THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 671, sig. 110-4520

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14a 1e6 09 9OM tan and repeat the lofty claim of Gregory the Great, Our Predecessor's unforgettable memory: "Our honor is the universal honor of the Church. Our honour is the general honour of the church. Our honor is the firm strength of Our brethren; only then are We truly honored if ever the honor due to him is not denied to the individual..." "...Is there any in the sad times under which we are suffering, many who Christ the Lord, obliterated under the veils of the Holy Eucharist, so much that neither tribulation nor fear, neither hunger nor blemish, neither danger nor persecution and sword could separate them from his love, so can without doubt the holy feast, which is not without divine grace..." "pur soheh, aienoc h nichtt ihre glie- -de r s i n d. As you are well aware, Venerable Brothers, from the very beginning of Our Pntificates, we have received and solemnly assured them, who do not belong to the visible community of the Catholic Church, God's protection and guidance, that, in imitation of the example of the Good Shepherd, nothing is dear to us more than that they too have life and sit there in abundance. We wish to repeat this solemn assurance of Ours through this encyclical, dedicated to the glory of "the great and glorious Body of Christ", after we have just searched for the prayers of the whole Church..." "...So they would like to enter into the circle of Catholic unity and all, united with us in the same communion of Jesus Christ, to which one head turns in a great love bond. In unceasing supplication to the Spirit - of love and truth We await them with extended #poor, not as a Premde, but as those who return to their own Te Father's house. 6- d But if it is also Ünser wish, it would like incessantly this community prayer of the whole mystical body for as much as possible. We must emphasize that such a step must be made out of free will, since no one can believe who does not do it freely, should therefore people who do not believe really enter the outer building .atextiitnod soteenU ngd t mi Eaer erdet mt fuel bnu Totes RSOND ".tagg .I bThe X ./.