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&lt;p&gt;P&lt;em&gt;ax&lt;/em&gt; C&lt;em&gt;hristi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Non perché io Fratello Nicola Simoni sia novizio da ventitre mesi, abbiasi attribuire la mia domanda a quel solito fervore che fra i Nostri si suol dire è fervore da Novizio, ma solamente domando perché entrai in Compagnia con zelo per la salute dell'anime; ed avendo fatto orazione veramente a questo mi sento inchlinato: ma siccome sono un povero fratello e non potendoli aiutare altrimenti che essere cooperatore aiutando i Missionari, di questo appunto io domando, e spero che la carità della Paternità Vostra Molta Reverenda disponga di me quando gli piace, e per dovunque vuole onde possa coadiuvare i Missionari in questo grande officio apostolico.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Io ho anni 28., ed per grazia di Dio godo perfetta salute: ho fatto il militare per anni 8. e perciò può figurarsi in che mar tempestoso di procelle spesse volte mi son trovato andando fra monti, per valli, e folti boschi per far preta di que' masnatieri che perturbavano la tra&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;quillita del pubblico, e più volte mettendomi a rischio della propria vita; e perché? per un [qualchè insega], o pure per un elogio che presto, o tardi se ne andava come il fumo al vento. Se a tanti pericoli ho esposto adunque la sanità, e la vita per servire un Rè terreno, oh quanto desidero ora patire qualche cosa per Gesù vero Rè che da premi eterni.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Riguardo po' a servizi domestici onde aiutare i Padri Missionari, e quanti fossero non dubiti giacchè m sento animo nell'aiuto che spero in Dio di soddisfare a molti nè per caso alcuno trovo difficoltà avendo bene considerato tutti gl'incontri che possono avvenire nella vita apostolica. Mi sento con gran desiderio chiamato a questo, e non già per gli [animatori Messa], ma solamente di servire il Signore dove si trova maggior frutto dell'anime. Spero perciò M&lt;em&gt;olto&lt;/em&gt; R&lt;em&gt;everenda&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; che voglia accogliere secondo la sua carità la domanda di un suo infimo figlio che spinto di tal desiderio per la maggior gloria di Dio a tanto mi espongo, promettendo la mia servitù fedele sino all'ultimo fiato.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;La prego a ricordarsi di me ne' S&lt;em&gt;uoi&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;antissimi&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;acrifici&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Al M&lt;em&gt;olto&lt;/em&gt; R&lt;em&gt;everendo&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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