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 the speech  of  the  apostles,  and  3000  of  them  became  Christians. On that day  was  built  a city  which  rests  upon  earth  and  reaches  to  heaven; in which  men  speak  one  tongue,  and  have  one  faith,  and  with  which God is  well  pleased. That city  is  the  Holy  Catholic  Church.

There are  still  on  this  earth  800,000,000  heathens who do  not  know  God  and  His  only-begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ. Pray earnestly  for  the  conversion  of  the  heathens.

Your forefathers,  too,  were  heathens,  and  were  converted  by missionaries  sent  by  the  Holy  See. Thank God  for  your  holy faith, and  confess  it  by  word  and  deed. Pray fervently  to  the Holy Ghost  to  keep  you  and  yours  firm  in  the  light  of  the  faith.