“ I desire most ardently to receive the support of the sacraments before I die, but I prefer the Providence and the Will of my Lord and my God even to all the sacraments, for I will believe this is the best preparation for death. It is indifferent to me whether it be slow or sudden, provided that it is pleasing in His sight to whom I hope it will bring me; for I trust, in whatever manner I die, that I shall not be deprived of the mercy of my God, without which my eternal ruin would be inevitable, whether I die an unprepared death, or whether I have long anticipated my end.” St. Gertrude the Great (The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude, translated and published in 1862 by The Poor Clare's of Kenmare.)