In addition to emotional sacrifice of prayer and meditation, part of her devotion included physical punishment.

The Eucharistic sacrifices of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving are offered by all believers as spiritual priests.

At 9 p.m. all assembled in the little church, and there, by the light of "a lantern dimly burning," and amid a holy calm, unbroken, save by the rustling of the leaves at the open windows, joined in the evening sacrifice of prayer and praise.