She often spoke and joked about the thorn hedge, and the patience and prayer which had then been recommended to her, which admonition she, in after-life, had frequently neglected, but which had never failed her when she had recourse to it.

This symbolical coincidence of the events of her childhood with those of her riper years shows that, in the individual no less than in humanity at large, prophetic types may be found.

But, to the individual as well as to mankind in general, a Divine Type has been given in the person of our Redeemer, in order that both the one and the other, by walking in his footsteps and with his assistance, may surpass human nature and attain to perfect wisdom and grace with God and man.

Thus it is that the will of God is done on earth as in heaven, and that this kingdom is attained by 'men of good will.' She then gave a short account of the visions which had, on the previous night, interrupted her visions of the Passion at the commencement of the feast of St.Joseph..