Monday, November 13th. 8:30 AM Mass

Holy Mass with Fr. Roy Ordinary Time: November 13th Today the dioceses in the United States celebrate the Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), virgin, born in Lombardy, Italy, one of thirteen children. She came to America as a missionary, founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart to care for poor children in schools and hospitals. She is the first American citizen to be canonized. December 22 is her feast in the Roman Martyrology. The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Agostina Petrantoni (1864-1894), who was canonized by Pope St. John Paul II on April 18, 1999. She was a nurse and joined the Sisters of Charity, to continue to serve the sick. She worked with the critically ill and contagious, and contracted tuberculosis. She then worked in the TB ward where a patient stabbed her to death during a rape attempt. She died praying that he be forgiven.