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Unnecessary visits should be avoided, whether to Cardinals, prelates or religious communities. Such visits can only lead to a loss of interior spirit, even of esteem, and get our missionaries involved in gossip, and consequently in divisions and hatreds that we must absolutely avoid.

I am very concerned about general events and feel the double fatigue of my occupations and my preoccupations, but I humbly and confidently place myself in the hands of God, for whom alone you and I are bound to act in our capacity as superiors.

We must therefore simply follow up on our project for Porto Farina. Moreover, I much prefer this post for our Fathers since the population is Christian and Maltese and therefore they will not have any difficulty there.

It is therefore that I write to you, Father Superior, to draw attention to the existence of this little mustard seed, which, with the grace of God, will one day become a tall tree where the birds of the air may shelter.

It is without doubt a rough and mortifying life, but it has the dual advantage of completely sacrificing human nature. It also throws light on a vocation, which, it has to be said, is composed of the most complete abnegation and for some perhaps even martyrdom