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There, then, for an entire unfortunate race, is the cruel Passion of the Saviour truly renewed. All its elements are found there. I could point them out one by one. Nothing is missing, neither the Herods, nor the Pilates, nor the Judas, nor the cruelty of the scourging, nor the cowardly insults, nor the cross.

My only wish, gentlemen, is that you should be only one, in heart and soul, to complete so great a task.

As I receive at your hands the first insignia of so great an honour, I could be tempted, being the man I am, to feel some vain self-satisfaction. But embarrassment would quickly follow this moment of error, since nothing in these honours is due to me personally and all they contain, on the contrary, only highlights my own weakness.

My dear Children, you are thus going to leave for good for your distant and sacred destination. I have but one regret and that is not to accompany you to the ship that will take you, to give you my final blessing and wish you my final greetings.