Daily Signet

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To wander and wander and wander—to be lost from your home—this is pain. And even greater pain is to be lost from the home of your mind, from the home of your heart, above all, to be lost from the Home of God. When will you come back?

From the Mystery of Home and Thanksgiving High Service

On This Day…

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini: first American saint canonized. Became a nun in 1877 and ran orphanages in Italy. In 1880 she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and planned to missionary in China but Pope Leo XIII sent her to America. Arrived in New York City in 1889 and began opening orphanages, hospitals and schools. Became an American citizen in 1909. Traveled widely in Central and South America and Europe. Oversaw the opening of 67 institutions. Her sisters continue to work all over the world.

Robert Louis Stevenson born in 1850 in Edinburgh: born into a family of light house engineers, he became one of the most translated authors in the world; novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer famous for Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the Strange Case of Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hyde. Died 12-3-94 in Samoa where he and his wife had moved, and he was known as 'Tusitala' (the teller of tales).
Quotes: "The cruelest lies are often told in silence." "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." "The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean."