I would always boast... of being mocked, even crucified... in truth, according to the example of Jesus Christ. Pray to God that he likes to make me worthy of this great good.
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From the Letter to Fr. Adriani, 30 August 1628; quoted in Pope John Paul II, Ai fedeli giapponesi, francesi, spagnoli ed italiani convenuti a Roma per la canonizzazione dei 16 martiri di Nagasaki, vatican.va, 19 October 1987.