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              <text>&lt;p&gt;~Prov&lt;em&gt;incia&lt;/em&gt; Rom&lt;em&gt;ana&lt;/em&gt; – Roma, 21 Lug&lt;em&gt;lio&lt;/em&gt; 1839.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Molto Rev&lt;em&gt;eren&lt;/em&gt;do padre Nostro&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;sono circa dodici anni da che gesù si degniò accendere nel mio cuore il desiderio di andar alle Missioni, brama peraltro da me sempre respinta, giudicandomi non idoneo per tale impresa. quantunque io per la tenera eta non sapessi che cosa fossero le missioni, particolare era il modo con cui questo desiderio mi sì facea sentire il qual desiderio non ostante dodici anni che son passati dura ancora nel suo primo fervore; questa particolarita l’arguisco da quei Sogni, nei quali mi pare come poi ho capito, che nel modo dei primi apostoli conduceva anime a Cristo.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Ma avendo ora consultato la cosa con il padre spirituale, e volendo io dal canto mio eseguire la divinta volontà, domando umilmente alla Paternità Vostra la grazia di essere ammsso alle Sante missioni estre di qualunque parte dell mondo esse sieno, purche l’Altissimo sia glorificato da tutto il mondo,&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Rimanendo pienamente sodisfatto di quanto Vostra Paternità come quegli che in luogo di iddio mi governa intorno a cio determinerà.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Al presente l’arte mia principale é l’agricoltore, é il cuoco. sono disposto a far di tutto, e ad apprendere anche qualche altra arte senza manchare al proprio uffizio, e con le necessarie licenze; tanto piu se ella alquno me ne suggieriscie affine di facilitarmi questa impresa&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;I fini poi che a cio domandar mi inducono sono molti; come sarrebbe per mettere in effetto la meditazione dell regnio di Cristo e altri simili il tutto conforme alla mia vocazione.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Non puó credere vostra Paternità quali sieno le Fiamme, che per tal vocazione ardono nel mio petto; tanto piu grande e la maraviglia, quanto piu fiacca e la mia capacita in ogni cosa. essendomi consigliato con il padre spirituale che era della Compagnia, la difficoltá principale per cui io allo spuntar di questa mia vocazione non mi diedi allo studio affinché poi entrato nella Compagia potessi piú immediatamente conseguire il fine della mia vocazione, fù perche i miei genitori eran poveri.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;//&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Affine dunque di glorificare jddio di tanto intanto saró á suoi piedi per domandar la grazia di essere ammesso alle Sante missioni.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;tale é la mia disposizione, che io adesso mi porei in Cammino per le missioni dell giappone, ancorché credessi che appena giunto dovessi dare la vita; ed io sarei pienamente contento di irrigare quelle aride terre con il proprio sangue onde renderle feconde d’anime di Cristo.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;e intanto baciandole umilmente la mano sono della Vostra Paternitá infimo servo Francesco Sordini della Compagnia di Gesù&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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