A journey called Hope – Vocational Seminar in Assisi, Italy

A journey called Hope – Vocational Seminar in Assisi, Italy

From our Mater Gratiae Province, Sr. Tatiana from Russia and I, Sr. Assunta from Codogno, were sent to Assisi from April 11 to 14, to participate in a Seminar entitled: “LET EVERYTHING BE OPEN TO GOD” (GE15) – MANY WAYS TO ACCOMPANY VOCATION In view of this theme, for a few days we were committed…

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Sister Meseret with young people in eSwatini

Sister Meseret with young people in eSwatini

On March 25 2023, St. Philis`s Youth Group in eSwatini went out to spend the day together. There were 25 young people who participated, and they were accompanied by Sr. Meseret and Etagegn of the MSC Community of St. Philips, the Parish Priest, and one Cabrini staff member, who was also the driver. The main…

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On Mother Cabrini First Holy Communion

On Mother Cabrini First Holy Communion

Drawn at a young age to the love of God, her life was oriented toward prayer and good works. Already hers was a life of self-giving. She desired to belong to God alone. Francesca must have recalled the day of her Confirmation when she sensed so strongly the presence of the Holy Spirit, the time…

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Uniqueness of the Holy Week in Guatemala

Uniqueness of the Holy Week in Guatemala

Spending the Holy Week in Guatemala was the most animated and spectaculars experience that I will live to remember. I truly loved the whole experience, especially the beauty along with the creativity of the carpets (Alfombras) and the religious procession. These Guatemalan intergenerational rituals put forward a distinctive heritage in addition to its uniqueness.  The…

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Mother Cabrini Arrives in Nicaragua

Mother Cabrini Arrives in Nicaragua

In 1891, Mother Cabrini traveled with 28 Missionary Sisters from Italy to New York. Most of the group was bound for Nicaragua, where Mother Cabrini had been invited to establish a school for girls in Granada.  Once in the U.S. they boarded the steamer New York and after a harrowing voyage entered the Gulf of Corinto. The New…

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There’s No Business Like Show Business!

There’s No Business Like Show Business!

The rain and the wind this past Saturday did not deter our trip to the Random Farms Kids’ Theater in Yorktown Heights, NY.Cabrini Immigrant Services, Dobbs Ferry, NY, brought a group of our toddlers, younger students and parents, to see the play, The Jungle Book. When we arrived at the theater, each child received a…

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Repose of the Soul of Mrs. Maria Aparecida Azevedo

Repose of the Soul of Mrs. Maria Aparecida Azevedo

The Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Sisters and Lay collaborators – sadly received the news of the death of Mrs. Maria Aparecida Azevedo, mother of the MSC General Superior, Sr Maria Eliane Azevedo Da Silva, which occurred on April 14, at 11pm Brazilian time. We gather around Sr….

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37th Spiritual Direction Seminar

37th Spiritual Direction Seminar

From April 11 to 14, Sr. Assunta Scopelliti and Sr. Tatiana Avdokushina are participating in the 37th Spiritual Direction Seminar at Domus Pacis in Assisi, Italy.This year’s seminar offered by the CEI to those involved in pastoral work in the field of vocations is entitled “Let everything be open to God” (from Gaudete te exsultate…

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Retracing Mother Cabrini’s Footsteps

Retracing Mother Cabrini’s Footsteps

On February 20th, the President’s Holiday in the USA, we visited Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen’s Church in Brooklyn. It was initially established for Italian immigrants in the Diocese of Brooklyn and is where Mother Cabrini and our MSC Congregation taught in the school and worked in the parish. It is so beautiful and has…

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Reflections for Easter Triduum and Easter Resurrection

Reflections for Easter Triduum and Easter Resurrection

Holy Thursday– “All my hope is in your Passion.” Holy Friday- “Jesus, carve your Heart in mine. Within this divine seal, I contemplate all the bitter sorrows and wounds of your Holy Passion. Apply all the fruits of your Passion to me each time I renew my vow of dedicating all my tenderness to you,…

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