Saint Vincent Ferrer and Our Lady of Pity

Saint Vincent Ferrer, the great missionary of the Middle Ages and the apostle of Brittany, was then preaching at a place called La Cheze, near Loudeac, when he happened to notice a large, ancient, but deserted and roofless chapel, almost in ruins and overgrown with briars and nettles. He paused in his sermon and seemed deeply touched by the sight of the abandoned sanctuary, which was known as the Chapel of Our Lady of Pity. Then he began to tell the people what a joy it would be to him if he could restore it to the worship of God and the Honor of the Blessed Virgin.

Suddenly he seemed inspired by a vision of the future and understood that this very work was destined to be accomplished by another missionary in centuries to come.