54. (3). There was also a woman whom _a spirit of_ anger and _fury_[692] dominated to such an extent that not only her neighbours and relatives fled from her society, but even her own sons could scarcely endure to live with her. Shouting, rancour and _a mighty tempest_[693] wherever she was. Violent, fiery, hasty, terrible with tongue and hand, intolerable to all, and hated. Her sons, grieving both for her and for themselves, dragged her into the presence of Malachy, setting forth their lamentable complaint with tears. But the holy man, pitying both the sickness of the mother and the trouble of her sons, called her aside, and made urgent inquiry whether she had ever confessed her sins. She replied, "Never." "Confess," said he. She obeyed; and he enjoined penance on her when she made confession, and prayed over her that Almighty God might give her _the spirit of meekness_,[694] and in the name of the Lord Jesus bade her to be angry no more. Such meekness followed that it was plain to all that it was nothing else than a marvellous _change effected by the right hand of the Most High_.[695] It is said that she is still living to-day, and is so patient and gentle that, though she used to exasperate all, now she cannot be exasperated by any injuries or insults or afflictions. If it be allowed me, as the Apostle says, _to be fully persuaded in my own mind_,[696] let each accept it as he will; for me, I give it as my opinion that this miracle should be regarded as superior to that of raising the dead woman, mentioned above, inasmuch as there the outward, but here the _inner man_[697] was restored to life. And now let us hasten to what remains. 55. A man who as regards the world was honourable, as regards God devout, came to Malachy and complained to him concerning _the barrenness of his soul_,[698] praying that he would obtain for him from Almighty God the grace of tears. And Malachy, smiling because he was pleased that there should be spiritual desire from a man of the world, laid his cheek on the cheek of the other as though caressing him, and said, "_Be it done unto you as you have asked_."[699] From that time _rivers of waters ran down his eyes_[700] so great and so nearly incessant that the phrase of Scripture might seem applicable to him: "_A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters_."[701]