In 1843, Louis Martin was twenty when he decided to enter the religious life. He journeyed to the home of the monks at St. Bernard, but when asked if he had gotten through all his Latin examinations, he answered no. The Prior told him to go and pass those tests before returning. Louis was disappointed and knew he wouldn’t become a monk. A short time after that, Azélie-Marie Zelie Guerin went with her mother to be admitted to the convent of the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. The Mother Superior told her that she wasn’t suited for her mission and that God had something else in mind for her.