From the memoirs of Sister Mary Agnes, the last novice to be invested by Mother Maddalena:
One day we novices were working in the corridor cleaning up the scraps of wood, etc. left by the carpenter.   Reverend Mother came along and-- as was her custom -- “said, “God bless the work.” And we all went on our knees as she had taught us and answered, "And you likewise, Reverend Mother.” Then we asked her blessing.