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Saeculo Exeunte Octavo §16 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope Pius XII

Saeculo Exeunte Octavo §16

Saeculo Exeunte Octavo

¹⁶ "Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest"; pray especially that God may inspire both the people of Portugal and those of the nations subject to your rule to become priests or coadjutor brothers or nuns or catechists devoted to missionary work.

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Source: Saeculo Exeunte Octavo (Vatican.va)