Letter 1658. To St. Vincent de Paul

Ah! my very dear Father, is there indeed a possibility of God granting me such a grace as that you should come to this country? It will assuredly be the greatest consolation I could have in this world. I am persuaded that if it should come about it will be by the special compassion of God, to give me an opportunity of entirely unburdening my soul of the inward suffering that has been mine for over four years, and which is to me a martyrdom.