digneris，utperejustactumetvisumfidelesinvitenturaslaudes，fragorgrandinum，procellaturbinum，impetustempestatum，ventorumrabies，infestatonitruatemperentur，fugiantatquetremiscantmalignispiritusanteSanctaeCrucisvexillum，quodinillisexculptumest……”Sacr。Cer。Rom。Eccl。，asabove。Ifanyarecuriousastotheextenttowhichthisconsecratedwaxwasaspecificforallspiritualandmosttemporalillsduringthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies，letthemconsulttheJesuitLitteraeannuae，passim。
AnotherfavouritemeanswiththeclergyoftheolderChurchforbringingtonaughtthe“poweroftheair。”wasfoundingreatprocessionsbearingstatues，relics，andholyemblemsthroughthestreets。Yeteventhesewerenotalwaysimmediatelyeffective。
OneatLiege，inthethirteenthcentury，thriceprovedunsuccessfulinbringingrain，whenatlastitwasfoundthattheimageoftheVirginhadbeenforgotten！Anewprocessionwasatonceformed，theSalveReginasung，andtheraincamedowninsuchtorrentsastodrivethedevoteestoshelter。[233]
[233]JohnofWinterthurdescribesmanysuchprocessionsinSwitzerlandinthethirteenthcentury，andallthemonkishchroniclesspeakofthem。SeealsoRydberg，MagicoftheMiddleAges，p。74。
InCatholiclandsthiscustomremainstothisday，andveryimportantfeaturesintheseprocessionsarethestatuesandthereliquariesofpatronsaints。Someoftheseexcelinbringingsunshine，othersinbringingrain。TheCathedralofChartresissofortunateastopossesssundryrelicsofSt。Taurin，especiallypotentagainstdryweather，andsomeofSt。Piat，verynearlyasinfallibleagainstwetweather。Incertainregionsasinglesaintgivesprotectionalternatelyagainstwetanddryweather——as，forexample，St。GodeberteatNoyon。