I am a Daughter of Divine Providence. From the moment of my birth, my mother had prayed with great faith to our Lady of Divine Providence to allow us to have our own house. Finally, the dream came true, with so many sacrifices, my father managed to build it and I am the first daughter to be born in that new home.

I am the seventh of 12 brothers, we are part of a humble, united, happy family, where daily bread was never lacking. Our father supported us, working as a municipal employee and inventing extra jobs to meet all our needs in a great family that allowed itself to express the joy of living with songs. Moments of silence were rare in our house and slowly, with small hand-crafted musical instruments, we created a real band that friends called: “The Lopez Band”.

My mother was a woman of faith who always prayed and despite having a limited education, was a wise woman. At the age of 7, I confided to her that I wanted to be a religious, she replied thus: “Ask the Lord to increase your vocation”.

This phrase inspired by the Lord has become my constant prayer and the first fruit matured at the age of 18. With courage and determination, I arrived at the “Elena Bettini” school to ask the Daughters of Divine Providence to welcome me into their religious family, but unfortunately, I did not have the permission of my father who opposed my decision.