LETTER XVI.

第十六封信

To Brother Leo,

致良兄弟，

BROTHER LEO, thy Brother Francis salutes thee and wishes thee peace.

良兄弟，方济各兄弟向你致敬，并祝你主内平安。

I speak to thee, my son, as a mother, for all that we said on the road is contained briefly in that one word. If later on thou dost wish to come to me for counsel, I advise thee to come. Whatever thou thinkest thou canst do to please the Lord God, and to follow His example and His poverty, thou mayest do, with the blessing of God and my permission. And if for the good of thy soul or thy consolation, thou dost wish to come to me, my Leo, come. Farewell in the Lord.

我想以一位母亲的身份对你说，我儿，我们在路上所说的一切，都简短地包含在一个词里，如果以后你想要来我这里寻求建议，我劝你就来。无论你想做什么来悦乐主心，效仿祂的榜样和祂的神贫，只要蒙主祝福又得到了我的允许，均可行。如若为了你灵魂的益处或是慰藉，你想要来找我，我的良，来吧。主内再见。