Father Joseph had recently returned from a period of missionary service in Alexandria , Egypt .
It was at this time in her life that Father Joseph Modena , O.F.M. , became the confessor to the nuns of the monastery ( 1851 ) .
Father   had recently returned from a period of missionary service in Alexandria , Egypt .
It was at this time in her life that Father Joseph Modena , O.F.M. , became the confessor to the nuns of the monastery ( 1851 ) .