On the occasion of our 150th anniversary, and with the help of José Antonio Hernández, Delegate for the Salesian Family of the Santiago el Mayor Province, in the coming weeks we will be publishing the Salesian Bulletin Spain articles that make direct reference to the theme of the Salesian Cooperators, starting from 1886.

We will be able to discover interesting news about the then Pious Union in its early years, in the context of the arrival of the Salesians in Spain, and later in its development over the years.

We thank Josean for his dedication and collaboration. Here is how he presents the proposal:

LET US DISCOVER OUR SALESIAN BULLETIN

In Don Bosco’s Regulations for the Salesian Cooperators (12.07.1876) we read:

«Every three months, or more often if necessary, a Bulletin shall be published, informing the members about the proposals, the works carried out or those to be done; and at the end of the year, a report shall be given on the works considered most appropriate to promote during the following year. The deaths of members during the year shall also be communicated, so that they may be recommended to everyone’s prayers».

With the “juridical” birth of the Salesian Cooperators (09.05.1876), the publication of a Bulletin for the Association was launched, as required by the Regulations.

After some “experiments”, in August 1877 the first Bollettíno Salesiano with that name was published. Years later, in October 1886, from the same Turin printing house, the first Salesian Bulletin for Spain was issued. We can all imagine the immense richness contained in this magazine, published for 150 years in Italian and 141 in Spanish (the Argentine edition appeared earlier).

Thanks to God and to many people working behind the scenes, we can all access this bottomless well that is the Salesian Bulletin. Simply visit bs.salesianos.es, where all the issues can be found.

Wishing to contribute in this significant year, we will select from each issue what may be of greatest interest to the Salesian Family in general and to the Salesian Cooperators in particular: texts addressed directly to the SSCC; news from Spanish houses; obituaries of some “well‑known” SSCC…

Since it is impossible to cover, in what remains of this year, all more than 1500 Bulletins from 1886 to today, we will at least look at those from the time of Don Bosco and Don Rua. Then we will make a quick journey to highlight the most notable from other periods.

What did Don Bosco intend with the Salesian Bulletin? You can read it by clicking HERE

See the different articles below by clicking here.

Hacia el 150 aniversario: Los SSCC en el Boletín Salesiano desde 1886