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St Charles Lwanga protected his fellow companions aged 13 to 30 from the perverted demands of Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and instructed and encouraged them in the Catholic faith during their imprisonment for refusing the ruler's demands. Charles' courage and belief in God inspired the young men to remain chaste and faithful. For his unwillingness to submit to immoral acts and for safeguarding the faith of his friends, Charles was burned to death at Namugongo on June 3, 1886, by Mwanga's orders.

St Charles Lwanga and companions, pray for us!

St Justin Martyr was a 2nd century philosopher from Samaria who was passionate about seeking true philosophy and converted to Christianity after studying various Greek theories. He has written one of the oldest explanations of the celebration of the Holy Eucharist among early Christians and a couple of other texts which have been preserved till today. Justin was martyred for his strong defense of Christianity and for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods, earning the title "Martyr".

St Justin Martyr, pray for us!

Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity!

May the Triune God be our strength and our portion forever!

Joan of Arc was a young pious peasant in medieval France who would receive messages from the saints who guided her to lead France into victory in its long running war with England. With no military experience, she convinced the crown prince of France to allow her to lead the army and they achieved victory. After the prince was crowned king, Joan was captured by the English, and tried for witchcraft and was burned at stake at the age of 19. She was canonized in 1920 and is considered as a great martyr and patron saint of France.

St Joan of Arc, pray for us!

Blessed Joseph Kowalski was born in 1911 in Poland, where he became a Salesian priest and served as Provincial Secretary and worked with difficult youth.
In 1939, Poland was occupied by Germans but the Salesians continued their educational work leading to the arrest of Fr Kowalski along with 11 other Salesians working in Krakow.
He was sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp where he secretly devoted himself to the apostolate hearing confessions, celebrating Mass, reciting the Rosary and holding hidden lectures encouraging his prison companions to fight for survival.
The officials discovered him with a Rosary and told him to trample on it. On refusing to do so, he was murdered and his body was later burnt.
Pope John Paul II, from Poland himself, beatified him in 1999, along with 108 Polish martyrs from World War II.

Blessed Joseph Kowalski, pray for us!

First profession of candidates which took place at Don Bosco Church, Nashik on 24 May, 2026.

St Philip Neri was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory. He is known for the re-evangelization of Rome during the chaotic 16th century and is called the Apostle of Rome. He is also known as the patron saint of laughter and joy because of his playful holiness.

St Philip Neri, pray for us!

Perpetual Religious Profession of Cl. Alfred Menezes SDB and Cl. Ethan Fortes SDB which took place on 24 May, 2026.

Happy Feast of Mary Help of Christians!

May we always turn to her maternal aid the way Don Bosco leaned on her!

Today, the feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the birthday of the Church!
On this day the Church was born by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the apostles.
Happy Birthday, Church!