There was much discussion about the statue, mentioned above and which is now preserved as a precious souvenir. Up to the arrival of the Salesians it had been venerated as “Queen of Apostles” but it was without doubt an image of Mary the Helper, just like the images to be found in Salesian Houses. The Jesuit Fathers had not any difficulty in accepting the ‘new’ title. Read More

Shillong 13 January 2022: The Catholic Archbishop of Shillong Archdiocese, Most Rev. Victor Lyngdoh today, March 13, 2022 unfurled the flag of the Salesian of Don Bosco of Don at Bosco Technical School at Laitumkhrah, Shillong herlding the year-long centenary celebration of the arrival of the Salesian congregation in Shillong, on this day, a century ago.  Read More

On 22nd December they were in Marseilles and the same evening they stepped aboard the Kaiser-i-Hind, a P. and O. steamer of 11,000 tons. The night was calm and the sky spangled with stars. Helped by an Irish Carmelite who spoke French, the Salesians prepared for Christmas Holy Mass in the second-class dining-room, with the kind permission of the captain. The Carmelite sang the Holy Mass, the Salesians sang Missa de Angelis, Fr. Louis Mathias accompanied them on the piano, and a Maltese gentleman played the violin.  Read More