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…
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GENERAL CHAPTERS IN THE INSTITUTE 1910: A General Chapter was not celebrated, but the Assistants, supported also by the requests of all the sisters of the Institute, asked and obtained from the Holy Father, the confirmation for life as General Superior, of Mother Francesca S. Cabrini. The General Council was formed as follows: General Superior:…
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Thanks to Sister Gloria Caixeta who sent us this beautiful story and these great pictures from Uganda. Last week a group of 24 women started a course in tailoring. Since the material arrived, but not the sewing machines, they searched for a way to utilize the time as best as possible. They took empty bags…
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The General Chapter is attended by the General Council, provincials, regionals and delegates elected at provincial chapters. In the early years of the Institute these were appointed in the communities, only later did they begin to be elected during provincial chapters.The Constitutions state: “The component members of the General Chapter are thus:ex officio: the Superior…
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The General Chapter is a means of expression of unity, a privileged time of reflection, verification, and orientation in the communal search for God’s will for the Institute. In prayer and humble listening to the Spirit, the capitulants elect the members of the general leadership of the Institute, study, on the basis of the reports…
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Tell us a bit about yourself and your family My name is Sr. Shitaye Esayas, and I am a Missionary Sister of Sacred Heart of Jesus. I was born in Abeshge in southern Ethiopia to my parents, Esayas Addise and Luciya Nuramo. I have 2 brothers and 5 sisters, and one of my brothers and…
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Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC has finally moved to our new location! We opened our doors on the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine property on Monday, May 2nd. After almost 23 years at 139 Henry Street, we saw the need to move our offices to the upper side of Manhattan. We believe the services we…
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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘… 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔? It is an investment that intentionally seeks a positive social or environmental outcome and generates a financial return. For a Congregation like the MSCs, this ministry goes way beyond the investments themselves; it is expression of our Charism. “As Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,…
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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…
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“Free yourselves and put on your wings” Mother Cabrini said to her sisters, inviting them to free themselves from the ties, fears and sense of inferiority that characterized the women of that era. In the word “free yourselves”, to quote Sr. Maria Barbagallo, is enclosed the purification of the will and of human hopes, indicating…
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EMIGRATION, NISSOLI: MOTHER CABRINI A BRIDGE BETWEEN ITALY AND THE USA (9Colonne) Rome, Mar 8 – “Today, on Women’s Day, we are celebrating Mother Cabrini, who is a very well-known saint in the United States, the patron saint of migrants, who has truly created a bridge of solidarity between Italy and the United States. But…
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