- Mrs. Rose D. Coffman, also a lady of social standing, testified that Mother Maddalena strove to promote the spiritual and temporal welfare of her neighbor. Moreover, I never saw the Servant of God disturbed or impatient. She was almost absolutely silent when I would see her, and she entered into very little conversation. She was certainly most humble. It is the one virtue which made a deep impression on me. Her manner of coming into a room, the way she spoke, never referring to herself or her life in any way, all gave evidence of the virtue of humility. This same lady said: Her advice to me always was Catholic, simple, and earnest.