The whole of this passage is, as we have said, somewhat obscure, and has been often and gravely misunderstood. The meaning, however, appears to us clear enough. The Saint had referred to three supernatural manifestations of God’s will in his regard urging him to prepare himself for the mission in Ireland. Here he refers to a fourth, which took place, however, later on in his life, and probably when he was about to be consecrated Bishop in France for the Irish Mission. Some persons, whose names he