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              <text>&lt;p&gt;P&lt;em&gt;ax Christi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Molto Rev&lt;em&gt;eren&lt;/em&gt;do in &lt;em&gt;Cris&lt;/em&gt;to Padre&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Due lettere nel corso di dieci anni ho scritto a V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; molto Rev&lt;em&gt;eren&lt;/em&gt;da riguardanti l'una o l'altra le Missioni a terre straniere e lontane, cui io chiedeva a V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt;; e non saprei dirmi, perché mai non abbia da V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; ricevuto neppure un rigo solo in risposta: se non che sospetto assai, che non siano elleno giunte alle mani di V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt;. Io avevo già stabilito di non scriverne più su tale materia, e di lasciar la cosa tutta in balia della Provvidenza Divina; ma da un mese in circa più assai che in altri tempi mi si è rinforzato il desiderio di portarmi alle Missioni straniere, sinchè non ho potuto resistere più a lungo. Quindi avendo aspettata la solennità di S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Francesco Saverio per meglio conoscere la chiamata di Dio benedetto ho stabilito di scrivere a V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; la presente mia, colla quale le chieggo in grazie le Missioni o di Calcutta, donde già due volte particolarmente sono stato chiamato dal P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Boulogne, e dal Fr&lt;em&gt;atello &lt;/em&gt;Mero; o dell'America, o del Libano, o di dove altro piacesse a Dio.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Perchè poi V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; sappia qui alcuna cosa di me, le dico che il Maggio 1841 terminerò, se è in grado a Dio, anni &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;33&lt;/span&gt;; che incominciato il &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;16&lt;/span&gt; di Compagnia; che nella Compagnia istessa ho fatto gli studi tutti in regola; che ho mediocre sanità; che ho impegnato anni &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt;, ed ora corre il &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt;, cioè &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; delle Lettere, &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; filosofia e matematica, ed 1 Teologia Dommatico-Scolastica; ora insegno in Napoli metafisica sublime. In quanto poi a virtù religiosa che vuole che io le dica? Ne prenda informazione da miei Superiori.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Io quì solo prego assai assai V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; a darmi almeno un rigo di risposta, e, se fosse possibile, bramerei che ella mi recasse per parte di Vostra Paternità o un bel &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;sì&lt;/span&gt;, che accetterei con rendimento di grazie a Dio benedetto, oppure un no, se così piacesse al Signore, che io pure riceverei con rassegnazione a' suoi sempre adorabili voleri Divini; benchè a dir vero mi piacerebbe assai più il &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;sì&lt;/span&gt; che il &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;no&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Mi raccomando senza più caldamente a S&lt;em&gt;antissimi&lt;/em&gt; Sacrifizi di V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; molto Rev&lt;em&gt;eren&lt;/em&gt;da, e così baciandole rispettosamente, come ad amante figlio in Gesù Cristo si conviene, le mani mi soscrivo&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; molto Rev&lt;em&gt;eren&lt;/em&gt;da&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Infimo in &lt;em&gt;Cris&lt;/em&gt;to Servo e Figlio&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Francesco-Giuseppe di Maria&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;della Compagnia di Gesù&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Napoli il dì 3 &lt;em&gt;dicem&lt;/em&gt;bre 1841&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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