the-glories-of-mary

700 GLORIES OP MARY.
Saturday he went barefoot, and early in the
morning, to visit that image; but his wife, who
suspected him of going elsewhere, once in par
ticular, attacked him so violently, that blinded by
impatience, he took a rope and hung himself.
But just as his soul was departing, when he
could no more help himself, he invoked the help
of Mary; and behold a most beautiful lady ap
peared, who approached him and cut the rope.
The people without saw this, and then he narra
ted the fact. this the wife was so filled with
By
compunction, that ever afterwards they lived in
peace, and devoted to the divine mother.*
38. Another person, of Valentia, in 1613,
committed a great crime, which he was ashamed
to confess, and therefore made sacrilegious con
fessions. But, being troubled with great remorse
of conscience, he went one day to visit the altar
of Our Lady of Halle, that he might obtain re
lief. When he arrived at the door of the church,
which stood open, he felt himself thrust back by
an invisible power. Then he determined to
make hip confession, and immediately entered.
After making a general confession, he went home
entirely consoled. f
39. The blessed Adam, a Cistercian, went one
evening to visit an altar of the most blessed Vir
gin in a church; but finding the doors closed, he
knelt outside to make his devotions. He was
hardly on his knees when he saw the door open
ing of itself, and he entered. There he beheld
* Andrado del Battes. di.n. Don. e IL P. Rho. Sab. Es. 71.
t An. Soc. ap. Auriem. to, 2, c. 1.