In the Mater Gratiae Province, the celebrations for the Cabrinian month began on July 5. On July 7, at the chapel of the Mother Cabrini kindergarten in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Don Luciano Rapelli celebrated Holy Mass. On July 11, the book "Il Sacro Cuore e Madre Cabrini" (The Sacred Heart and Mother Cabrini) was presented by Msgr. Gabriele Bernardelli in the courtyard of the home where Saint Frances Cabrini was born. July 12 was the anniversary of the approval of the Institute's rules.
On Sunday, July 13 the "Voices and music of Mother Cabrini" event was held. On July 15, Mrs. Gilda Bello went to Sant'Angelo to film the flight of the doves for Mr. Eustace Wolfington, producer of the film on Mother Cabrini.
The Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine in New York held a screening of the film Cabrini on July 11 and several Masses were celebrated on July 12 and 15. A three-day celebration in honor of the 175th anniversary of Mother Cabrini's birth culminated at the Shrine in Washington Heights, New York, with a closing Mass presided over by Father Sheridan, parish vicar of nearby St. Elizabeth's Church. The celebration highlighted Mother Cabrini's legacy as the Universal Patron Saint of Emigrants through Eucharistic celebrations, film screenings, immigration advocacy conferences and community meetings. At the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Colorado on July 13, a Mass was held followed by a small concert to celebrate this important date, while on the 15th there was a procession to the statue with offerings of carnations and songs to Mother Cabrini followed by a Mass and typical dance in traditional dress. There were also several celebrations at Cabrini High School in New Orleans where they celebrated with cake, so much joy and the preparation of a for Facebook. A Mass with live music took place in the chapel of the St. Cabrini nursing home in the United States, which was broadcast on television throughout the facility so that residents could participate from their rooms. In Chicago, 235 people attended the Mass on July 15. The Cabrini Immigration Commission in collaboration with volunteers and supporters from Cabrini University (CAVs), also got together to organize a celebration in honor of Mother Cabrini at the MSC Cottage in Wayne, Pennsylvania. On the day of the celebration at the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in New York, a community evening was organized in honor of Mother Cabrini's 175th birthday! A conference held on the current immigration situation provided information on the resources needed to stay informed, two birthday cakes were baked, and the film Cabrini was screened on the Sanctuary lawn.
On July 15, the film, Cabrini, was screened at the Cabrini Youth Centre in Brazil as well as at the Obra Social Santa Cabrini. In Paraguay, a Mass was celebrated for the occasion followed by a moment of fraternal agape.
In Swaziland, the new home of the postulants in the Holy Spirit community was blessed on the anniversary day of the birth of Mother Cabrini.
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