#153 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - Immigrants & Hospital Administrators

Patronage; Immigrants & Hospital Administrators 1850-1917Feast Day: November 13Born in Milan, Italy, she was the youngest of 13 children and dreamed of being amissionary in China or India. After becoming a teacher, she took her religiousvows and founded the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart.When she asked the Pope's permission fo her Order to working China, he said, “Not to the East but to the West,” so she helped the poverty-stricken Italian immigrants in New York. In her lifetime she opened 67 hospitals, schools and orphanages in the US, Latin America, Europe and even China. "Prayer by St. Francis Xavier CabriniFortify me with the grace of Your HolySpirit and give Your peace to my soul thatI may be free from all needless anxiety,solicitude and worry. Help me to desirealways that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that Your will may be my will." Specific Sizes - Width x Height Pocket - 1 1/2" x 3 1/4"Ornament - 2 1/2" x 5 1/"Small - 3 1/2" x 7 1/4"Lar