Friday, December 24 9:00 pm only (no noon Mass) Saturday, December 25 11:00 am The Shrine will close following Mass Sunday, December 26 9:30 & 11:00 am (English) and 3:00 pm (Spanish) Tuesday, December 28-Friday, December 31 noon Saturday, January 1 11:00 am The Shrine will close following Mass
Mother Cabrini was fourteen when Margaret Mary Alacoque was beatified. The year was 1864. At the time, Francesca Cabrini was attending a school run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart in the nearby town of Arluno. The beatification was undoubtedly cause for great rejoicing there. Following the example of…
We invite you to join us on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (Thursday, October 7) at 7pm for “In Praise of Mary,” a concert of harp, flute and voice by the amazing Ruth Cunningham. Ruth is a founding member of the noted early music group Anonymous 4….
Join us on six Tuesdays at 6:30pm to discuss In Weakness, Strength, a short but insightful overview of Mother Cabrini’s life and spirituality. Bring your questions, curiosity, and desire to learn about and from St. Frances Cabrini. The group begins on September 21. The book is $8.95 and available in…
Giuseppe Sarto began his papacy as Pius X on August 4, 1903. Like Francesca Cabrini, he was a native of Lombardy. We know he was acquainted with Mother Cabrini; in a letter from New York dated October 2, 1903 she wrote, “I will turn towards Europe to Rome where I…
Recently while reading Mother Cabrini’s letters we came across a passage dated December 23, 1902: “In Denver the house is located at a height of 5,000 feet… I am sending you a photograph which was taken on the day of the inauguration. You will find me in it too, since…
On June 2, 1951 a young deacon named Peter Smith was ordained to the priesthood in the chapel at Mother Cabrini High School. His unusual path to the priesthood began shortly after his birth. Peter was born on March 13, 1921 at Columbus Hospital in New York, one of the…
The Ave Maris Stella is a Latin hymn that dates back to the 10th century and is usually sung at Vespers. This beautiful song was a favorite of Mother Cabrini’s. In the following letter to the Missionary Sisters we see Mother Cabrini’s deep love for Our Lady, and learn the…
Mother Cabrini prayed frequently, deeply, and with the certainty that prayer is “the channel through which the most precious waters of grace continually and copiously flow from the Heart of God.” Many of Mother Cabrini’s personal prayers are recorded in her retreat journals. In these we get a glimpse of…
Sister Gabriella Linati, age 24, was a novice when she was selected as one of the six Sisters to accompany Mother Cabrini to the U.S. in 1889. Her notes are our main source of what the first voyage across the Atlantic was like. March 26, 1889 After lunch a…