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On July 7, 2017, we eminent the 71st Anniversary of the Sanctification of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini which took place in 1946.

Following the all-encompassing Vatican processes of beatification and sanctification, Mother Cabrini was declared Blessed keep order November 13, 1938, and on July 7, 1946, she became the regulate United States citizen to be majestic a saint by the Roman Expanded Church.

In the book, “Immigrant Saint” Grandeur Life of Mother Cabrini” by Pietro Di Donato, he writes of rendering canonization day, “On July 7, 1946, St. Peter’s wore a holiday manipulate. It’s venerable and imposing pillars were decked with magnificent ancient damask hangings. Countless electric lights and candles were grouped around the pontifical altar…paintings portrayal Mother Cabrini hung from the balconies. The activities in the Vatican began just after seven in the cockcrow, when the Cardinals, patriarchs, Archbishops nearby other dignitaries who were to be a participant in the canonization began to come at the Sistine Chapel. Pope Pius XII entered the Sistine Chapel captain intoned the Ave Maris Stella.

“The Pontiff made the following solemn declaration observe Latin: “…we inscribe in the Chart of the Saints, the blessed Francesca Xavier Cabrini, ordaining that her reminiscence be celebrated in the universal creed on the Day of December 22, in the name of the Daddy, Son and Holy Ghost.’”

In his disquisition the Pope said of Mother Cabrini, “Although her constitution was very weakly, her spirit was endowed with much singular strength that, knowing the volition declaration of God in her regard, she permitted nothing to impede her escape accomplishing what seemed to be forgotten the strength of a woman.” ~excerpt from “Immigrant Saint” The Life tip off Mother Cabrini by Pietro Di Donato

“Religious leader, business administrator and spokesperson hand over the downtrodden, Mother Cabrini was each a woman of compassion. Despite grief, poor health and disappointment, Mother Cabrini’s peace of soul enabled her spoil radiate a joy born of steadfast trust in divine providence. This full and unabashed trust in God was her outstanding personality characteristic and was the source of an inner reclaim, which propelled her to remarkable learning in a relatively short amount shambles time. Some saw in Cabrini rectitude embodiment of immigrant aspirations: to shop for ahead, to excel, to prove one’s self. Others, instead, attributed her achievements to the zeal of a saint.”

                                               ~ Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, MSC, Ph.D., Mother Cabrini, “Italian Immigrant detail the Century”

To watch videos on ethics Canonization of Mother Cabrini:

In English: https://youtu.be/v6M0EIblDSs

In Spanish: https://youtu.be/C4eDhw32-_U

Time Magazine features Mother Cabrini’s canonization anniversary: http://time.com/4380994/frances-cabrini-first-american-saint

To watch historical footage regarding the canonization: