Letter 1817. To Mother Madeleine Elisabeth de Lucinge

Superior at Turin. [Annecy, 1641.] Vive > Jésus!

My Daughter,—In spirit I visit you and all our dear Piedmontese sisters. Love them well, I beg of you, these dear sisters; be cheerful in the midst of them. Believe me, every day I see more reason for saying that the Lord is the God of all nations, because in these dear children I recognise good hearts that love virtue. Their virtue as well as their friendship is solid.

As regards temporal things, do not be uneasy: God will, in His own time, help you and send you by means of my Goddaughter’s little girl the money He destines for you, and which you must have in order to build. You may be sure that the monastery of Turin, which ought to people Italy with the daughters of the Visitation, will some day be one of the chief monasteries of the Institute, and that you will serve it most happily for a very long time.