7th June in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

I am referring here, and as I do so I am moved in the depths of my soul, to the Blacks who have gone ahead of their brothers on the way to freedom and enlightenment. They must ardently desire to see an end to the misfortunes of this continent, which is their homeland, because it is their mother country.

6th June in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

I decided all this for the sake of spreading the faith, according to the powers given to me last year by Propaganda to establish missionaries in the interior of Equatorial Africa, wherever other Catholic congregations are not yet established.

4th June in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Be sure to place the stations among people who are well disposed towards you and if you can safely settle in Mirambo’s territory, set up a foundation there, but do not go and get involved again in dealing like those with King Mtesa.