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501 13| nourish piety, so that the seminarians may make daily progress
502 12| each diocese has its own seminary; where the seminaries have
503 18| at Rome, at St. Peter's, September 14, 1886, in the ninth year
504 6 | its presence gave rise to serious problems. Nevertheless those
505 3 | can often be proven, to serve Christ before their own
506 2 | the tradition of Church service is not unusual in Portugal
507 6 | extinguish and no means could shake the belief and the ancient
508 5 | who would have labored to shape the habits of the people,
509 14| their lives and morals may shine forth, like a Lamp on a
510 12| what We have prescribed a short time ago to the bishops
511 12| The first matter is the shortage of priests caused by an
512 12| We hope that they will be shortly. Here then is the means
513 6 | regulation. These consoling facts show that the Catholic cause
514 4 | So let it be. Recently We showed Our paternal benevolence
515 14| priests must be great and even singular, so that the smaller the
516 2 | of your bishops, in the skillful support of the clergy, and
517 4 | by a nation comparatively small, and exult to use the Portuguese
518 14| even singular, so that the smaller the number of workers, the
519 | some
520 3 | kings of Portugal diligently sought out apostolic men from other
521 13| for the perfection of the soul. To the humanistic curriculum
522 6 | Now if We consider the sources of these evils, We conclude
523 3 | at the extremity of the Spanish peninsula and hemmed in
524 17| Mother of God, under whose special guardianship the kingdom
525 7 | Church provides the only speedy elimination of the causes
526 13| importance. Choose rectors and spiritual directors who are outstanding
527 3 | own advantage or glory, to spread the Christian religion before
528 15| published either daily or at stated intervals. You know the
529 6 | beginning on which Christian states ought to be ruled. For this
530 | still
531 6 | In the very midst of the storms in your state, your people
532 5 | a dearth of prudent and strenuous helpers, who would have
533 13| your authority that the students will never offend against
534 13| added sacred and canonical studies. Care must be taken that
535 13| Church; today especially the style must be forceful and eloquent,
536 16| especially to priests who are subject to you in their private
537 16| others to obedience and the submission due to episcopal authority.~
538 10| all obstacles. You will succeed better by putting all your
539 4 | damage which the Church suffered there.~
540 12| Here then is the means of supplying a body of priests, provided
541 1 | to your kings, who have supported the Catholic cause, might
542 13| canonical studies. Care must be taken that their content is sound,
543 16| the sacred ministry or in teaching in the schools. They never
544 9 | more than was reasonable, tenaciously clung to their opinions
545 | themselves
546 15| Printed Material~15. A third problem which should engage
547 15| what destruction daily threatens the integrity of religion.
548 10| therefore it seems that you need timely communications and the selection
549 15| intervals. You know the times, venerable brethren: on
550 2 | the Catholic faith and the tradition of Church service is not
551 5 | educate the youth, and to train the colonists themselves
552 7 | the citizens and public tranquillity.~
553 4 | the East India matter. We treated Portugal as liberally as
554 13| the education of clerics two elements are essential:
555 9 | impede the attainment of the unanimity so greatly desired.~
556 6 | unity not only remained unbroken, but by the authority and
557 11| these matters are better understood by those of you whom the
558 3 | to the magnitude of their undertakings? If one is to judge them
559 10| Therefore cultivate a salutary union of minds, prudently removing
560 15| religion to accuse others of unorthodoxy. They do this only because
561 | up
562 6 | political parties and by the upheavals of seditious mobs seem close
563 | used
564 14| noted in them which is at variance with their office and the
565 9 | of Catholics which We so vehemently desire will be strengthened.
566 | very
567 3 | that they would win noble victories whose glory would remain,
568 14| zeal in cultivating the vineyard of the Lord. The words of
569 17| patronage of the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, under whose
570 3 | empire. Together with the visible image of the wounds of Jesus
571 16| all which We have either warned against or commanded to
572 15| and lead them to salutary waters. It will be a great help
573 5 | themselves in a Christian way of life. Today especially,
574 11| trust that it will give full weight to Our and your good will.
575 | whether
576 3 | confident that they would win noble victories whose glory
577 7 | religion. If this is done wisely, then the government will
578 | within
579 17| holy of royal and saintly women, and of all the holy martyrs
580 14| vineyard of the Lord. The words of the Gospel, the harvest
581 14| the smaller the number of workers, the greater their zeal
582 15| If they really want their works to be fruitful and worthy
583 15| works to be fruitful and worthy of praise, let them remember
584 3 | footsteps of St. Francis Xavier. More than once these men
585 18| of Our Pontificate. ~LEO XIII ~ ~
586 18| September 14, 1886, in the ninth year of Our Pontificate. ~LEO
587 3 | and Oceania. Thus Portugal yields to none of the more distinguished
588 | yourselves
589 13| humanistic curriculum by which youths are educated must be added
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