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On March 8 of this year, a film titled “Cabrini” was released; that day is also International Women’s Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.
It is never easy to capture the real character of historical figures. This movie does an extraordinary job in bringing to the public the life and character of this extraordinary woman. Many movies about saints tend only to capture a few historical points and concentrate on the sanctity of the person.
The key to understanding the movie is the childhood of Frances Cabrini when this sickly girl almost drowned. One day, as she was floating a paper boat in a stream near her home, she fell into the water. Although she was rescued from the freezing water, she maintained a fear of water.
And yet, because of her sanctity, she overcame this fear by crossing the Atlantic more than 60 times during her lifetime. Her motto was, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength,” which is taken from St. Paul’s epistle.
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It is never easy to capture the real character of historical figures. This movie does an extraordinary job in bringing to the public the life and character of this extraordinary woman. Many movies about saints tend only to capture a few historical points and concentrate on the sanctity of the person.
“Cabrini”: A tribute to an extraordinary woman
This movie, however, has been able to allow the general public to not only understand the character of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, but to also understand her sanctity. She surely responded to the Lord’s commandment to help the stranger.The key to understanding the movie is the childhood of Frances Cabrini when this sickly girl almost drowned. One day, as she was floating a paper boat in a stream near her home, she fell into the water. Although she was rescued from the freezing water, she maintained a fear of water.
And yet, because of her sanctity, she overcame this fear by crossing the Atlantic more than 60 times during her lifetime. Her motto was, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength,” which is taken from St. Paul’s epistle.
Immigration in America
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'Cabrini' does extraordinary job of bringing saint to life
On March 8 of this year, a film titled "Cabrini" was released; that day is also International Women's Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.
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