Today, June 29 2022, we began with a sharing of comments on the report of the General Superior, from each of the groups in which we had worked the day before. There was congruity in the aspects each group had discussed. Then Sr. Stella Maris Elena, General Treasurer, presented the Institute’s Financial Report, in collaboration…
Read MoreGeneral Chapter Highlights – Day 4, June 30
On this fourth day (June 30) of the XVI General Chapter, Sisters and Lay people followed the presentation of the International Health Commission’s report, made by Sr. Concepcion Vallecillo, a Sister Delegate present in the Chapter. The other Commission members added their input by means of a video presentation recalling Mother Cabrini’s dream and the…
Read MoreGeneral Chapter Highlights – Day 2, June 28
Day 2 – 28.6.22 Today, we had the pleasure of Fr. Mariano Sedano Sierra, a Claretian Missionary, who gave us spiritual input, as he delved into the call of mission. He encouraged us to consider the COVID pandemic as possibly a moment of Grace for us. He invited us to look at things with both…
Read MoreOpening up of the General Chapter
On Monday, June 27, 2022, the Opening Ritual of the XVI General Chapter of the MSCs took place. At the beginning, Sr. Barbara Staley welcomed all the Sisters and Laity present, and officially declared the opening of the Chapter. Then, Mark Davis, Facilitator of the Chapter, invited the table groups to share some information about…
Read MoreXVI General Chapter Opening Mass Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the XVI General Chapter was held yesterday at the La Salle House Church. Presided over by Monsignor Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, the Eucharistic celebration was attended by sisters and lay members of the Cabrinian family from all over the world. Also in…
Read MoreFeast of the Sacred Heart and Mother Cabrini
Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart, established by Pope Clement XIII in 1765. Let us discover together why this solemnity was for Mother Cabrini and is still so important for our Institute today, so much so that it is present in the naming of our missionaries. Mother Cabrini never theorized about her spiritual…
Read MoreMessage from the General Superior and General Council for the XVI General Chapter
The 16th General Chapter is approaching and Sister Barbara Staley, Mother General wants to give her own message of encouragement, her own reflection at this stage of preparation for this important moment. Enjoy listening and good meditation! Se acerca el 16º Capítulo General y la Hermana Barbara Staley, Madre General, quiere dar su propio mensaje…
Read MoreFestividad del Corpus Christi en Colegio Cabrini Madrid
“El amado mes de junio ha aparecido, en el cual todos unidos en un solo corazón, cerca o lejos, animados por la misma fe y confianza, honraremos al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, procurándole toda la gloria de los corazones amantes”. Santa Francisca Javier Cabrini En la jornada del domingo 5 de junio retomamos en nuestro…
Read MoreHSR Ministries – eSwatini – Reaching out to those in need. ♥
We present a story of building a house for a family in need; a family who were found by the staff of the Family Services Dept, of CM Eswatini. The family comprises a mother and her three young children. The mother had married a man from a different place and was living there, raising their…
Read MoreAn Afternoon of Hope
“In every age, O God, you have been our refuge. In every age, O God, you have been our hope.” (Psalm 90 1-4; Janet Sullivan Whitaker). Uvalde school massacre. Eleven year old Miah smeared herself with the blood of her best friend and played dead. Miah survived. Nineteen classmates and two teachers did not. Tulsa…
Read MoreSr. Eliane Azevedo interview for 119 years of the Institute mission in Brazil
We share this beautiful interview with Sister Eliane Azevedo, provincial superior of the St. Frances Cabrini Province who talks about the 119-year history of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Brazil. Already on May 24, Sister Gabriela Aravél was interviewed on TV on the occasion of the celebration of the 120th anniversary…
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