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Vision and asceticism


Catherine was ascetic way of life. Her desire was to rid itself entirely of carnal dependencies, that is entirely to learn how to control their need for sleep and food - as written in by the end of life had reached such a high degree of asceticism, that «only supplies the gifts of the Holy, slept only a half hour to two days, Many prayed for », and she slept on bare boards, and in addition wore chains. When the young mother took her to the warm springs Banya de Vinone (Bagni di Vignone), Catherine chose most of them boiling, zalezla in the water, where no one except it is not resolved to swim, and provided that it tastes what infernal flour.

Describe how one day it stopped and asked the beggar clothes. First, she gave him a lower woolen shirt, and then, at his request, linen underwear father and brothers, and then to the sleeve from wool jacket (otporotye with clothes servant), in the end, when the whole family hid it from his clothes, she withdrew to the Friend of the poor last shirt itself. Life's interpretation that this was Jesus of pilgrims who have it. For this she was «rewarded heavenly robe, which she brought Christ», and cost the life a single charge, and in the winter and summer, not counting himself entitled to wear clothing, until there is a need in the world.

According to her lifestyle from childhood to become a vision. When she was six years old, Catherine was that she later described as a vision of the Lord: he was dressed in papal garb, sitting on a throne in heaven above the local Siena Church of San Domenico, and was surrounded by Saints Peter, Paul and John. He smiled and blessed it, but did not say anything. This vision convinced Catherine to her desire to devote himself to God. Subsequently, the Christ was to it, sometimes accompanied by the Virgin Mary, the Apostles John and Paul, or St. Mary Magdalene, and Dominica. Describe what happens to her ecstasy were initially feared her family, for example, once during prayers in front of a fireplace, she entered the trance of prayer, and knock the person in the flames, and when it was taken out of the Burning hearth, the person has been found not a single burn (the center in her home is preserved so far). Indicate that when it was ecstasy at the time of rejection mantellatami and it fell in the courtyard of the church, lying motionless, the widow and not believed it to the priest, verify, stick it in your hand needles and kicked, but it still does not have to themselves.