Frances Cabrini nació en el norte de Italia el 15 de julio de 1850. Nació dos meses prematura, pero eso no impediría que esta gigante espiritual, que no llegaba al metro y medio de estatura, llevara a Cristo a tanta gente como pudiera. María Francisca Cabrini era la menor de trece hermanos en una familia Frances Cabrini nació en el norte de Italia…
Read MoreA Bullet on a Train
“Didn’t I write and tell you that I am alive miraculously?” begins a 1904 letter from Mother Cabrini. She’d been traveling by train from the orphanage in Denver to the orphanage in New Orleans. Just after passing Dallas “the enemies of the railroad” attacked. Bullets peppered the train. Mother Cabrini reported that one bullet “aimed…
Read MoreMary, “friend” of humanity, woman of immense joys and sorrows
by Elena Bulzi Gold, blue, red. These are the chromatic notes that dominate the mosaic of the Assumption of Mary created by Aligi Sassu in 1964, in the apse basin of the Lodi Cathedral. The red, for example, is not a purple, the expensive color of the upper classes, a sign of power, but it…
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Read MoreThe silent service of the Sisters at the Santa Cabrini Nursing Home
The Sisters of Charity of Maria Bambina is an institute founded in Lovere, Italy in 1832. The Institute is present today in many parts of the world and, through works of mercy, responds to the many needs of the people of our times. One of their apostolic services, in solidarity and charity, is the care…
Read MorePilgrim of July
An elderly woman came into the Shrine last Sunday having traveled here – alone – by mass transit from New Jersey. We see her fairly regularly. She is so frail it is hard to believe she can walk across the parking lot. But the woman took a bus, a train, climbed the steps from the…
Read MoreWhat happened on August 19 and 20 in Brazil
Vocation Fair On August 19 and 20, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the Province of St. Frances Cabrini were present at one of the largest Catholic vocation events in Brazil. The Vocation Fair 2023, held at the Mother of God Shrine (Father Marcelo Rossi), featured stands from various congregations and brought…
Read MoreMantua: the railway station from where Italian migrants departed will be named after Pope Pius X
Mantua – A railway station in Mantua will be named after Giuseppe Sarto, Bishop of Mantua from 1884 to 1893 – later Pope Pius X. The inauguration will take place next October. Pope Pius X was among the first to take an interest in the fate of the many Mantuans, and later Italians, who at…
Read MoreHappy birthday sr. Roselle!
On August 18, our dear Sr. Roselle Santivasi was celebrated on the occasion of her birthday. A good group of Sisters, Novices and a former CSM gathered at her new place in Manhattan. It was a very nice time to meet, chat and enjoy ice cream and cake. It was beautiful to see different generations…
Read MoreDalla Fotografia etica al teatro per i bambini, 12 progetti bussano al cuore dei lodigiani
Dodici progetti in cerca di sostegno da parte del territorio lodigiano. Sono quelli presentati all’interno nel settore cultura dei bandi territoriali alla Fondazione comunitaria della provincia di Lodi, che per assecondarli ha messo sul piatto 87.700 euro. Per fare in modo che queste iniziative diventino realtà, però, devono arrivare dai cittadini donazioni pari al 30…
Read MoreMother Cabrini’s Marian Spirituality on the “School of Mary” program
In the coming weeks, from August 7 to 11, and the following week, from August 14 to 18, check out 10 episodes about Mother Cabrini’s Marian Spirituality on the “School of Mary” program right after the 6pm Mass on #tvaparecida. Each day a sister or lay person presents one aspect.
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