Saint John of the Cross explained that our stress, anxiety and misery come, not from outside influences, but from our attachment to material things, and our unruly passions inside. Mother Cabrini seems to agree with that, when she writes to her nuns:
"Let us follow faithfully the footsteps of Mary, our sweet Mother. Let us conquer ourselves, cost what it may, and we shall have joy in our hearts and peace in our souls! Let us strive to conquer ourselves and Mary will cover us with her mantle of virtues; then we shall not feel any trouble in making our journey."
As you climb the mountain at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado, there are markers for each of the 14 Stations of the Way of the Cross, and for each of the 15 decades of the rosary. This is the marker for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Happy Feastday!
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