Born into a peasant family in Riva, Italy in 1842, Dominic Savio was a student with John Bosco in Turin. As a young man, he was a gifted organizer and a peacemaker in the community. He founded a group called the Company of the Immaculate Conception, which help teach boys manual labor. He spent many hours in prayer. His health, however, was always frail. He died at the age of 15 in 1857. John Bosco, who hoped that Dominic would Jon his order as a priest, wrote an account of his life. He was canonized in 1954. He is remembered for his religious piety, his deep devotion to the Eucharist, his love for liturgical music and ministry, and his devotion to being an altar server at mass. He is the patron saint of choirboys.
We are connected to Jesus in many ways in our lives of faith. As Jesus is our Lord and Savior, we receive our salvation through him through the new life we receive in the waters of baptism and in the way we live out our baptismal promises each day. We are connected to Jesus through the Eucharist we receive at Mass. We are connected to him through our membership in the body of Christ, the Church. We are connected to him in the way we serve our neighbor through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. As Jesus is the vine and we are the branches connected to him, he gives us life, nourishment, and support.
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