This great saint of modern times reintroduced the practice of daily Communion and permitted earlier ages for the reception of First Communion by children. He was the pope when Mother Maddalena died.
This incident occurred in the monastery in Omaha. This Sister, who was working in the same room with Mother Maddalena, saw her working on a beautiful piece of gold embroidery.
It was a chalice. Above the chalice there was a little bird flying to it. I admired it very much. She said: ‘You like?’ I said: Yes, Reverend Mother.’ She looked at me long in really earnest and deep thought. ‘I like, too,’ she said. ‘Thus I like at elevation, like the little bird dipping its beak into the chalice, to drink to get strength and support for the day. The second bird is Constance doing the same.