"We follow obediently the steps of divine Providence" (Ven. Fr. Gregory OFM)

Having obtained the right to renounce the office of provincial, Fr. Gregory left Venice to settle in Gemona, a Friulian town he had known for some time. Leaving Venice, he relives the feeling of dying already felt at the departure from Rome. In the summer of 1860 Fr. Gregory accompanied Sister Josepha to Ostend (Belgium) for spa treatments. In this city Fr. Gregory drew up the first Regulation for the Tertiary Missions of the Seraphic Father Saint Francis. It is the document requested by the Bishop of Udine in order to grant the license to the planned foundation in Gemona del Friuli. Father Gregory and Sister Josepha arrived in Gemona after mid-October 1860. Here an ancient monastery of Poor Clares was purchased. This new environment is given the name of "Santa Maria degli Angeli ". Even in the midst of so many difficulties and labours, on 14 November 1860, Fr. Gregory obtained from Archbishop Mons. G.L. Trevisanato, the founding decree for the new religious institute. Also, the patriarch of Venice, Card. Angelo Ramazzotti, was happy to support him for this new foundation. On 19 November 1860, Father Gregorio had the joy of seeing the first 6 young people clothed in Franciscan habit, which would constitute the first nucleus of religious. Thus, the new foundation is established. On 21 April 1861, in the ancient Cathedral of Gemona, the canonical erection of the new Institute, now known as the "Franciscan Missionary Tertiary Sisters of Gemona", was solemnly celebrated. A splendid procession of 53 novices, followed by Mother Josepha and Fr. Gregory, crosses the narrow streets of Gemona, crowded by people flocking in impressive numbers.

Mother Josepha must often be absent from the Monastery for various reasons and Father Gregory, trusting in divine Providence, must bear the burden of this work.  (Cfr. M.  Antonietta Pozzebon - " Il Servo di Dio Padre Gregorio Fioravanti, ofm “, Editrice VELAR, 2012)