A 250 page book presenting the worldwide Salesian Family lists 32 groups with a total of 2,51,159 (two lakh fifty nine thousand one hundred fifty nine) members.

The book published in 6 languages (Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish) with numerous photos is entitled: The Salesian Family of Don Bosco.

The third edition after the initial one in 1988 and the most recent in the year of 2000, the book presents the worldwide spiritual and apostolic family of St. John Bosco popularly known as Don Bosco.

The newly elected South Asia Regional Councilor Dr Biju Michael says, “The ‘Book of the Family,’ is long-awaited gift to the 28th General Chapter members.”

Covid 19 threat compelled General Chapter 28 of the Salesians of Don Bosco being held at Turin, northern Italy, to be closed on 14 March 2020 ahead of scheduled closure in April.

“This book will help the young people and our lay mission partners appreciate the vast movement of the Holy Spirit raised through Don Bosco and his Salesians over past 150 years,” adds Fr Biju Michael.

Presenting the book, the re-elected Rector Major of the Salesians Fr Angel Fernandes Artime said, “this ‘Book of the Family’ is ‘gratitude to God for the gift of Salesian Family with its charismatic energy for the Universal Church and it is a beautiful opportunity to thank the Spirit of God for having given us our Father Don Bosco because this Family was not born as the fruit of a single human project but of God’s initiative.”