Behold (Eccomi), I am the Handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your will.

Led by the wonderful ways of God, they lived as sisters in the House of the Lord. On 3rd May 1858, the gracious day of the blessing of their first chapel, they placed a beautiful painting of the Presentation of Mary as the altar piece. Francesca and Maria recognised in the Virgin Presented in the Temple, a sublime model of perfect consecration. Hence the proper name of the institute became “The Daughters of Presentation of Mary in the Temple” (DPMT). It unveiled the identity and spirituality of our Congregation. The Founders and the many joined later taught the young girls to read, write and basic skills to earn a living for their lives. They worked in the parish, taught catechism for the children and in all their educational endeavours they took great care for the formation of the heart of everyone.