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…
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“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…
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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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Cabrini Center Opening Celebration Day
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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