What a proof of his activity, combined with a very complicated administration! But let us cite a few items from this unpretending diary:
“In the evening I kept vigil before the relics exposed in the church to be consecrated on the morrow.
“In the morning I solemnly consecrated the church of the Most Holy Annunciation at Jelsi, preached to the congregation, and then said Low Mass. This church is the CXXXV.
“I solemnly administered the sacrament of confirmation in the church to 34 boys and 24 girls, in all 58.
“Assisted in cappa at a sermon on the Blessed Sacrament by one of the students of my seminary.
“Assisted in cappa at the Mass of the feria, chanted (it was in Lent), and at the sermon.
“At Fragnitello I was received with the usual ceremonies, but, what was unusual (and this greatly affected me), all the men, women, and children came out to meet me a mile distant, with olive branches in their hands, showing by this manifestation the joy in their hearts. God be for ever blessed!”
At the end of the year the cardinal signed the register to guarantee the authenticity of the contents. He adopted this formula:
“Annus 1695, Deo propitio, hic terminatur.
“Ita est. Ego fr. Vin. Mar. card. archiepiscopus m(anu) p(ropria).”