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Letter 136

TO THE FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE PIOUS UNION OF
THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY

Fragment of a letter in which she presents what Canon Conte Tomini
thinks of the Pious Union.

25 January 1829.

Rev. Count Tomini, our fellow member, was consulting
Mother Parpani on the way of holding meetings of this Union,
the number of members, that is, that there should be 12
Priests representing the 12 Apostles, and 72 Disciples, all
virgins etc. Utterly amazed, he said, «You can rest assured
that God approves of this thing and that it is bound to bring
about much good. You will see in due time what will come out
of it». He said he considered himself highly fortunate to be
enrolled in it himself. He warmly urged her to remain loyal to it,
never to grow tired of it nor leave it, for (members) could be

sure that God was pleased with it. Mother Parpani asked him
to explain to her more clearly what he knew about it; he said
he himself could not speak of it, but had come to understand
that this Pious Union had been foretold forty years ago either
in Rome or in Naples in these terms: – that at a certain point

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