First House, foundation mass

Patriarch Elias Howayek did not have sufficient funds at the time but he made ready for Providence to intervene. There appeared a benefactress, Ursula Lahood from Amsheet, who proposed a small convent in Jbeil, a ‘refuge’ that Mother Rosalie was responsible for. She received the keys on 12th August, 1895. On 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption of the Our Lady, the Foundation Mass was celebrated. From this time on, the Assumption has been the Feast of the Congregation.