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              <text>&lt;p&gt;Molto R&lt;em&gt;everendo&lt;/em&gt; in Cristo P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Generale&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pax Christi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Da molti anni sento un certo impulso interno di chiedere le missioni estere; ma per molte ragioni non ancora l'ho fatto, Le ragioni principali sono tre - 1.aPerchè conosco di non avere capitale di virtù bastevole a tanta impresa. E ciò dico non per cerimonia, ma davvero - 2.a Perchè ho un naturale pusillanime e timido poco atto alle missioni ove si richieggono uomini coraggiosi e intraprendenti: e per aggiunta non so la lingua nè inglese nè francese - 3.a Perchè sono incerto se possa essere più utile in questa Provincia, o altrove.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Con la venuta del Padre Procuratore del Missouri mi sono determinato ad offrirmi alla Paternità Vostra. Dico ad offrirmi perchè non intendo di domandare con istanza. Se la Paternità Vostra giudica che nell'America io possa essere non solo utile, ma più utile che quì per la gloria di Dio e per la salute de' prossimi,&lt;em&gt;ecce ego mitte me&lt;/em&gt;. Se poi giudica altrimenti resterò tranquillo dove sono: e questa lettera servirà soltanto a calmare il rimorso della coscienza che spesso ho sentito di non averle scritto e di non essermi offerto.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Che se la Paternità Vostra risolverà di mandarmi all'America, sono indifferente sì a stare a faticare nei collegî, come ad andare alle missioni dei selvaggi, secondo che giudicheranno più opportuno i Superiori di colà.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Le bacio la mano: e con umile rispetto mi raffermo in unione de' S&lt;em&gt;uoi&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;anti&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;acrifici&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Inf&lt;em&gt;i&lt;/em&gt;mo servo in C&lt;em&gt;ris&lt;/em&gt;to&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Prospero M&lt;em&gt;ari&lt;/em&gt;a Paradisi d&lt;em&gt;ella&lt;/em&gt; C&lt;em&gt;ompagnia&lt;/em&gt; d&lt;em&gt;i&lt;/em&gt; G&lt;em&gt;esù&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Napoli 19 &lt;em&gt;dicem&lt;/em&gt;bre 1847&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;P&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt; S&lt;em&gt;criptum&lt;/em&gt;: In questa occasione Le auguro piene di celesti benedizioni le prossime feste Natalizie, e quella del suo giorno onomastico&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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