Don Bosco had built to Mary’s glory the votive Sanctuary dedicated to the Help of Christians (Turin Valdocco 1868), following the indications he had received from her in a dream, he conceived a year later the desire to set up in the Basilica the “Association of the Clients of Mary Help of Christians” (18 April 1869) in order to spread throughout the world devotion to Our Lady invoked under this title. The Association of Mary Help of Christians offers a path that leads to holiness and to the Salesian apostolate. It places special emphasis on devotion to the Eucharist and to Mary Help of Christians in every form, both public and private, approved by the Church.