DON BOSCO WITH THE YOUNG FOR THE YOUNG

In the little hamlet of Becchi

Was born little Johnny

A bright, young, fun loving boy

Sought only good to employ

His companions round him gather

Fun, games and lots of chatter

With acrobatics and tricks he held sway

A prayer and sermon besides the play

At the age of  nine a dream he had

To be a priest, a man of God

Then struggle and toil and the long road

Prayer and discernment

and the fruits really showed

As a young priest in Turin the streets he trod

The pain and abandonment of

the young he absorbed

For the wages and rights of his boys he fought

Their tender broken  hearts quickly he caught

Among his youth he felt at home

For them he provided love and a home

His work, study, prayer and life with the young

New leaders and collaborators from among them sprung

200 years since that day in Becchi

 His work continues to grow quickly

That for you is Don Bosco WITH the young FOR the young.