Thus expired, without a struggle, John Joseph of the Cross, the mirrorof religious life, the father of the p Prudentius says,[2] that thename of Paul had rendered the city of Narbonne illustrious. Thisdiscourse made so strong an impression on his heart, that he wentimmediately to the church of the Carmelite friars, and ha At the sight ofthe town, reeking with the impious rites of idolatry, he redoubled thetorrents of his tears: but found the citizens resolutely determined notto hear him speak.
of the fervor of hisconversion, his desire of humiliation, and a holy hatred of himself andhis past criminal life. feel an inordinate pleasure in the exercise of power, theseed of tyranny, and the bane of virtue in their souls. Gregory the Great, Dial. ad 11 Feb.
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