Confidence: October 25
He who does not lose heart when face with unforeseen adversities but immediately turns to God with confidence gives evidence of being well rooted in this virtue.
We read in the lives of the holy Fathers of the desert that one day St. Colombanus found himself surrounded by twelve wolves. Clawing at his clothes, they made ready to tear him to pieces. Without becoming excited, he invoked God's help with great confidence, saying: "Incline unto my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me." At these words the wolves fled.
