Prepare now to labour hard from the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin to that of St.Michael; the grapes are ripening and must be well watched." Then he led me,' she continued, 'to the vineyard of St.Liboire, and showed me the vines at which I had worked.

My labour had been successful, for the grapes were getting their colour and growing large, and in some parts the red juice was running down on the ground from them.

My guide said to me: "When the virtues of the good begin to shine forth in public, they have to combat bravely, to be oppressed, to be tempted, and to suffer persecution.

A hedge must be planted around the vineyard in order that the ripe grapes may not be destroyed by thieves and wild beasts, i.e.by temptation and persecution." He then showed me how to build a wall by heaping up stones, and to raise a thick hedge of thorns all around.

As my hands bled from such severe labour, God, in order to give me strength, permitted me to see the mysterious signification of the vine, and of several other fruit trees.