must carry on the war even when there is no hope of victory.
Success matters nothing, and we must fight on and never complain:
'I shall gain nothing from that soul, she does not understand,
there is nothing for it but to abandon her.' That would be the act
of a coward. We must do our duty to the very end."

* * * * * *

"Formerly, if any of my friends were in trouble, and I did not
succeed in consoling them when they came to see me, I left the
parlour quite heart-broken. Soon, however, Our Lord made me
understand how incapable I was of bringing comfort to a soul, and
from that day I no longer grieved when my visitors went away
downcast. I confided to God the sufferings of those so dear to me,
and I felt sure that He heard my prayer. At their next visit I
learned that I was not mistaken. After this experience, I no
longer worry when I have involuntarily given pain. . . . I simply
ask Our Lord to make amends."

* * * * * *

"What do you think of all the graces that have been heaped upon
you?"-- "I think 'the Spirit of God breatheth where He will.'"[22]

* * * * * *

"Mother," she one day said to the Prioress, "were I unfaithful,
were I to commit even the smallest infidelity, I feel that my soul
would be plunged into the most terrible anguish, and I should be
unable to welcome death."