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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In 2021, the Institute’s finance team continued building proper infrastructure to support responsible financial stewardship well into the future. In January, Veronica Calderon joined our Chicago team as Accounting & Operations Associate. Veronica has worked diligently to strengthen the Generalate’s finance and accounting functions, improving systems and integration. Our entire team worked with the General…
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Dear Sisters and Partners-in-Mission, Greetings to everybody and I wish you all a blessed New Year. Entering 2022, the coronavirus is still active and certainly impacts almost everything we do. 2021 saw us having to face some of the biggest challenges of our lives, and we have been forced to navigate unchartered waters. However, I want to encourage…
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“Mayak” in Russian means “lighthouse”. I met this organization about two years ago and have been working with them for almost a year now.When you see such involved and dedicated people so spontaneously, you want to be with them. The coronavirus issue is blocking my active presence as a volunteer a bit. I myself have…
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