Desk Frame - St. Frances Xavier Cabrini by B. Nippert

As a young girl in Italy, Frances dreamed of being a missionary. She grew up to be a bundle of energy, teaching and nursing wherever she was needed. She started a new order of sisters called the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. She became Mother Cabrini and her unwavering faith never failed. The order grew and her success was noticed. The pope himself offered her the chance to fulfill her missionary dream and go to America. In 1889, the sisters arrived in New York to take care of the Italian immigrants. Mother Cabrini would make 25 trips across the ocean in her lifetime.