"As for Ourselves, Venerable Brothers, you well know that,
from the beginning of Our Pontificate, We determined to leave nothing
undone which might, by means of apostolic preachers, extend farther and
farther the light of the Gospel and make easy for heathen nations the
way unto salvation. It seems to Us that two special objectives ought to
be aimed at in all missionary work, both of which are not only timely
but necessary and closely connected with each other; namely, that a much
larger number than heretofore of missionaries, well trained in the
different fields of knowledge, be sent into the vast regions which are
still deprived of the civilizing influence of the Christian religion;
and secondly, that the faithful be brought to understand with what zeal,
constancy in prayer, and with what generosity they too must co-operate
in a work which is so holy and fruitful."
-Pope Pius XI, Rerum Ecclesiae, #3
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