1 9 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Hel ena . ▁She ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Florence ▁and ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁there ▁until ▁her ▁next ▁posting ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁later ; ▁she ▁put ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Francis can ▁miss ions ▁in ▁China ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁le per ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁P all otta ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁offer ▁herself ▁to ▁God ▁for ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁inf id els ▁and ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Po or ▁Sou ls ▁in ▁P urg atory ; ▁she ▁rec ited ▁ 1 0 0 ▁times ▁each ▁day ▁the ▁E ternal ▁Rest ▁and ▁gained ▁indul gen ces ▁for ▁the ▁Po or ▁Sou ls . ▁Her ▁lif el ong ▁mot to ▁was : ▁" I ▁will ▁become ▁a ▁saint !" ▁To ▁her ▁parents ▁- ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁- ▁wrote : ▁" I ▁ask ▁the ▁Lord ▁for ▁the ▁grace ▁to ▁make ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁world , ▁pur ity ▁of ▁intention ▁- ▁which ▁consists ▁in ▁doing ▁everything ▁for ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁God , ▁even ▁the ▁most ▁ordinary ▁actions ". ▁P all otta ▁made ▁her ▁final ▁v ows ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁learned ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁miss ions ▁in ▁China . ▁Before ▁she ▁depart ed ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁private ▁audience ▁with ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁his