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 on awaking I found myself as active as if nothing had happened to me: then she said to me, "Now go and labor for the salvation of souls and render thanks to the Omnipotent who hath delivered you from this danger." I returned to my habitual fatigues, glorifying the Lord who had bestowed such power on his faithful Spouse.

At the same epoch, Catherine worked a miracle on Friar Bartholomew of St. Dominic of Sienna, my friend, he who at present governs the Roman province, and this miracle was more remarkable, because that Religious had been long and grievously sick with the plague.

When the contagion had passed to Sienna, many persons, but above all the sisters of a Convent of Pisa, having heard the praises of Catherine celebrated, evinced a lively desire of seeing her, and profiting by her instructions. They, therefore, entreated her to repair to Pisa, promising, in order to attract her, that her presence would be profitable to many souls. Catherine did not like journeys; but she had recourse to her divine Spouse, and humbly deferred the case to his decision; she had consulted the opinion of those who surrounded her, and their sentiments were divided; some days after, our Lord appeared to her, and commanded her to yield to the requests of his servants, who were expecting her in the city of Pisa. " My Name," said he, " will be greatly glorified by this journey, and souls will derive much benefit, according to the promise that I made thee, when thy soul separated from thy body, and was united to it anew."

Catherine obediently made known to me the divine will, and repaired directly to Pisa. I accompanied her, with several Fathers of my Order, so as to hear confessions; many of those who visited her had their hearts