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But   he   stopped   to   eat   something   with   the   Jesuits�察  �both   because   he   was 

hungry�察  �and    because   it   would   be   discourteous   to   refuse   all   their   kind 

offers。 

     One   of   the   lay´brothers   had   to   go   on   business   to   Dillingen�察  �so   he 

hastened to accompany Stanislaus。 It is from his testimony that we know 

what happened on the way。 

     Before the sun had quite set�察�he was on the road once more。 He slept in 

a   field   that   night。   He   was   up   early   the   next   morning�察  �and   stepped   out 



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bravely�察�fasting�察�and hoping for a chance to go to Holy Communion。 

     The evening before�察�he had left Augsburg a good many miles behind。 

A  few   miles   more   in   the   early   morning   brought   him   to   a   little   village。 

From some distance he saw the spire of its church。 He hastened his steps�察�

lest Mass should be over before he reached the place。 

     When he came to the church�察�he saw through its open door a scattered 

little congregation at their prayers。 He entered quickly�察�sank to his knees�察�

and dropping his face between his hands began to pray。 But somehow the 

place    felt  strange。    After    a  bit  he   looked    about    him�察  �and    saw    with 

astonishment that he was in a Lutheran church。 The Lutheran heresy was 

still   young    and   kept   up   many     Catholic    practices。    It  was   easy   to  be 

deceived。 

     He    felt  a  little  shocked。    He    had   been    preparing    to  receive    Holy 

Communion�察  �and   now   he   should   have   to   go   without。   But   as   he   looked 

about�察�the church to his eyes glowed with light。 Out of the light came a 

troop of blessed angels and drew near to him。 He was frightened�察�delighted�察�

all at once。 Then he saw that one of the angels bore with deep reverence 

the   Blessed   Sacrament�察  �and   that   God   had   granted   his   desire   for   Holy 

Communion。   He   received   It   with   quiet   joy�察  �but   simply�察  �humbly�察  �for   he 

knew that this miracle of Its coming to him was as nothing to the miracle 

that there should be any Blessed Sacrament at all。 Since God had stooped 

to leave us His Flesh and Blood�察�the manner in which He gave It was of 

quite secondary importance。 

     It   would   have   astounded   us   to   be   in   his   place   in   the   little   Lutheran 

church that morning。 We try to fancy how we should feel�察�if we too saw a 

host of angels approach us。 Yet every day we may avail ourselves of that 

more   wonderful   miracle�察  �before   which   even visions   of   angels   pale   ´   the 

miracle of having God Himself for our Meat and Drink。 

     That day brought him to Dillingen and Peter Canisius�察�the ;Watch´dog 

of Germany�察─�as he was called�察�for his vigilance against heresy。 Canisius 

read the letter of Father Antoni�察�and listened to Stanislaus' story。 It was all 

quite   wonderful。 As   the   boy   talked�察  �Canisius   looked   at   him   and   studied 

him�此�not quite seventeen�察�lively�察�handsome�察�full of spirit and daring�察�quick 

in speech�察�eager�察�affectionate�察�pious。 



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     You   might   call   Canisius   a   man   of   war�察  �an   old   veteran。   His   hair   had 

grown gray in battles of the soul�察�in fighting back heresy�察�in strengthening 

weak hearts   through   that age   of trial。 He   knew   the value of   enthusiasm�察�

but he knew its weakness�察�too。 

     ;A very taking lad�察─�he thought to himself。 ;He flashes like a rapier。 

But will his metal stand hard use�拭─�

     It was the thought of common sense。 He did not mistrust Stanislaus。 

But�察�on the other hand�察�what did he know about him�拭�He had not much to 

go   by   as   yet�察  �only Antoni's   letter�察  �and   the   boy's   engaging   presence。   He 

would   take   no   definite   step   about   admitting   Stanislaus   into   the   Society 

until he did know more。 

     ;Yon want to be a Jesuit�拭─�he said�察�with thoughtful brows。 ;When�拭─�

     It was on Stanislaus' tongue to say�察 �Now�察�at once。; But he hesitated a 

moment�察�and said instead�察 �As soon as you think fit。; 

     You are a stranger to us�察�you know�察─�Canisius went on�察�smiling a little�察�

but pleasantly。 ;And before we admit men amongst us�察�we need to know 

that they have something more than a mere desire to join us。。 That takes 

time to find out。 Are you willing to stop in the college here for a while�拭─�

     Stanislaus answered promptly�察 �Of course I am。; 

     ;Not as a student�察─�said Canisius。 ;But as a servant�拭─�

     ;As anything you want�察─�Stanislaus agreed。 

     ;Well�察   �come    with   me�察─   �Canisius    said�察 �and   he   led  the   way   to  the 

kitchen。 

     ;Here's a new cook�察─�he said to the brother in charge。 ;At least�察�he may 

have in him the makings of a cook。 Can you give him something to do�拭─�

     It was not a very encouraging reception�察�although it was not so bad as 

it may sound�察�condensed as it is in these pages。 Neither was it meant to be 

encouraging。 It was meant to test。 

     Stanislaus was as cheerful as a lark。 He rolled up his sleeves�察�smiled at 

the brother�察�and waited orders。 The brother smiled back�察�and said�此�

     ;First�察�I think you will have something to eat。 Then we shall see about 

work。; 

     The   Jesuit   college   at   Dillingen�察  �Saint   Jerome's�察  �was   a   big   place   and 

numbered many students。 Many students mean many cooks and servers at 



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table   and   servants   about   the   house。   Stanislaus   took   his   place   amongst   a 

score of such。 He washed dishes�察�helped prepare food�察�swept�察�scrubbed ´ 

whatever he was told to do。 He ate with the servants�察�took his recreations 

with them。 And he went about it all as simply and naturally as if he had 

been doing nothing else all his life。 

     His jolliness   and kindness   won him  friends   on all   sides�察�as   they  had 

always done。 He kept up his prayers�察�you may be sure�察�ran in to visit our 

Lord in the Blessed Sacrament whenever he was free to do so�察�made all he 

did into a prayer。 And of course that irritated some of the other servants�察�

just as it had irritated his brother Paul。 And so he had no lack of teasing 

and petty insults。 But he just smiled his way through them and kept on。 

     He   was   perfectly   happy�察  �entirely   confident   that   he   was   doing   God's 

will。 As   for   the   work�察  �he   chuckled   to   himself   at   the   idea   that   Canisius 

thought this a test� �He would willingly do a thousand times harder things 

than that for Almighty God。 And after all�察�he said�察�it really was not so hard。 

Many   a   better   man   than   he   had   to   work   much   harder�察  �at   much   more 

unpleasant tasks。 And what would it matter in eternity�察�if he scrubbed pots 

and pans and floors and windows all his life�拭�The only thing that mattered 

was to please God�察�and just now this sort of work was what pleased God。 



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                            CHAPTER XII 



                               THE ROAD TO ROME 

     Canisius kept Stanislaus at his work in the kitchen and about the house 

for a couple of weeks。 He noted his cheerfulness�察�his love of prayer�察�his 

readiness to do any sort of work�察�and best of all�察�his simplicity�察�his entire 

lack of pose。 He saw that this Senator's son made no virtue of taking on 

himself    such   lowly   tasks�察  �and  he   knew�察  �therefore�察  �that  he  was   r

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