JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH, XAVERIUS

In obedience to my new director I go on relating my life, though it may well be harder to me to find time, in regard that I am in the office of Prioress, which is the reason I have deferred writing these twelve months; but being now ordered to continue writing, I begin again in confidence that I shall have the same help I had before, if it be God's will I should go on, and I think this help was supernatural, otherwise I could not have written what I have. I hope Almighty God will accept it in part of penance of my sins.

I think I am come as far as my entrance in religion, but it is no wonder if I should repeat things sometimes, not having the other papers in my keeping. I came to the monastery on the 5th of December in the year 1693, and took the habit on Tuesday following, being the feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Lady. My sister, who was with me and saw me enter, was going to be a religious of the same Order, but in another monastery. We had some feeling to part with each other, having always lived together except one half-year, and we loved so much. But we resolved to follow the advice of our confessor, who brought us over and advised us not to be in the same house, saying we should meet many hindrances in the way of perfection.