find her a husband, but Catherine remained faithful to God's call. Soon, Catherine's brother,
Hubert Laboure, talked with their father for Catherine, and he finally gave hispermission
that Catherine could join the Sisters of Charity. On January 1830, Catherine began her
postulancy at Chatillon.
The Virgin Mary would soon present Catherine with a mission.
Catherine stated that on the eve of the feast of St. Vincent 1830, she woke up after hearing
the voice of a child calling her to the chapel, where she heard the Virgin Mary say to her,
"God wishes to charge you with a mission. You will be contradicted, but do not fear; you will
have the grace to do what is necessary. T