During a time of war, a certain garrison of troops was headed by Louis, dauphin of France (son of Louis XV). Being an ardent supporter of the Jesuits and devotee of the Sacred Heart, Louis was a very devout young man.

It so happened that the feast of Corpus Christi arrived, and a procession in honor of the Holy Eucharist was to take place. Naturally, Louis wanted his men to participate. But the clouds looked very threatening. A heavy rain loomed, and the officers made it clear they had no interest in joining the procession.

So their commander, Louis, said to them:

"Gentlemen, I am quite certain that a shower of cannonballs would not keep you back from going out to fight the enemy, since you have pledged to serve your earthly king. Much less, surely, would the dread of a few drops of rain deter you from doing a slight service to your heavenly King."

Put that way, how could they refuse? It was a comparison they had not thought of, but could easily understand. The officers at once assembled their men in rank and file and marched with them to join the procession.

Having shown their willingness to be drenched for Christ’s sake, the men were rewarded by God’s loving Providence. Not only did they remain dry during the procession, but no rain at all fell throughout the entire feast-day.