 And in those 15 years, he ministered to God's people. He baptized in secret. He heard confessions in secret. When he could convince the guards to sneak him supplies to celebrate Mass, he would celebrate Mass from memory and in secret. He would console the sick and the sorrowful and preach the good news to them. This zeal, this renewed strength would never have been possible without that encounter with his complete weakness in Lubianka.