God grant
that all those who present themselves to join the Company
will come
with the thought of martyrdom, desiring to suffer martyrdom in it and
to devote themselves entirely to the service of God,
whether in far
off lands or here, wherever it may please God to make use of the poor
Little Company! Yes, with the thought of martyrdom. How often we
should ask Our Lord for that grace and the
disposition to be ready
to risk our lives for His glory and the salvation of the neighbor,
each and every one of us. If Our Lord loves us to the point of dying
for us, why should we not
desire to have this same disposition with
regard to Him and to put it
into effect, if the occasion were to
present itself? (12 November 1656; SV XI, 334-335)
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