This text is offered to all who find themselves

at home with Salesian spirituality,

whatever their Church or faith background.

While in some ways it is similar to the rule of life

to which many vowed Salesians commit themselves,

the Salesian Way of Life will find a home

with so many more people.

Whether single or married, in family life

or at work, alone or with others,

this way of life provokes deeper spiritual reflection

on experience.

St Francis de Sales,

the patron of all Salesian spirituality,

believed that the awareness of the mystery of God

could be a continuous source of strength

and meaning in all the events of a person’s life.

Such awareness leads to greater resilience

and balance in life.

Those of us who struggle with the busyness of life

will find in Salesian spirituality an inner strength

awakened through the ordinary events of life.

This way of Don Bosco is therefore an invitation

to explore your own spiritual depths,

not in the reflections of deep theology

but in the daily routines and thought patterns

of each day.

It is offered to you as part of our celebrations

for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Don Bosco.

He made this spirituality available to those

who worked with the young

but it applies to all relationships and to individuals.

The spirituality you find described here is outgoing,

optimistic, gentle and ordinary.

May it strengthen your resilience

and increase your commitment

to build a better world.

Fr Martin Coyle SDB

(Provincial of the Salesian GBR Province)