A Second Journey to New York: 1890 The storm rolled in shortly before supper. Only six of the over 1,000 passengers on La Normandie made it to dinner that night because of the heaving seas. Mother Cabrini, of course, was one of them. Afterwards she retired to her cabin. Alert to the danger she remained half-dressed, prepared to…
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Today is the 57th World Communications Day. This is the Holy Father’s message for today’s Day. urly.it/3v6sg And speaking of communicating here is a quote from Mother Cabrini extracted from “Free yourselves and put on wings.“ “I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do…
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Mrs. Carla Marchesi has been an assiduous collaborator of the Museum and the Codogno Spirituality Center for over twenty years. The furnishings, organization, finishing touches and extraordinary maintenance works for the latest edition of the Cabrinian Museum in Codogno was all the work of the furniture company which Mrs. Marchesi owns. In addition to looking…
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Lord, send our out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. Psalm 103 On Sunday 28 May we come to the end of the Season of Easter with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. This day marks the birth of Christianity and we are filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Each one…
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Recently, Sr. Regina Palamara MSC celebrated her 90th Birthday. She and her twin, the late Sr. Loretta Palamara, were born on April 13, 1933. Sr. Loretta passed February 1997. She was a wonderful person who gave of herself especially to her students and the Hospice patients. She is sorely missed. Sr. Regina moved to Burbank CA…
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Mother Cabrini had a deep and affectionate relationship with the Blessed Mother. She urged the Missionary Sisters to cultivate a strong devotion as well, in part because she saw Mary as the teacher and model for all missionaries: Mary is the mother of us all, and her mission is not limited to one land or…
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Last March 20 a blessing ceremony took place at Cabrini Health Australia in the Malvern Chapel for all the new nurses who just graduated. Following an introduction by the director of the “Mission and Identity” group, Julie Fleming, a hymn was sung and a report by clinical teachers and the feedback from the candidates was…
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With joy we announce that the MSC General Superior, Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo da Silva, on April 25 was appointed by Pope Francis as Member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World.Congratulations Sr. Eliane! Read more here.
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The Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Sisters and Lay collaborators – sadly received the news of the death of Mrs. Maria Aparecida Azevedo, mother of the MSC General Superior, Sr Maria Eliane Azevedo Da Silva, which occurred on April 14, at 11pm Brazilian time. We gather around Sr….
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During their visit to the United States, the MSC General Superior and General Councilors had the opportunity to also visit the National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini of Chicago. The staff of the Shrine welcomed them on Monday March 20th. They shared a prayerful, inspirational, and delightful evening together with Shrine Board Members, staff,…
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Today, after 134 years, we recall Mother Cabrini’s departure for her first mission to the United States.Pope Leo XIII pointed Mother to the West instead of the East, and she promptly obeyed, and only a month after this decision, that is, on March 19, 1889 in the convent of Codogno, Mother Frances Xavier, almost forty…
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