LETTER X.

第十封信

 To the Second General Chapter.

致第二修会

To all the Reverend and much-loved Brethren, Brother Francis, greeting in the Lord.

致所有尊敬的、最亲爱的兄弟们，方济各兄弟，主内平安。

Whenever you hear the Name of God pronounced adore it with fear and reverence, prostrate on the ground. God has sent you into the world to bear testimony of Him by your words and works, and to make known to all men that there is no other God. Persevere in discipline and holy Obedience, and be faithful in everything to the promises you freely made to God. I beseech the Minister-General with all earnestness to cause the Rule to be exactly observed by all. Let the Clerks recite the Divine Office with all possible devotion in the presence of God, attending not so much to the melody of the voices as to the harmony of the mind. Farewell in the Lord.

无论什么时候，当你听到上主的名号时，怀着敬畏之心爱慕祂吧！俯伏在地朝拜祂吧！天主派遣你到这个世上以你的言辞和善工为祂做证，让世人都知道再没有别的天主。坚守祂的戒律及神圣的服从，忠于你向上主承诺的每一个誓言。我诚挚地恳请总会长，使所有人都严格遵守规则。让所有神职人员尽可能怀着极大的热忱在天主的临在中背诵日课，不要太在意声音的旋律，而要注意心灵的和谐。主内再见。