Some shots from the procession and closing Mass of the National Missionary Congress held in San Luis.It was a very nice meeting between youth and elders and we thank Sister Flora for sharing her experience and messages with the youth of the Vicariate of San Luis. There are also some shots of the JVR meeting…
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On the occasion of World Mission Day and in anticipation of 25 years of mission in Ethiopia, which will fall on Jan. 24, we have gathered a little from around the Institute on the most recent mission anniversaries.We Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrate mission every day with “Burning Hearts, Walking Feet.” For…
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Assembly in New Jersey of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Lay Collaborators of the Guadalupe Province. This week, administrators at Cabrini attended the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – Guadalupe Province Assembly in New Jersey. President Sheri Salvagio, Principal Yvonne Hrapmann, and Vice Principal Vivian “Chica” Coutin…
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On Monday, October 9th, Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY held a Giving Back Program. Despite being off from school for Indigenous Day, some of our high school students gave up their late sleep to help make packets of toiletries for those in need. We have been working with our asylum seekers who are residing in a neighboring…
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Last week New York City was deluged for days. On Friday some parts of the city had 8 of rainfall. Streets flooded; many subway lines shut down. Needless to say, all our pilgrimage groups either canceled or rescheduled. On Friday as I left I stopped to say good night to Mother Cabrini. “If you want pilgrims, you’ve…
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For this month’s Mother Cabrini Story we offer you the following article reprinted from The Sun , dated June 30, 1889. This interview with Mother Cabrini took place almost exactly three months from the day she and six of her Missionary Sisters arrived in New York City. A scan of the original newspaper is in the Library of Congress. Jacob Riis’ book How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York documented life in the slums in the 1880s….
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Nel 1892, anno che segnava il quattrocentesimo anniversario del viaggio di Cristoforo Colombo, aprì formalmente i suoi battenti il Columbus Hospital. Istituito dalle Missionarie del Sacro Cuore di Gesù per rispondere ai bisogni della crescente comunità di immigrati italiani a New York. Tra i fondatori spiccava la figura di Madre Francesca Saverio Cabrini, oggi santa, e tra i primi medici, quella di George Frederick Shrady Sr….
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The Resident Council at St. Cabrini Nursing Home, wanted to reach out to the children from Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY. They held a Mission in Action fundraiser. They invited the residents, family, friends and staff to donate cereal during the month of August. They also added that they wanted ‘sweet cereal’ for…
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What exactly is asylum? Who is eligible? What is the legal process and how long does it take? Are asylum-seekers legal immigrants or are they here without permission? What are their rights and responsibilities? As New York City grapples with the demands of an increase in immigrants bused-in from the border, we need to have…
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On September 28, the leaders of the Turin School no longer belonging to the MSCs, asked asked to be allowed to celebrate a Holy Mass for Sr. Giovanna Auguadro, who died last August 15.Sr. Giovanna was the last School leader still ours and left a great example of kindness and cooperation to the new leaders….
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On September 18, we celebrated with great joy and hope, in the Province of St. Frances Cabrini, in the north-east of Brazil, the entry into the Aspirancy of two young women who are seeking to respond to Jesus’ call in the Cabrinian charism. They are Joana Vital and Francisca Brito. May Mother Cabrini intercede at…
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