It was God’s will that there should be linked to the internal assistance of the Holy Spirit external indications of his revelation…and first and foremost MIRACLES and PROPHECY – First Vatican Council, Dei Filius Ch. 3 The Catholic Controversy – Part II. Art. III. C. V., Of the Sanctity of the Church, 2nd Mark (St. Francis de Sales) The Catholic Controversy – Part II. Art. III. C. VI., 2nd Mark (Cont.). The True Church Ought to be Resplendent in Miracles (St. Francis de Sales) The Catholic Controversy – Part II. Art. III. C. VII., Sanctity of the Church (Cont.). The Catholic Church is Accompanied With Miracles, The Pretended is Not (St. Francis de Sales) The Catholic Controversy – Part II. Art. III. C. VIII., Sanctity of the Church (Cont.). The Spirit of Prophecy Ought to be in the True Church. The Catholic Church Has the Spirit of Prophecy, the Pretended Has it Not (St. Francis de Sales)