how the devil used her awareness of her “vanities and weaknesses” to discourage her and tempt her to give up or deny the action of God in her life. Sometimes, even though she was receiving graces and favors from God, she felt that the “vanities and weaknesses of the past were again awakening.” She had to struggle to cast herself upon the Lord’s mercy. God helped her on this occasion through advice from her confessor, which gave her perspective and put her at peace. Many of the saints talk about the