The Holy Father's will is that the Catholic missions do their best for the peace, the welfare and the progress of China, and according to what he has already written in his letter of June 15, 1926 "AD ipsia Pontificatur primordiia" addressed to the Bishops of China, he now repeats again, that the' Catholic Church "professes, teaches and preaches the respect and obedience to the legitimate constituted authorities, and that She asks, for Hor miss vd faithful the liberty and security of common law.
To the same Bishops His Holi ness recommends as the achieve ment of the evangelical work, the organization and the development of the Catholic action, in order that the faithful of both, neces, and specially the dear youth, by prayer, work and action should also, brit their due share to the peace, the social welfare and the grandeur of their Fatherland, by making always. better known the holy and salutary principles of the Gospel, and by helping the Bishops and priests to spread the Christian idea and the individual and social benefits of Christian charity.
His Holiness, repeating his wish. es and prayers for the peace and prosperity of China and supplicating God Almighty to hear them with all the warmth of his heart, Bestows on all his Paternal and Apostolic benediction.
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