“Ah Lord,” did he say, “the time is come for the accomplishment of my desires; be pleased to grant me the favour of dying for you; do bestow upon me the crown of martyrdom.”St. Francis of Solano   (Quoted in “THE LIVES ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA AND OF ST. FRANCIS SOLANO.” LONDON: THOMAS RICHARDSON AND SON, translated by Fr. Faber from the French of Father Francis Courtot, O.F.M. (on his “St. Francis Solano”), pub. 1847, pg. 245)