 Rodríguez frequently attended the Masses at which Butinyà preached and decided that he had an answer to her spiritual searching.Bonifacia opened her workshop as a meetingplace for gatherings for working women like herself, both for socializing and for times of reflection on the themes and issues of the day.They invited Father Butinyà to these gatherings, and, under his guidance, they established themselves as the Association of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph.