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              <text>&lt;p&gt;M&lt;em&gt;ol&lt;/em&gt;to R&lt;em&gt;everen&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;do&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span&gt;Chr&lt;em&gt;ist&lt;/em&gt;o &lt;/span&gt;P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;re &lt;/span&gt;n&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;ro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&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;Gia Padre nostro è discesa la beneditione del Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re, che si bramava; e per le nove che habbiamo felicissime dalla China si è degnato si è degnato a nostri tempi d’aprire sua divina maestà Compagnia assai [spatiosa] per travagliare a suo servitio et aggiunto di quell’anime: e per li principij di sode conversioni, che si son fatte, ne presta il Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re quell’opportunità, alla quale per molti anni si ha sospirato per il cui mancamento li doi ultimi soi predecessori di bona memoria e per la mia èta forse ancora han fomentato per dieci anni li mei desiderij; e V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;ancora cò il medesimo tenore in una sua ultima, che tengo mantiene vive le speranze finche Dio Sig&lt;em&gt;nore&lt;/em&gt; nostro si compiacesse mostrarci qualche strada. Adesso aperto gia il campo mostra opportuno il tempo per la raccolta; che perciò una Santa impatienza mi sospinge a quel bramato operare, co&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; desiderio grande d’essere io annoverato tra quei fortunati che si haveranno da elegere da queste nostre parti: per tanto no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; mi contento solamente offerirmi, ma nelle viscere di Giesu Christo e della Sua S&lt;em&gt;antissi&lt;/em&gt;ma madre e per il Santo nostro Apostolo protettore dell’oriente priego V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;a volersi ricordare di me, n&lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt; più nell’occasione, che gia è presente, ma nell’eletione che da lei si dovrà fare quanto prima; e di me voglia disponere a suo talento per qualsivoglia vile obietto officio o ministerio per quest’impresa, ancor di coadiutore temporale, et a questo co&lt;em&gt;n &lt;/em&gt;tanta efficia d’affetto me l’offerisco, che se bisognasse, prima della promotione al sacerdotio, V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; ne potrà dare avviso al nostro Padre Prov&lt;em&gt;incia&lt;/em&gt;le co&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; ogni libertà. Padre mio mi sento assai &lt;span style="text-decoration: line-through;"&gt;oglig&lt;/span&gt; obligato al Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re per ciò cerco vendere a bon mercato le forze e la vita, e se ha voluto il Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re che ciò dipendesse dalle mani dell’obedienza, io gia messo nelle sue mani desidero si contentasse V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;adempire li mei desiderij, e che per suo mezzo venisse a perfetione quello che intanto tempo si ha formato. io che spero della mia vita se no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; la consacro a Dio? nel cui valore sperò fortificare e sollevare le mie debolezze. per ciò con voto vorrei legarmi, per corrispondere a tanti favori del Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re, di peregrinare in aggiunto dell’anime, quanto si potrà, a piedi, e questo antico desiderio voglio co&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; nova autentica farlo a piedi di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;aspettandone di ciò la sua conferma et autorità per procedere validamente, e co&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; un soscritto poi notificare il tutto a questo nostro Padre Prov&lt;em&gt;incia&lt;/em&gt;le in persona di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; fornisco perche il tempo mi lascia con raccomandare il tutto alli S&lt;em&gt;o&lt;/em&gt;i S&lt;em&gt;an&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;ti&lt;em&gt; Sacrificij &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;et ora&lt;em&gt;tio&lt;/em&gt;n&lt;em&gt;i&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Servo in Chr&lt;em&gt;ist&lt;/em&gt;o&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Pietro Rizza&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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