THROUGH THE ARDENT ZEAL OF YOUR HUMBLE HANDMAID...

May I wish all my readers a very happy feast day of St Frances Xavier Cabrini, known in her life as "Mother Cabrini" and usually known by Mother Cabrini in today's times, even though she was first called it in 1880 when she founded an order to help the destitute.  Please join me in offering the novena prayer to her:

Almighty and Eternal Father, Giver of all Gifts, show us Your mercy, and grant, we beseech You, through the merits of Your faithful Servant, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, that all who invoke her intercession may obtain what they desire according to the good pleasure of Your Holy Will ... (here name your request).

O Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, mindful of Your bountiful goodness and love, deign, we implore You, through the tender devotion of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini for Your Sacred Heart, to hear our prayers and grant our petitions.

O God, the Holy Spirit, Comforter of the afflicted, Fountain of Light and Truth, through the ardent zeal of Your humble handmaid, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, grant us Your all-powerful aid in our necessities, sanctify our souls and fill our minds with Divine Light that we may see the Holy Will of God in all things.

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, beloved spouse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, intercede for us that the favor we now ask may be granted.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory, etc. (Three Times)

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The photo of the statue of Mother Cabrini outside the Cathedral of The Holy Name in Chicago that accompanies this post was taken by me on a trip I took to Windy City during the height of winter. I came from Southern California and found myself ankle deep as I walked to the cathedral in the snow and ice. Not a good place at that time of year for ballet slippers. It brought to mind how Mother Cabrini and her sisters helped the destitute in such killing cold and in such dire circumstances; hence her grand intercessory powers which you may enjoy by offering the novena above.