And so, do not let the tiresome journey or the tongues of abusive people deter you, but with all urgency and all passion, complete what you have begun with God's authority, knowing that the greater glory of an eternal reward follows a great labor.
But when your leader, Augustine, whom we have also appointed as your abbot, returns to you, humbly obey him in all things, knowing that whatever is completed by you following his directions will benefit your souls in every way.
May almighty God protect you with his grace, and allow me to see the fruit of your labor in the eternal homeland, so that although I cannot labor at your side, I shall be found sharing your koyful reward, becaus I am of course willing to do the work.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 439
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