-  From the Chronicles of the founder of the Poor Clares in the United States:
Sister Seraphina Mantica was adorned with every virtue. She was especially devoted to prayer, consecrating to this exercise all the time she could spare both day and night. Hence after Matins, she remained in the choir, watching and praying before the Blessed Sacrament. Thus, she was as one of the prudent Virgins, ever ready with her lamp trimmed, watching for the coming of the bridegroom. She, likewise, was most zealous for the observance of the Holy Rule. She was also remarkable for the love of silence.
                 – Mother Mary Maddalena Bentivoglio, Princess of Poverty, p. 233