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earthly life journey of Guido Maria Conforti lasted 63 years. It was
continually inspired by faith. One last significant event in Conforti's
life was his journey to China, which he undertook as "a
duty and a need of my heart."
otwithstanding his ability to deal with missionary problems as a founder of a
missionary congregation, and as the first President of the Missionary Union of
the Clergy, he recognized that this trip would help him change his mentality
about the Chinese people. China gave him a new sense of the vastness of
its territory: "We don't
need 3,000 missionaries in China, but 50,000... I'll look forward to
that day when the whole of China will be called a Christian nation!"
During the visit to his missionaries, he was heard to exclaim: "In
you, O Lord, I place my trust. I will never be let down."
Could these words not be an overflow of his deep-rooted faith?
Before leaving China, Bishop Conforti addressed his missionaries by saying:
"I hope that my visit will bring
great good, deepen our love, and give all of us greater encouragement to work
willingly and constantly for the missions. I'm amazed at what you have
accomplished for the good of these Chinese people. How I would like to
be young again, and dedicate all my energies to them!"
At the end of his life he could declare: "Faith
has always been the norm of my life and thought. This faith, I have
always desired to proclaim... the faith of the apostles, the faith of the Church..."
To his missionaries, Conforti entrusted his heritage... "to
announce to the whole world the Good News of Christ."
GUIDO MARIA CONFORTI
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he
earthly life journey of Guido Maria Conforti lasted 63 years. It was
continually inspired by faith. One last significant event in Conforti's
life was his journey to China, which he undertook as "a
duty and a need of my heart." 
otwithstanding his ability to deal with missionary problems as a founder of a
missionary congregation, and as the first President of the Missionary Union of
the Clergy, he recognized that this trip would help him change his mentality
about the Chinese people. China gave him a new sense of the vastness of
its territory: "We don't
need 3,000 missionaries in China, but 50,000... I'll look forward to
that day when the whole of China will be called a Christian nation!"
During the visit to his missionaries, he was heard to exclaim: "In
you, O Lord, I place my trust. I will never be let down."
Could these words not be an overflow of his deep-rooted faith?