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| Mother Cabrini |
As I was cleaning up trying to find
my bracelet, I came across some New Orleans books my mom bought a few years
ago. One of the books, A History of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans, caught my eye. I flipped through some of the
pages, and I found a page on Mother Cabrini. This particular Saint caught my
attention because I attended Cabrini High School. Her story is really
interesting for she was sickly as a child, and was told she wouldn’t amount
to anything in life. Well those people were wrong.
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| Orphanage building |
Mother Cabrini visited New Orleans
for the first time in 1892, and joined the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. She later got funding and built her own orphanage on Esplanade
Street. It was with her sisters that the orphanage was run. After her death,
the orphanage closed and it became a school. The school later built a second
building facing Moss Street. The school built on Mother Cabrini’s core values
of respect, excellence, and service.
Without the great works of Mother Cabrini, I would not have the education
I have now.
Going to Cabrini changed my life. I
walked on the same land that Mother Cabrini did. Many of the students including
myself claim that they feel a presence in her old room. She is not only a
blessing in my life, but she is a blessing for all the young women who graduate
Cabrini High. Even though I have graduated, I still try to live by her core
values. What her school has instilled in me will forever be appreciated. God
sent her into the world as a sickly child, but she left a strong woman.
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| Cabrini High School Class of 2012 |
Mother Cabrini and orphanage building photos courtesy of Google
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