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What we need, therefore, I repeat, is to be penetrated with the spirit of faith, and behind these sorrows, ignorance, and infamy, to see only souls redeemed by Our Lord and marked by His divine seal.

In spite of King Mutesa’s unpredictable and cruel temperament, our Fathers are happily continuing their apostolate. What is particularly remarkable is the heroic disposition maintained by the African neophytes. Several of their traits have already been quoted and our Fathers often give us others of a similar kind.

He added, since Africa is the principal theatre of this awful trade and, as it were, the real land of slavery, we recommend to all missionaries to consecrate their whole strength, and even their lives, to this sublime work of redemption.

In conclusion, my dear Son, let me bring you back to thoughts of our faith. They alone can sustain you effectively in your responsibilities and give you the courage to work and to suffer following the example of Our Lord and in union with him.

You will also see there how much it approves the new direction we are opening up in the Middle East, a direction it is now asking several religious congregations working in the same centres to adopt, following our example.