Dream of age 15, 1830
Rebuke for trusting more in men than in God.
"At that time I had another dream in which I was severely reprimanded for having placed my hope in the help of men and not in the goodness of the Heavenly Father." (Don Bosco's words in his autobiography).
Note: The young John Bosco was totally sad because the great friend who was helping him to study, Father Cafasso, had died. And although the priest left him the keys to his money before he died, the relatives of the deceased came and took everything from him [I understand that the priest left him a lot of money before he died, but St. John Bosco gave the keys to the chest to the priest's relatives]. The young Bosco continually mourned his deceased benefactor. Awake he thought of him. Asleep, he had nightmares dreaming of him. And his sadness increased when he heard the church bells ringing for nine days, announcing the death of the Supreme Pontiff Pius VIII.
Young Bosco's anguish reached such a point that Mamma Margherita had to send him to his grandparents' house for a few days to distract him a little.And the good Lord intervened with his second dream, calling his attention to the excessive importance he was giving to the help of people, when the important thing is to trust greatly in the help of Our Lord, who will never fail.From now on, St. John Bosco will always remember the prophet's words: "Woe to the one who puts his trust in human help. Blessed is he who puts all his trust in God's help" (Jeremiah 17:5), and even if it seems that everyone abandons him many times, Don Bosco will go ahead with all his courage remembering the promise that God repeated three times in the Holy Bible: "I will never abandon you" (Hebr. 12).
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2. Sueño de los 15 años 1830 (MB. 1,188)
Reprensión por confiar más en los hombres que en Dios.
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“En aquel tiempo tuve otro sueño en el cual se me reprendía severamente por haber puesto mi esperanza en la ayuda de los hombres y no en la bondad del Padre Celestial.” (Palabras de Don Bosco en su autobiografía).
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Nota: El joven Juan Bosco estaba totalmente triste porque se le había muerto el gran amigo que lo estaba ayudando para poder estudiar, el Padre Cafasso. Y aunque el sacerdote antes de morir le dejó las llaves donde tenía su dinero, vinieron los familiares del difunto y le quitaron todo. El joven Bosco lloraba continuamente a su difunto bienhechor. Despierto pensaba en él. Dormido, tenía pesadillas soñando con él. Y su tristeza aumentaba al oír las campanas del templo que por nueve días tocaban a funeral, anunciando la muerte del Sumo Pontífice Pío VIII.
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La angustia del joven Bosco llegó a tal punto que Mamá Margarita tuvo que enviarlo por unos días a la casa de los abuelos a que se distrajera un poco.
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Y el buen Dios intervino con su segundo sueño, llamándole la atención acerca de la demasiada importancia que él le estaba dando a la ayuda de la gente, siendo que lo importante es confiar mucho en la ayuda de Nuestro Señor, que nunca fallará.
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En adelante San Juan Bosco recordará siempre la frase del profeta: “Desdichado el que pone su confianza en ayudas humanas. Dichoso el que pone toda su confianza en la ayuda de Dios” (Jeremías 17,5), y aunque parezca que todos lo abandonan muchas veces, Don Bosco seguirá adelante con toda valentía recordando la promesa que Dios repitió tres veces en la Santa Biblia: “Yo nunca te abandonaré” (Hebr. 12).--