"Let no one, on account of his love for his wife or children, hesitate to set out."

"Therefore, I exhort and implore you—not I, but the Lord—to go as soldiers of Christ."

"Let no property, no labors detain you, for this land of yours, which is so fertile, has hardly enough to support its cultivators."

"That royal city, Jerusalem, situated in the middle of the world, is now held captive by its enemies."

"We absolve all who undertake this journey from all penance for their sins."