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12. Scalabrini to Leo XIII20
The prayers for your well-being that I daily offer to Almighty God are rising even more fervently to His Throne on the occasion of the Easter festivities.
Yes, Most Holy Father! May the divine Prince of Shepherds deign to pour down his most precious gifts upon you in great abundance. In the midst of so many vicissitudes of men and circumstances, in the midst of so many grave evils pressing in on you, may he comfort and sustain you, and may he preserve you happy and healthy for many years to come for his greater glory, for the exaltation and growth of religion, for the protection and defense of the Church, for the welfare of good people and the downfall of evil people. May you find joy in the triumph to be achieved by your cause, a triumph which may be delayed but will not fail to take place. After the sufferings of the Passion will come the joys of the Resurrection.
Most Holy Father, I offer you my best wishes and felicitations and those of my Missionaries who are working for our emigrants in the Americas, as well as the best wishes and felicitations of the emigrants themselves.
Through me those poor people now place at your feet their donations as a token of gratitude to you for what you have done for them thus far. At the same time, they implore your apostolic blessing for themselves and their families.
The Missionaries, whose duty it is to watch over and keep alive in the colonies of our unfortunate expatriates love for and attachment to the Vicar of Jesus Christ, also ask of you, Holy Father, a special blessing for themselves, a blessing which will infuse new life, new courage into them in the midst of their truly apostolic labors. Finally, bless me too, who, humbly prostrated at your feet, I remain
Your most devoted and loving son
John Baptist Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza