Trusting in Jesus in Difficulty It’s easy to imagine that because Mother Cabrini founded 67 missions in 40 locations across three continents, everything went smoothly. The reality was that nearly every mission began with challenges. This did not trouble Mother Cabrini in the slightest. Her attitude toward obstacles was rooted in her certainty that if…
Read MoreArgentine journalist triumphs in the United States: he won 3 Emmy Awards
Hernán Fratto, former journalist of América TV and A24, was distinguished with three Emmy awards in the city of Chicago. On Saturday, November 3, the 64th annual Emmy Awards ceremony of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences of the United States took place. The event was held at the exclusive Grand Ballroom of…
Read MoreWorld Day of Consecrated Life – Lodi
Choosing to take leave of everything while remaining in the heart of the world A choice that may seem to be “against” the world, but is actually “for” the world, because consecrating one’s life to the Lord is a revolutionary act in the world: the depth of faith challenging the superficiality of the world, the…
Read MoreWorld Day of Consecrated Life
On Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church has been celebrating the World Day of Consecrated Life for 27 years. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus also celebrate this important occasion. We share with you an excerpt from the Holy Father Francis’ homily for the XXVI World Day…
Read MoreAn itinerary on Mother Cabrini
In Milan, the Central Station was named after Mother Cabrini. The Association of Mantuans in the World and Lombards in the World, became the promoter of an itinerary to commemorate the Saint’s life, through three moments: An exhibition curated by Artist Meo Carbone to be held at the Pirelli Palace in Milan from February 1…
Read MoreAnd we went on a mission!!
“All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make all nations my disciples.” Matt 28.18 The only thing we want to share with the entire Cabriniana Family is that in Managua from January 6 to 16 of this new year 2023, 2 sisters with the young people (students,…
Read MoreA drawing for the Chinese year of the rabbit
Cecilia is a Chinese girl who studies at our elementary school, Santa Francesca Saverio Cabrini, on Via Anagni in Rome. She is a fifth grader and her drawing was chosen to be posted on streetcars in Rome to mark the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, which falls in this 2023. It is a real joy…
Read MoreWorld Education Day
“The ‘education of the heart is an educational method that evangelizes us and others; it is a path that leads us to live our lives with serenity, to engage it fruitfully, and to pass it on to those who follow us.” “Mother Cabrini: Education of the Heart, the Path of Interiority” by Sister Maria Barbagallo…
Read More75 years ago the first MSC mission in Australia
January 24, 1948 saw the birth of the first Cabrinian mission in Melbourne. In fact today, 75 years later, marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first Italian sisters in Australia. Happy celebrations to the entire Congregation and the Australian Cabrinian mission for the precious legacy carried on with love and courage to this…
Read MoreCHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 2022
CABRINI IMMIGRANT SERVICES OF NYC On December 17th, 2022 we celebrated Christmas with the families of both old and new clients. It was a new experience for all of our staff, since we have been in a new facility since May 2022. We had 60 families and 111 children. In order to provide better attention…
Read MoreDecember at Mother Cabrini Institute in Rosario, Argentina
Here is what happened last month in the Mother Cabrini Institute in Rosario, Argentina. On December 22, we celebrated a Mass together with the newly-retired members to honor and celebrate them. We thanked the good Lord for the years of work and for all the efforts made so that the work begun by Mother Cabrini…
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Future missionary life of Abebech and Abaynesh
Sunday, January 8, in St. Philip’s mission eSwatini was a special day! Our MSC candidates from Ethiopia, Abebech and Abaynesh, are going to the US to start their year of novitiate in New York. During the Mass, the parish priest gave them the special blessing and wished them to the future missionary life. They have been…
Read MoreAn interview with Sr. Bridget Zanin, MSC
Sister Bridget Zanin, MSC, joined the Cabrini University community on Tuesday, November 29. She has served as a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC) since 1962. As a teenager in Brazil, she was called on a spiritual path that led her from her home to the United States Midwest and eventually Radnor,…
Read More✧ Getting to know you~ Sr. Elfinesh Zergena MSC
Tell us a bit about yourself: My name is Sr. Elfinesh Zergena, and I was born and raised in Afama Adil, Boloso Sore Woreda, Wolayta Zone, in southern Ethiopia. I have been with the Missionary Sisters since 2003 when I began my formation journey; before that, I was a High School student. In 2016, I…
Read MorePecetto naming street after Mother Cabrini
Last Sunday Pecetto experienced an event well worthy of being transcribed in the annals of the town’s history. In the Church of the Holy Trinity, the memory of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was celebrated with appropriate solemnity, for whom the street facing the artistic sacred building, a jewel of Piedmontese baroque, was named. Attended by…
Read MoreWhat happened in October in the Colegio Cabrini in Madrid
“With Jesus, united, we build our common home”. November has arrived, and with it a month full of emotions. October left us full of beautiful things, the beginning of the school year, new classes, classmates, reunions, new challenges. In the school of Madrid, from 3rd grade to high school, we lived in the house of…
Read MoreWe did it together!
Thanks to God, with the intercession of Mother Cabrini, and our Mother of Guadalupe, we finished with joy another missionary year as a school.The Technical Institute “La Inmaculada” crowned this school year with a general academic performance of 95%. We have delivered to the Nicaraguan society: Sixty-six technical graduates Seventy-five students completing their primary studies…
Read MoreMay you rest in peace, Pope Benedict XVI
The Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, joins all in this moment of sorrow for the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and recognizes that his life of holiness and fidelity was a great gift to the Church. May he rest in peace. AMEN.
Read MoreA year-long thank you!
A year-long thank you! This short video collects some of the highlights of this 2022 that is coming to an end. Thanks to those who have been part of it and those who will be part of it, building and enriching step by step the present memory and future history of our Congregation! Long live…
Read MoreCabrinian November and December Christmas
We began the month of November remembering our Saints, and through their cooperative efforts, the primary students have worked on different Saints. The technique of the broken template has allowed us to record everything we have learned about the values and virtues of men and women like us, who were chosen by God, and called…
Read More56th WORLD DAY OF PEACE
No one can be saved alone.Combatting Covid-19 together, embarking together on paths of peace “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” (First Letter…
Read MoreDec. 22: anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s birth to heaven
On December 22, 1917, Mother Cabrini died. Today in celebrating this important anniversary, we want to make a tour among the most important relics of our Saint.But first, let us begin by discovering what lies behind the term “relic” from an historical point of view.When the memory of a saint is meant to be honored,…
Read MoreMeeting of six Group of Women on the Refugees Settlement – Uganda
On December 9, 2022, a big celebration took place at the St. Maria Assunta Community, in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, in northern Uganda. Since July, a committee had started to think about and plan the celebration, in order that everything would happen in the best way. Finally, on December 9, five groups of women from Pagirinya and one from…
Read MoreNews from New York Novitiate
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 was a great day for the Sacred Heart International Novitiate in New York, as Bezunesh Elias Tadiso, a young woman from Ethiopia, began her Novitiate in New York. We had the joy of celebrating her entrance into the MSC Novitiate together with Bezunesh. Sr Diane Olmstead, Provincial Superior of the…
Read MoreFrom Curia to….
This week in the Curia we will have several departures: the Superior General Sister Maria Eliane, Sister Stella Maris, and Sister Patricia are in fact traveling these days to Brazil where the Assembly of the Santa Francisca Cabrini Province will be held from December 16 to 20. Today in particular Sister Maria Regina, former General…
Read MoreThe statue of St. Frances Cabrini in St. Peter’s Basilica
A large statue of St. Cabrini was placed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on December 8, 1946, five months after her Canonization. It is located in the central nave. Here, marked by mighty pillars, are 39 niches with the figures of the Founding Saints of Religious Orders and Congregations. In one of these, twelve…
Read MoreAward: “Meritorious Woman of Lodi”
Last November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Award: Meritorious Woman of Lodi was presented to Sr. Denise Alves Morra, MSC. Sr. Rachele, MSC, and Sr. Assunta, MSC, represented Sr. Denise, at the awarding ceremony. In attendance were Mrs., Arleni Peña Del Orbe, Consul of Santo Domingo and other dignitaries,…
Read MoreActivities with children and youth in Paraguay and Brazil
Mission to Paraguay Here are some shots from the mission in Paraguay and the Youth Center in Brazil. Lots of activities to learn with games, colors but most of all by being together! Here are the children who are doing activities at the mission in Santo Domingo. Youth Center in Brazil
Read MoreFeast of St. Cabrini in Dzaipi
St. Cabrini’s Feast in Dzaipi was wonderful! A group of 11 girls trained a music and dance about our Foundress and they performed beautifully, as you can check on the video. The Parish was full of people who enjoyed and clapped hands at the end of the performance. Thank God for this Woman who passed…
Read MoreFrom the Provinces for the Feast of Mother Cabrini
November 13 and 14 were two days of great celebration for our Institute. Many in fact were the celebrations and festivities in all provinces 84 years after Mother Cabrini’s Beatification and on the occasion of the 142nd anniversary of the Institute’s founding. At the National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago there was…
Read MoreSome updates from Cabrini Immigrant Services NY
As 2022 comes to a close, a lot is happening at Cabrini Immigrant Services in New York! A new cohort of trainees is settling in, our staff is working tirelessly to meet the needs of newly arrived immigrants, and we are beginning preparations for year-end celebrations. Read on to learn more about what we have…
Read MoreWallacha Mission
Sister Suany traveled to Wallacha with the aspirants to learn about our MSC mission there.Joy, gratitude and ‘welcome are the feelings felt by the sisters in this area.The aspirants who participated were Yvette and Gloria from Cameron, Maureni and Ruth from Kenya, and Asrat from Ethiopia.
Read MoreGeneral Council message for the November 13 and 14 Feasts
“I have the strenght for everything through Him who empowers me”. (Fl 4,13) – November 13 and 14, 2022 A.M.G.SS.C.J.Dear Sisters, Laicy and Cabrini Community around the world. As we celebrate the 84th anniversary of the beatification of Mother Cabrini in the Church and the 142nd anniversary of the founding of the Institute of the…
Read MoreNovember 13: VI World Day of the Poor and anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s Beatification
Today is the 6th World Day of the Poor. “Jesus Christ became poor for your sake” (cf. 2 Cor 8:9) is the title of the Message released on June 14 by Pope Francis. It is important to celebrate this date not only for the whole Church, but also for our Congregation. In fact, on November…
Read MorePrayer to St. Frances Cabrini
These days in Madrid, in preparation for the feast days of November 13 and 14, students at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini School are reciting this prayer. We also join in the prayers of these young people to Mother Cabrini, may she help young people around the world to have hope for the future. Prayer to…
Read MoreSharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference – November 2022
These days, November 6-18, COP27 is taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The executive director of UNANIMA International, Jean Quinn, who is attending this important UN Conference in person, has written a letter to all partner congregations including ours. The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are part of the UNANIMA network….
Read MoreSr. Laura Farewell Party
On September 6 2022, the community of St. Philip in Eswatini had a farewell ceremony for Sr. Laura Sanchez, who is leaving the mission. We had a holy mass to express our gratitude and say goodbye to her. Then we continue celebrating, sharing a special meal and an Ethiopian coffee ceremony. We also invited some…
Read More“The goodness of the Heart of Jesus is immense and infinite in Mercy.” St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
The significance of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was our special package with Sister Bernadette Anello for the two weeks (9/26-10/7). It was a blessing to have her illuminate the spirituality of our Institute. Praying the Sacred Heart Novena made our classes so very meaningful. Sister Patricia Spillane’s booklet has comprehensive concepts of the Heart…
Read MoreCabrini and the Feast of All Saints
On November 1 each year, we commemorate the memory of their lives and martyrs, that is, we remember how important their sacrifices and deeds were to Christian history.All Saints’ Day is celebrated mainly in countries associated with the Western church tradition. With different customs and traditions, November 1 is celebrated in the following countries: Andorra,…
Read MoreThe Chaire Gynai Project
About twenty days ago, we the MSCs celebrated the canonization of Father John Baptist Scalabrini in St. Peter’s Square with the Scalabrinian family. Scalabrini and Mother Cabrini were indeed two important individuals, at that time. They had in common a special attention to migrants. After founding the Institute of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart…
Read MoreMission in the Mater Gratiae province
After recalling the priest who baptized him, Father Enrico Pozzoli, a native of Senna Lodigiana, the Pontiff pointed to the fertility of the Lodi land, in terms of holiness, with a saint who has begotten: Frances Xavier Cabrini, a native of Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. Pope Francis shares the reasons for his closeness to that territory and…
Read MoreA mission in Rosario, Argentina
Today we see a beautiful mission in the Santa Francesca Cabrini province, specifically in Argentina. About ten days ago some young people from the school in Rosario, Argentina carried out a real mission. In fact, the students of the last years of the secondary school and the special school “Santa Maria” went on a mission…
Read MoreThe visit to the Curia of two bishops from Brazil
This morning, Oct. 25, the Generalate Curia was visited by Bishops Bishop Jose Eudes Campos do Nascimento, bishop of the Diocese of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and Bishop Pedro Cunha, current bishop of the Diocese of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They visited the Generalate Community, welcomed and accompanied by the Superior General, Sister…
Read MoreSt. Daniel Comboni’s Feast in South Sudan
We started our week by celebrating St. Daniel Comboni’s Day, in the Settlement of Pagirnya, in the community dedicated to this great missionary saint. All these people coming from South Sudan were evangelized through the missionary works founded by Daniel Comboni. These people carry in their minds and hearts such a lively faith and such…
Read MoreWorld Mission Day
World Mission Day will be celebrated on Sunday, October 23, entitled “To Me You Will Be Witnesses.” Three are the key words of Pope Francis’ Message : witness, to the ends of the earth and the Holy Spirit. – The plural form (you) emphasizes the communitarian-ecclesial character of the missionary call of the disciples. Every…
Read MoreSr. Maria Eliane Azevedo Da Silva , General Superior, visited the Cabrini Institute in Via Anagni.
On the occasion of World Mission Day yesterday, October 19, Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo Da Silva , Superior General, visited the Cabrini Institute in Via Anagni. After the Eucharistic celebration in the Institute’s school chapel in Rome in which students, teachers and sisters celebrated this important occasion together, there followed a visit to the classrooms…
Read MoreUnveiling of a Newly Commissioned Statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Holy Name Cathedral to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini with a Special Mass and Unveiling of a Newly Commissioned Statue on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022A first-class relic embedded in a bas-relief of the saint, known by many as Mother Cabrini, will be blessed during the noon Mass. The cathedral will…
Read MoreVatican presents accession to UN and Paris Climate Agreements
By Salvatore Cernuzio “At this particular moment in our history, marked by increasingly troubling conflicts that undermine multilateralism, it is necessary to consolidate our efforts in favor of integral ecology – an issue that – like climate change – is in danger of being overshadowed.” Speaking on Tuesday, the feast day of St. Francis of…
Read MoreThe letter, a LaudatoSì film
Más de 165.000 personas han visto ya La carta en las primeras 24 horas de su estreno. La película, que cuenta la historia de la encíclica Laudato Si’ y el poder de la humanidad para detener la crisis ecológica, se presentó en el Vaticano en un día muy especial: la fiesta de San Francisco de…
Read MoreThe vocation to be educators of the heart
The vocation to be educators of the heart To the Salesian pilgrims who came to Rome for the canonization of Artemide Zatti October 08, 2022 It is part of the “Salesian vocation” to be “educators of the heart, of love, of affectivity.” This is what Pope Francis stressed while addressing Salesian pilgrims gathered in Rome…
Read More“Letters” of St. Frances Cabrini also translated into Spanish!
It is with joy that we receive the second volume in Spanish of the Letters of St. Frances Cabrini. In 2019 Sister Barbara Staley, when she was Superior General of the Institute together with her General Council, requested the translation of the four volumes already published into the mother tongue of the Institute, Italian. The…
Read MoreCanonization and a Mass of thanksgiving for Father Scalabrini
On Oct. 9, 2022, General Government Sisters Sister Eliane, Sister Gilda, Sister Patricia, and Sister Stella together with Sister Dicelia from the Gordiani community on Anagni Street participated in the Eucharistic Celebration in St. Peter’s Square for the canonization of two saints of the Church, Father Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti. Pope Francis in…
Read MoreNews from Etiopia
It is with gratitude for all the good work done, but mixed with sadness at their leaving, that we thank Thinky & Sena Mabaso for their presence these past few years in Dubbo Mission with Cabrini Ministries Ethiopia. They are returning to eSwatini and will continue working there with Cabrini Ministries eSwatini. • The photo…
Read MoreCardinal João Braz de Aviz’s visit in Curia
On Saturday, October 8, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Religious Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, came to visit the Curia. Cardinal Fr. João presided over the Eucharistic Celebration in the Chapel of the General Curia; after stressing the importance of walking together in the mission of…
Read MoreWalking together and giving thanks
Yesterday was the canonization of Father John Baptist Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti.This the Holy Father’s homily focused on walking together and gratitude starting with the Gospel of the ten lepers.Here is an excerpt that focuses a synodal vision in light of the Word of the XXVIII Sunday of Ordinary Time. “Bishop Scalabrini, who founded two…
Read MoreSr. Regina Palamara, MSC – Rockin’ KTLA-TV
Sr. Regina Palamara, MSC, a California native, and a former resident of Roosevelt Island, NY, was featured recently on the local television station in the Burbank/Los Angeles area as the station was celebrating its 75thanniversary on the air. The following account appears on the station’s website. KTLA 5 evening anchor Cher Calvin may not have…
Read MoreThe apostle of workers forced to leave their homeland will be canonized at St. Peter’s on Sunday
Un santo per i migranti Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, il vescovo che lottò contro miseria e sfruttamento «Ho visitato popolose città e collettività nascenti, campi fecondati dal lavoro e immensi piani non tocchi dalla mano dell’uomo, ho conosciuto emigranti che avevano toccato il fastigio della ricchezza, altri che vivevano nell’agiatezza, e più l’oscura immensa falange dei…
Read MoreThe General Council working together for the global communion
During these days the General Council elected at the XVI General Chapter last July arrived in Rome. Sr. Maria Eliane, General Superior, and her Council composed by Sr. Stella Maris, Sr. Gilda and Sr. Patricia is ready to work together to embody the Chapter Mandated and for the global communion of our Institute. Let us…
Read MoreMother Cabrini Shrine Gala featuring: A Very Special Guest and a Movie Sneak Peek
The 21st Annual Mother Cabrini Shrine Gala was not only a celebration of Mother Cabrini herself, but of the people who continue to support and make the Shrine what it is today. Over the last two years, friends and donors have come together to raise nearly $5 million for the Heart of Jesus Capital Campaign…
Read MoreTV Aparecida in Colegio Madre Cabrini in Brazil
On Friday, September 30, Colegio Madre Cabrini received Catholic television, TV Aparecida. Thanks to the entire Santa Receita program team, especially reporter Rafaela Lourenço.To watch the full story on YouTube. Also at Colegio Madre Cabrini in São Paulo, Brazil, work was done on a “Laudato si’” project for the care of our common home. Sister…
Read MoreSister Eliane’s Sending Mass
On Oct. 3, 2022, Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo da Silva left for Rome, Italy, for her mission to lead the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the world; a very special Mass was celebrated for this occasion for her sending from the Province of St. Frances Cabrini, with the…
Read MoreWhen Italians emigrated: a conference dedicated to St. Pius X bishop and sensitive and reforming pope
A conference dedicated to St. Pius X. The event will take place this afternoon at Palazzo Soardi (from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m.) and is entitled: The Work of the Catholic Church for Emigration in the time of St. Pius X, former Bishop of Mantua. The proposal comes from the Association “Mantovani nel mondo” and has…
Read MoreNEWS ABOUT SEWING COURSE
PAGIRINYA FROM MAY 2nd TO SEPTEMBER 30th. Sewing Course Group – This group started on May 2nd 2022 with 25 women, four from each Pagirinya’s Community. It was a partnership with JRS Adjumani, that lent 25 sewing machine, all the material and support for the trainees. The course was developed in five months and the…
Read MoreFrances Xavier Cabrini Day in Colorado Date in the current year: October 3, 2022
Frances Xavier Cabrini Day, also known as simply Cabrini Day, is a state holiday in Colorado celebrated on the first Monday of October. It was instituted in 2020 as a replacement for Columbus Day. Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-born Roman Catholic nun who spent a major part of her life in the United States….
Read MoreMissionary month begins…
Today, October 1, the missionary month begins. We publish this post from the mass of some young students from Mother Cabrini School in Rosario who were sent on mission from October 26 to 30 in the Villa General Belgrano location. We pray that all young people around the world will feel like they are on…
Read MoreCelebrations from the Community of Bethany
These photos were taken on September 28 during a visit with the sisters of the Bethany Community to the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan, Patroness of Argentina. They participated in the Eucharist (photo 1) and then shared lunch. Pictured from left are Sr. Josephina Sosa, Sr. Stella Maris Elena, Sr. Maria Regina Ardissone (back),…
Read MoreMonsignor Francisco de Oliveira Vidal has been appointed bishop
Among the Cabrinian fruits we have the joy of announcing that an alumnus of Regina Coeli College, founded in 1928 in the state of Minas Gerais, Monsignor Francisco de Oliveira Vidal has been appointed bishop. Full details on the website: https://www.cnbb.org.br/papa-francisco-nomeia-bispo-para-a-diocese-de-alagoinhas-ba-vacante-desde-janeiro-de-2021/ POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS BISHOP FOR DIOCESE OF ALAGOINHAS (BA) VACANT SINCE JANUARY 202127/09/2022 Pope…
Read MoreWelcome, New U.S. Citizens!
Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), in Dobbs Ferry, NY is so proud to announce that it has two new citizens! Alba Parada, from El Salvador, became a US Citizen in July and Somchai Soponong, from Thailand, became a US Citizen in August. Alba worked with her CIS tutor, Nancy Rodriguez and Somchai worked with his tutors,…
Read MoreMessage of the Superior General Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo da Silva for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
A proposta do Papa Francisco para o 108º Dia Mundial do Migrante e Refugiado, ano 2022, com o tema “Construir o futuro com migrantes e refugiados” se torna concreto em muitas de nossas ações missionárias realizadas em diversos países. Com fidelidade ao desejo missionário de Santa Francisca Xavier Cabrini, reconhecida nos Estados Unidos, como padroeira…
Read MoreUNANIMA’s Meeting, September 2022
From September 15 to 17, 2022, I attended the second annual UNANIMA’s meeting, which took place at Thomas Berry Place, Queens, NYC. It was a special time together after 2 years of online meetings. All Sisters representatives were very excited to meet one another and sharing all that has happened during this long time. Besides…
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