Dear confreres, congratulations to each of you on the 290th anniversary of the Congregation! Each one of you, in your missionary work, is part of the construction of our history. To those who have gone before us, our gratitude. To those up and coming Redemptorists, to our young people, to those who seek us out and to those who are in formation, do not be afraid to spend your lives for redemption (dies impendere pro redemptis). Forward! The Lord walks with us and the Spirit shows us the way in this moment of history that God has given us. Let us not be afraid!