you could listen to the audio narration (podcast version) of "The Dreams of Don Bosco" here. The first episode would be podcasted on St. Francis de Sales feastday (24th) tomorrow.
Here's a video trailer of what's to come. Oh btw I only have the audio version to podcast for you.
This following video clip is by Doug Barry on Radixguys.com





Episode 01 - Introduction and the Dream at Nine
Episode 02 - The Deadly Nooses
Episode 03 - Devils in the Church
Episode 04 - To Hell and Back
Episode 05 - The Fiendish Elephant
Episode 06 - Precious Handkerchiefs of Purity
Episode 07 - The Snake and the Rosary