Excerpt

From chapter two of The Visitation, "Birth Of The Order"

An unexpected delay in obtaining a dwelling place for the venture resulted in the establishment of the convent on Trinity Sunday, June 6, 1610.

That evening, Francis gave Jane and her companions a summary of the Constitutions written in his own hand and blessed the neophytes. They set off toward La Galerie, so named because of a second-story porch or gallery along the side of the house.

Many townsfolk joined them, creating a significant procession through the streets. They were welcomed at the house by Anne-Jacqueline Coste, a simple, devout woman whom Francis had met years before. She would become their "Out-Sister." In the chapel, Jane cried out, "This is the place of our delight and rest."