All true reforms start out as little things. They are never a grand cause accompanied by sudden swells of enthusiasm. This very smallness makes them all the more effective. The great reforms of Church history were begun in little places, by people who were initially quite unknown. St. Benedict began in his forest cell, St. Francis in his ruined chapel, St. Ignatius in his cave, St. Teresa in her cloister and St. John of the Cross in his prison.
Reform begins with little people.
St. Vincent de Paul went around rescuing abandoned children. Mother Teresa picked up people who were about to die. He never went 200 miles beyond His home. His disciples were a pathetic cluster of totally obscure people. He is not mentioned in secular history for almost a century after His death and then His name is misspelled.