St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and a great miracle
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, a great missionary saint to the U.S. whose presence graced many places in our country, including Seattle, New Orleans, New York, Chicago, and Denver. She was the first United States citizen to be canonized.
She crossed the Atlantic 25 times back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founded many hospitals, and spent time in Central and South America as well. She cared deeply about immigrants and is now the Patron Saint of Immigrants.
She also performed a spectacular miracle after her death. A nurse/nun accidentally gave a newborn baby an incorrect dose of silver oxide in the eyes that burned the baby’s eyes out! The baby’s eyes and sight were miraculously recovered due to the intercession of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.
For more about this wonderful saint, go here, and for a detailed account of the miracle mentioned above (and others), I recommend the book, Nothing Short of A Miracle, by Patricia Treece.
Let’s ask this great saint to intercede strongly for our country, especially for moral and compassionate solutions to our immigration and health care issues!
