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JOHN BOSCO IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE NOTION OF AN EXEMPLARY SALESIAN. THESE DREAMS INSPIRED DON BOSCO\u2019S VOCATION, CHARISM, AND DEALING WITH HIS LIFE\u2019S CONTINGENCIES AND CORRELATE WITH HIS PASTORAL MINISTRY FOR YOUTH UNDER THE SOCIAL-ECCLESIASTICAL CONTEXT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. THE METHODOLOGY FOR THIS RESEARCH CONSISTS OF TWO APPROACHES: AN INVESTIGATION OF THEIR SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY, AND MORTON T. KELSEY\u2019S APPROACH. IN THE FIRST PART, FIVE DIMENSIONS OF SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY ARE EXPLORED: (1) THE CONFORMITY TO THE TRUTH, (2) THE HUMILITY AND THE DOCILITY TO THE DIVINE WILL, (3) THE DISCRETION AND THE GRAVITY OF SEEKING THE GLORY OF GOD, (4) THE LIBERTY OF SPIRIT WITH JOY, AND (5) THE GUIDANCE OF THE SPIRIT. IN THE LATTER PART, THREE ISSUES INSPIRED BY KELSEY ARE EXPLORED: (1) THE PERSONAL ISSUE, INCLUDING THE EXPLORATION OF THOUGHT AND FEELING; (2) THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DREAM CONTENT AND THE REALITY, INCLUDING IMAGES AND ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPERIENCE AND MEMORY; (3) THE SPIRITUAL ISSUE, INCLUDING ONE\u2019S OPENNESS TO GOD AND RELATION WITH HIM. THROUGH THIS PRESENT RESEARCH, A MODEL OF AN EXEMPLARY SALESIAN HAS BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED, WHICH CONSIDERS THREE VIRTUES: HEALTH, WISDOM, AND SANCTITY. THIS PRESENT STUDY IS EXPECTED TO BE BENEFICIAL TO ENHANCE THE FAITHFUL\u2019S SPIRITUALITY. 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