“So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not giveup. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for thoseof the family of faith”. Gal 6,9-10Sr. Luciana Galdina de Sousa, MSC We started…
Read MoreNational Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: Mass of Thanksgiving; Reception on April 3, 2022
Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent celebrated In Thanksgiving for the Ministry and Vocation of Sister Bridget Zanin, MSC, Sister Joaquina Costa, MSC, and Sister Joan McGlinchey, MSC, members of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, having served 10 Years (2012 -2022) at the National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini….
Read MoreCuaresma en el Colegio Cabrini de Madrid
Empezamos este mes de marzo celebrando el miércoles de ceniza. Ese día, en las clases se les enseñó una presentación sobre qué es la cuaresma y cómo nos vamos a preparar durante estos 40 días. Los sacerdotes pasaron por las aulas imponiendo la ceniza y reflexionando sobre qué comportamientos o actitudes debemos cambiar. A su…
Read MoreI will wash your feet
“Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me” (John 13:8). Holy Thursday Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 There are many details worth noting in this familiar account of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper. The first is that it substitutes a profound example of service for…
Read MoreLenten Prayer Service – Week 6
Call to Prayer Eternal God, you are the foundation of life that enables everything we build to stand. You have given gifts to everyone here to bless and serve each other. You provide all of us with gifts to carry out the mission you have designed for us. Speak clearly to us as we meet…
Read MoreTowards the General Chapter – Thoughts about The Chapter Logo
If you look at the Chapter Logo you can find some key elements: The whole world, the invitation received by Mother Cabrini to share the love of Jesus to the whole world. The purple colouring, echoing the colour of the violets the young Frances put into paper boats she made as a child to symbolise…
Read MoreFollowing in the footsteps of Mother Cabrini
Using Mother Cabrini’s tiny size 4 Italian shoes as inspiration to follow in her footsteps, at a Cabrini Australia nursing leadership day, the reflection brought heartfelt and affirming participation. Nursing leaders were invited to take off their shoes, make a path…in any direction…to show they are following in Mother Cabrini’s footsteps and those of the…
Read MoreGuadalupe Provincial Assembly
The Missionary Sisters from the Guadalupe Province met this past March 20-24 in preparation for the General Chapter that will take place this coming July in Rome. This process was facilitated by Sr. Constance Gilder, S.S.J., who led the Assembly through a communal discernement and contemplative dialogue process based on our hopes, dreams, fears, and…
Read MorePope Francis- Apostolic Journey to Malta – April 2-3, 2022
Yesterday the Pope returned from his apostolic journey to Malta. We have tried to collect some salient passages concerning migrants.May Mother Cabrini protect all migrants, yesterday and today, and help us to have eyes, ears and above all a heart open to all, without distinction. From Rai News foreign In Malta arrive from Africa “many…
Read MoreVocational groups at Collegio Boni Consilii
At Boni Consilii College in São Paulo, Brazil, Sr. Concepción Souza told us that there are three formation groups that follow vocations and then four others that work together with the teachers: one for the younger ones, one for the older ones, the Vocational Animation group and one called the garden group.Sr. Concepción then confided…
Read MoreBlack is Blessed. Ethiopian Icons by Laura James
~ a reflection by Evarlyne Ndeti, MSC Novice Who would ever think of the Ethiopian Christian artwork being displayed in an exhibit in New York City?! Being able to witness these phenomenal artworks at the Sheen Center in Greenwich Village, brought such a realization of possibilities. The uniqueness and beauty of each image was beyond…
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