Kategoria: CML200

It is necessary, at all costs, to come to their aid by another route, otherwise we shall see them dying of want, after having been exposed so many times to martyrdom.

You will notice how many different nations are represented in this phalanx of new apostles: France, England, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Africa itself, as a proof of the apostolic sentiments which animate them all, distinct from any concern of a political nature.

The end he is pursuing is his own sanctification so that he can later work effectively to sanctify souls, principally those of the pagans of Africa, by his example, his zeal and his dedication.

I humbly ask of our Lord, of the apostles and of the holy martyrs, to watch over the future missionaries of the Congo, to protect them, and above all to give them the prudence and ardent zeal which they need and to grant them the grace to do much good for the souls of these poor regions where they are sent.