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&lt;p&gt;Scrivo a V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; io ultimo tra' suoi figliuoli, e per chieder grazia, d'ottener la quale mi è testimonio Iddio del quanto io mi riconosca indegno. Ma come confidato nella divina misericordia caldissimamente la desidero, e la chieggo dal cielo, così porto speranza, che porgendone supplica alla P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;voglia ella degnare d'un paterno sguardo questo mio foglio. È vicino a compiersi il terzo anno da che io sento nel cuore desideri di consacrarmi alle missioni della Cina, verso la quale sin dalla mia più tenera fanciullezza ho pur sentito una cotal inclinazione naturale. Io però non ho mai palesati i miei desiderî a' Superiori per lo passato, se non forse alcuna volta &lt;em&gt;per accidens&lt;/em&gt; ad alcuna di essi in Sorrento, e non ho mai portone supplica alla P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; per cagioni, che me ritraevano, e le esporrò nella presente. Una però che tutte forse le racchiude, e la seguente. Il veder così lontano il tempo in cui potuto avrei esser, se non maturo, almen piu disposto a far delle dimande a tal uopo, faceva si che in me non fossero molto accesi i desideri quantunque sempre io sia stato in essi costante. Venuto quest'anno a Napoli per lo studio della Filosofia avea fermo dopo averla finita, di far le prime dimande. Ma colla venuta del P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Massa dalla Cina mi son cresciuti questi desideri, e per le speranze, che io mi vedea sorrider innanzi mi son inteso animare a far richieste. Mi protesto sinceramente, R&lt;em&gt;everendissi&lt;/em&gt;mo Padre, che io desidero consacrarmi alle missioni della Cina, primieramente per gloria di Dio, e poi per salute delle anime di quei popoli, e per bene dell'anima mia, sperando di conseguir perdono dei miei peccati, e la grazia dell'eterna vita, dopo d'aver concorso colle mie deboli fatiche avvalorate dal divino ajuto alla salvezza di qualche anima. Or essendo queste le ragioni che mi spingono a desiderar le missioni, dopo d'averle con fiducia chieste al Signore vengo umilmente a domandarle a V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; pregandola che voglia consolar le mie brame nella presente occasione se crederà, che sia questa volontà di Dio, perchè le notifico che nel pregar Dio per questa grazia l'ho pregato insieme&lt;br /&gt;Napoli 6 Marzo 1848&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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