The zeal of St. Comboni has often been mentioned when speaking about him ~ it was not simply readiness and good will ~ it was continuous growth in holiness and purification. He suffered and accepted many set-backs in his plan of action and in many of his projects. And through all of this, his pastoral action of love matured.
His commitment in the social field and to works of charity were tireless but that was not the whole of his life, at the centre and giving him strength was the Heart of Christ, pierced on the Cross. He would say that love is needed to form able missionaries ~ and this is seen in the humble zeal that missionaries live!
In the words of Cardinal Zuber Wako of Khartoum, "You Comboni Missionaries have holy roots, the branches too must be holy. The canonization of Daniel Comboni puts holiness within the charism of the Congregation. I am sure you will make good use of that."
