Don Bosco resurrects a dead young man to confess and return to God again!

Have you ever omitted a sin out of shame in your confession? Haven't you confessed it yet? As you read this story, you will change your mind!

Don Bosco dedicated a good part of his evangelizing life to young people, with a lot of love and special attention to guiding them to the sacrament of confession. But one of his students, named Carlo, led a life without much responsibility for the teachings of God, until he fell ill.

The doctor didn't give him more than a few hours to live. It was then necessary to confess, there was no more time! I really wanted a confession with Don Bosco, but he couldn't get there in time. He ended up confessing to another priest and out of shame, omitted sins. He died shortly afterwards. Soon the news of the boy's death reached Don Bosco.

A mysterious voice then spoke in Don Bosco's ear that the boy had not confessed well.

He then ran to the house of the deceased and already finding him in a state of death, ordered everyone to leave the place and said in the boy's ear: Carlos! The boy comes back to life, opens his eyes and says:

"Father, I was in a mysterious and unknown region. There were many demons who said they had a right under me and were going to throw me into hell"

Don Bosco asked if he had omitted sins in his last confession, he replied that he had, and he wanted very much to confess them now. And so he did. The priest raises his right hand and gives him absolution. The boy, with great relief says:

Father, were it not for this immense mercy, I would be lost forever!

The priest then allowed the family to return to the enclosure where the boy was and to their great astonishment they found him alive. At this moment, he approaches the boy and asks: Carlos, now that you are in a state of grace, do you want to continue to live or die? Without blinking, he then chooses to die again and return to God. He lets his head lie on the pillow and dies again.

References:

VIDA CATÓLICA. Dom Bosco confessa a um defunto – em Português

TOTUS TUUS MARIAE. Dom Bosco confessa um defunto

ARAUTOS DIVINA PROVIDÊNCIA. São João Bosco confessa um morto!