Last week the Shrine was thrilled to welcome the Italian Colony of St. Lucy’s, who drove 124 miles to visit Mother Cabrini’s remains. Their devotion to the patroness of immigrants runs strong, through many generations. Hailing from Scranton, PA, some of the pilgrims had attended the school Mother Cabrini opened…
Last May the Shrine was the first stop on the Manhattan leg of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Hundreds of people turned out to walk with Jesus through the streets of New York. Among them were the six “perpetual pilgrims” of the Seton Route who committed to walking the entire route…
The groups started arriving in late June: a busload of youth from Massachusetts, a bus from Virginia, a group that came by train from the South Bronx. They were all heading to the 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way, which was to be celebrated on Sunday, July 7 in the…
They arrived as part of an extraordinary pilgrimage that united 12 parishes from Long Island. Excited and prayerful, the young adults relished learning about Mother Cabrini. But rather than have us tell you about their experience here, this month we invite you to hear what our pilgrims had to say,…
In 1933, eight year old Anna DeCuitiis arrived in West Park, NY. Her family had broken apart. Their father, unable to care for five children, placed Anna and her sister with the Missionary Sisters at the big orphanage Mother Cabrini founded overlooking the Hudson River in Ulster County. Sad, hurt,…
What joy! On Saturday, May 25 the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will make its first stop in Manhattan at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine. It is expected to arrive here at about 1:30pm and to depart at 3:00pm en route to Central Park and points beyond. Please join us in greeting them……
A nor’easter on November 26, 1950 made driving from Mulberry Street to Columbus Hospital difficult. The labor that Mrs. Fusco endured once she finally made it to the hospital Mother Cabrini founded was not easy, either. Complications arose: the umbilical cord was wrapped around baby Joseph’s neck. As Joseph, now…
They arrived at 7:45 a.m., having already been to Mass and walked two miles from the Bronx. Their backpacks were the sole indicator that they had four days and 100+ miles to go to reach their destination: the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia, in Philadelphia. We gave them…
Ana (not her real name) knocked loudly on the door before the Shrine officially opened. She knelt in front of the altar as soon as we let her in, and remained in prayer a long time. I happened to be going to get a cup of coffee around the time…
If we’d seen them come in on their bicycles, the three religious who visited at around noon yesterday might have been our pilgrims of the month. But it was only as they departed, helmets strapped over their veils, that we realized how they’d arrived. The octave of Christmas is always…