From 1924 until her death in 1955 she was confined to bed, leading a life of mystical intensity. A victim soul, she survived on the Eucharist alone for the last 13 years of her life. Doctors were mystified but many people, sensing her sanctity, sought her out for advice and spiritual consolation.

Her story is told here with great insight and understanding. The sufferings she endured for love of Christ, who often communicated with her in interior locutions, are chastening to those (me, for instance) who whimper and reach for painkillers at the smallest attack of sciatica. She was beatified in 2004; her spirituality, focused on the Eucharist, is very relevant today.