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    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini
    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini
    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini
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    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini

    By Bob Lord and Penny Lord

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    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini is an American Saint most loved by all Italians. She left her native Italy to minister to Italian immigrants. Bob and Penny Lord traveled to Italy, New York, and Louisiana to gather information about the life of this Saint of the 20th century.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJourneys of Faith
    Release dateSep 14, 2010
    ISBN9781452339542
    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini
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    Bob Lord

    Bob and Penny Lord renowned Catholic Authors and hosts on EWTN. They are best known for their media on Miracles of the Eucharist and Many Faces of Mary. They have been dubbed experts on the Catholic Saints. They produced over 200 television programs for EWTN global television network and wrote over 25 books and hundreds of ebooks.

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      Bob and Penny Lord give an excellent summary of the life of Saint Frances Cabrini.

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    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini - Bob Lord

    Saint Frances (Mother) Cabrini

    Bob and Penny Lord

    Published by Bob and Penny Lord at Smashwords

    Copyright 2010 Bob and Penny Lord

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    Saint. Frances (Mother) Cabrini

    We were sent here by the Holy Father...we cannot go back!

    There is a time and a season...

    Times were hard, and the land cruel and unyielding, so when the people of Italy heard of the promised land, the New World, they packed what little they had, left their beloved mountains and roots, and left to begin their dream for a better life. Not even the hot, sweltering holds of the poor steamers they traveled on, could dampen their hopes and expectations. As they spotted the Statue of Liberty, all their sacrifices - the lack of sanitation aboard ship, the weeks of family and friends sick from the pitching and heaving caused by the turbulent waves rocking the ship, little food and less water, no air, no light, endless days and nights, all faded. Before them, behind the beautiful lady was the magnificent skyline of their new home, New York City. Not even being herded like so much cattle onto Riker’s Island discouraged them. They had hope!

    But they were to discover this land of the free was not free for everyone; everyone was equal but some were more equal; unlike their Irish brothers who had come a little before them, they did not know the language; therefore they did not understand Americans and Americans did not understand them. This was mistaken for ignorance and they were treated as second-class citizens. But they were people coming to a land of opportunity, willing to work. I remember my mother saying, As long as you have your hands and feet, you will never starve. Remember, as long as it is honest, no job is beneath you.

    The dream became a nightmare, with the unscrupulous taking advantage of the innocent; unable to defend themselves, Italian immigrants worked in sweat shops - making slave wages, and lived under sub-human conditions. Something had to be done about it!

    Hands across the Sea!

    Our story begins with St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Born in northern Italy in 1850, thirty nine years later, in 1889, she would sail for the United States, the first of many voyages she would make in her sixty seven years of service to the Lord. She is the first American citizen to be raised to the Communion of Saints, a member of the Church Triumphant. The story of Mother Cabrini, as she has been called throughout the Twentieth Century, is very simple. The Lord asked her to do something; she said yes. Although it sounds simple, it was by no means an easy task. Someone had to take care of the Italian brothers and sisters in the United States; she saw the need and filled that need. The living out of that commitment is what made her a Saint.

    We travel to the northern part of Italy, east of Turin and south of Milan, to the little farming village of Sant’ Angelo Lodigiano to find the birthplace of our future Saint, Frances Xavier Cabrini. She

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