Today the Church honors St. Francis Xavier Cabrini on her Feast Day. EWTN News Nightly Chaplain Fr. Patrick Mary reflects on the first American Saint. | EWTN News Nightly

SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin 1850-1917 November 13—USA Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of immigrants and hospital administrators Indomitable and charismatic, she moved mountains for the Lord The hurricane of apostolic activity that was Mother Cabrini motored powerfully over the Atlantic Ocean, gathered force as it swept into the American heartland, and then rested there, perpetually oscillating, for almost three decades. A serene eye, though, hovered at the

Today we celebrate St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be canonized—and an immigrant from Italy whose faith and courage shaped New York’s history. Mother Cabrini came to this country with a deep devotion to Christ and a desire to serve others. In New York, she founded schools, hospitals, and orphanages for immigrant families, bringing compassion and hope to those far from home. You can visit the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Upper Manhattan, where her relics rest and her missio