Oggi si celebra l’Esaltazione della Santa Croce. In essa si commemora la crocifissione di Gesù con il particolare obiettivo di sottolineare la centralità del mistero della croce nella teologia cristiana. Pensate che Santa Francesca Cabrini prende i voti a ventisette anni il 14 settembre 1877. Dice Madre Cabrini nel Volume 2 dell’Epistolario, Lettera n. 619:…
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, known more simply as “Mother Cabrini,” was proclaimed Heavenly Patroness of Emigrants by Pope Pius XII on Sept. 8, 1950, for her extraordinary apostolic activity on behalf of Italian Emigrants with the Apostolic Brief “Superiore iam aetate” on Sept. 8, 1950. This is the text in Latin https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/la/briefs/documents/hf_p-xii_apl_19500907_superiore-iam-aetate.html Two years later,…
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Today, on the birthday of Mother Cabrini, we remembered her especially with a morning gathering prayer, followed by a procession with candles, her statue, and a song dedicated to her into the Chapter Room. After the daily roll-call of Chapter Delegates and reading of the previous day’s minutes, the Chapter Assembly focused on the task of discussing…
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Today big celebration in the Cabrinian family! In fact, on July 15, 1850, 172 years ago, Mother Cabrini was born. Then a short portrait about her done by Sister Maria Barbagallo in 1992 and a card from the Guadalupe Province. We also share with you greetings from the Cabrinian Lay Missionaries of Argentina and the…
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On July 7, 1946, Mother Cabrini was canonized by Pius XII in the Vatican Basilica. But who was responsible for collecting and processing the documentation for Mother Cabrini’s canonization and beatification? Mother Saveria De Maria (1870 – 1945), was later also a close collaborator of the General Superior, Mother Antonietta Della Casa who succeeded Mother…
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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…
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On March 23, 1889, Mother Cabrini and some sisters left for America, landing 8 days later.In this difficult time, we want to rediscover what the mission meant at the time, but above all to emigrate. 133 years have passed and we want to remember this important date with some words of Sr. Maria Barbagallo, MSC,…
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From the Encyclical “Laudato Sì” we read the violence in the human heart wounded by sin is also manifested in the symptoms of disease present in the soil, water, air and human beings…. Other indicators of the current situation are related to the depletion of natural resources. Clean, potable water is a major issue.Today is…
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On March 19, 1888, only eight years after the foundation, St. Frances Cabrini received the Decree of Praise. She wrote: “Blessed be the Most Holy Heart of Jesus, at last the grace is accomplished, the Decree was signed and in this week I will be able to have it. A grace truly signaled while there…
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The “Mother Cabrini Memorial” statue was unveiled on October 12, 2020 and is located behind the Museum of Jewish Heritage, across from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The memorial stands on a marble base with Mother Cabrini and two children in paper boats, representing the boats she would have folded as a…
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