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Saint
Frances Cabrini
Feast Day: November 13
Problems defeat some people. But
problems make heroes of others. Problems made Frances Cabrini a hero.
Throughout her life, she turned problems into solutions.
Frances knew one really important thing: You have to pray as if everything
depends on God! But you have to act as if everything depends on you! Frances
knew that God worked through her actions. So Frances always chose to do
good.
Frances had been born to an Italian family of thirteen children on July
15, 1850. When she grew up, she wanted to enter a convent and become a
sister. But two convents turned her down because she was sick a lot. So
Frances gathered several strong women around her and started her own convent
of religious sisters!
Soon Frances and six of her followers sailed to New York City. There they
helped the families who had left Italy to find work in the United States.
Frances built schools, orphanages, hospitals, and convents. She prayed
and worked and worked and prayed. And out of her prayer and out of her
work, God made good things happen.
On December 22, 1917, Frances died. She left behind her a world that was
different because of her choices. She had found homelessness, sickness,
and lack of education. She left behind orphanages, hospitals, and schools.
The world was a better place because Saint Frances Cabrini knew how to
pray and work.
Connecting to Faith First® Legacy Edition
Grade 5, chapter 16
Grade 6, chapter 3
Connecting to Faith First®
Grade 6, chapter 3
