Saturday, May 20 will be a special day for alumnae and former staff of Mother Cabrini High School. MCHS, which opened in 1930, has a legacy of graduating strong, faithful women who formed deep and lasting friendships. What’s Planned for the Day? The afternoon will begin with a luncheon under…
Mother Cabrini’s retreat notes provide us with a unique view of her prayer life and spiritual journey. Her journal includes notes made during more than 40 retreats stretching from 1887 to 1911. Currently available in English under the title Journal of a Trusting Heart, it is here that we see…
A Loan and a Lawsuit Mere weeks after the founding of the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1880, the bishop of Lodi generously lent them 6,000 lire. The loan came with the stipulation that all interest accrued was to go to three impoverished…
Award-winning artists Maria Brea and Felix Jarrar present an evening of musical meditations to get us ready for Easter. Selections include excerpts for Handel’s Messiah, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and pieces by Lecuona and Jarrar. Admission is by donation on EventBrite and at the door.
Schedule for Holy Week Palm Sunday, April 2 Mass in English at 9am and 11am Misa en español a las 3pm Holy Thursday, April 6 Liturgy in English at 5pm Good Friday, April 7 Liturgy in English at 2pm Stations of the Cross at 3pm Seven Last Words at 6pm…
On Saturday, April 1 we are honored to have Sr. Bernadette Anello, MSC lead a mini-retreat at the Shrine. Sr. Bernadette will help us work through one of the hardest things to give up: our assumptions and expectations. These often-unrecognized barriers interfere with our relationships with each other and hinder…
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…
Need help completing the paperwork to become a U.S. Citizen? On Saturday, March 18 from 10am-4pm pro-bono attorneys will be at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine. They can provide legal consultations and help eligible permanent residents complete Form N-400 and the fee waiver assistance form. All attorneys present will speak Spanish…
Join us following the 11am Mass on Sunday, February 26 to get an update from Sr. Yolanda Flores, MSC on the situation in Nicaragua. The Missionary Sisters operate a large technical school and an elementary school in Managua that together serve nearly 1,900 children. Come with a dish to share…
It’s easy to imagine that because Mother Cabrini founded 67 missions in 40 locations across three continents, everything went smoothly. The reality was that nearly every mission began with challenges. This did not trouble Mother Cabrini in the slightest. Her attitude toward obstacles was rooted in her certainty that if…