58:1
Nisi frequenter vota communia peccatorum impedirentur objectu, jussioni consuetudinariæ caritatis solito volueram parere servitio. Nam cum festivitati vobisque occurrere duplicis compendii res fuisset, videtis ad mei solius pertinere dispendium, quod nequeo implere præceptum. Ita, namque apud nos per momenta singula potestatum speratur adventus, ut nisi illis venientibus praesens esse curavero, ab eis qui solent in nobis etiam leviora culpare, quamlibet simplex abscessus meus, non'solum negligentiæ, sed etiam contumaciae deputetur.
若不是共同的祈願屢屢被眾罪的阻礙所妨害，我本願以素常的服事來遵從仁愛慣常的命令。因為出席這聖節、又謁見諸位，本是雙重的獲益，而您也看得出：我不能履行這囑咐，只關乎我自己的損失。因為在我們這裡，掌權者的來臨隨時可期，以致我若不留意在他們抵達時親自在場，那麼我的離去，無論多麼無辜，也必被那些慣於連我們較輕之事都加以指責的人，不僅歸咎為疏忽，甚至歸咎為抗命。
Unless the common prayers were frequently hindered by the obstacle of sins, I had wished to obey the customary command of charity with my wonted service. For while to attend both the festival and yourselves would have been a matter of double gain, you see that it pertains to my loss alone that I am unable to fulfill the precept. For among us the coming of the authorities is looked for at each single moment, so that unless I take care to be present when they arrive, my withdrawal, however innocent, would be imputed by those who are wont to blame even lighter things in us, not only to negligence but even to contumacy.
58:2
Quapropter, communi necessitate perspecta, impossibilitati meae clementer ignoscite, et ut desideriis nostris, si non jugiter, vel interdum satisfacere possimus orate.
因此，念及我們共同的難處，求您慈悲地寬恕我的無能為力，並祈求：願我們能滿足彼此的心願，縱不能常常，至少也能時而如願。
Wherefore, our common necessity being considered, mercifully pardon my incapacity, and pray that we may be able to satisfy our desires, if not continually, at least from time to time.