Last rites declaration of Ioannes Paulus PP. II (Karol Wojtyla)
2nd April 2005
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and seemed as if she would by no
means be denied. At last her mother told her, that Amy must go and pray
by herself; but, says the child, she will not go; and persisted
earnestly to beg of her mother to go with her. She has discovered an
uncommon degree of a spirit of charity, particularly on the following
occasion. A poor man that lives in the woods, had lately lost a cow that
the family much depended on; and being at the house, he was relating his
misfortune, and telling of the straits and difficulties they were
reduced to by it. She took much notice of it, and it wrought exceedingly
on her compassion. After she had attentively heard him awhile, she went
away to her father, who was in the shop, and entreated him to give that
man a cow: and told him, that the poor man had no cow! that the hunters,
or something else, had killed his cow! and entreated him to give him one
of theirs. Her father told her that they could not spare one. Then she
entreated him to let him and his family come and live at his house: and
had much more talk of the same nature, whereby she manifested bowels of
compassion to the poor.
She has manifested great love to her minister: particularly when I
returned from my long journey for my health, the last fall. When she
heard of it, she appeared very joyful at the news, and told the children
of it, with an elevated voice, as the most joyful tidings; repeating it
over and over. Mr. Edwards is come home! Mr. Edwards is come home! She
still continues very constant in secret prayer, so far as can be
observed, for she seems to have no desire that others should observe her
when she retires, being a child of a reserved tempe