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              <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Molto R&lt;em&gt;everen&lt;/em&gt;do Padre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mi perdonerà V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra Paternità se vengo per un poco a distrarla dalle sue gravi occupazioni affine di volgere gli sguardi sopra questa mia lettera; e ciò non sarà, credo, discaro a V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra Paternità, come quegli, che padre amoroso, ama e desidera di conoscere i cuori e le brame de’ suoi figliuoli. Non piccola per verità era la brama che io aveva di potere con una mia lettera manifestarle il desiderio che ho di andare alle missioni straniere e più faticose, ma due ostacoli me n’aveano sin qua impedito l’eseguimento; de’ quali l’uno era il non aver un’occasione propizia per inviarle la lettera; l’altro il non essere ancor tempo, come io stimava, di farle conoscere questo mio desiderio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ecco però che la partenza del mio R&lt;em&gt;everen&lt;/em&gt;do P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Rettore Giuseppe Maria Polli spiana il primo, offerendomi la più bella occasione, che mai forse potea presentarmisi, per farle pervenire questa mia lettera; l’altro ostacolo ho facilmente superato con questo riflesso, ed è, che domandando adesso le missioni non intendo io già, come certamente neppure V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra Paternità ne dubiterà, di bramare che questo mio desiderio si effettui in questo tempo, mentre ho appena quattro anni di religione e devo cominciar quest’anno a studiar filosofia, ma intendo di manifestarle questo mio desiderio per tempo giacchè il Signore me l’ha dato, affinchè possa essere messo in esecuzione allorquando sarà in piacere (se pur sarà) di N&lt;em&gt;ostro&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;ignore&lt;/em&gt; Gesù Cristo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Confidato nell’ajuto e bontà di Dio son risoluto di volere senza risparmio alcuno impiegar tutta la mia vita a servizio suo, poichè per sua misericordia mi trasse dalla Corsica, dove io non che conoscere la Compagnia, ignorava perfino che ella fosse mai esistita al mondo, ponendomi in Sardegna ove appena vidi e poi conobbi la Compagnia ne fui preso, e dopo essere sotto un’anno solo nel secolo, il Signore mi fece la grazia di esservi ammesso. Dalla stessa grazia ajutato cercherò di prepararmi all’adempimento della volontà di Dio in me coll’osservanza delle nostre regole, coll’esercizio delle virtù e col distacco dalle cose di questa terra.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Eccogli M&lt;em&gt;olto&lt;/em&gt; R&lt;em&gt;everen&lt;/em&gt;do Padre manifestato candidamente il mio desiderio dal Signore postomi nel cuore, adesso faccia egli di me quello che è per sua maggior gloria, chè io me ne sto confermato alla sua divina volontà. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Io non mi allungo di più per non defraudare il tempo si prezioso a V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra Paternità per li tanti affari che ha per le mani; finisco però con prometterle che non mi dimenticherò mai di pregare il Signore, secondo le mie deboli forze, per V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra Paternità. Mi dico con cordiale affetto&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suo infimo ed affez&lt;em&gt;ionatissi&lt;/em&gt;mo figlio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Ludovico Piras d&lt;em&gt;ell&lt;/em&gt;a Comp&lt;em&gt;agni&lt;/em&gt;a di Gesù&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Torino 26. Ottobre 1844.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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