--- title: "St. Frances Xavier Cabrini: Feast Day November 13 · Bless" url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/ description: "St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin, patron of immigrants. Feast day November 13, died 1917. Read their life and their own words, with sources." --- Virgin · Feast day November 13 # St. Frances Xavier Cabrini The feast day of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is November 13, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of immigrants. Below: a short life and 2 sourced quotations in their own words. | | | |---|---| | Feast day | [November 13](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/#13) | | In the US calendar | Memorial | | Title | Virgin | | Died | 1917 | | Patron of | [immigrants](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#immigrants) | | In their own words | [2 sourced quotations](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#words) | | Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, November 13, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#calendar) | ## Life The smallest and frailest of thirteen children of an Italian farm family, refused by two religious orders for her health. She founded her own — the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart — and asked the pope to send her to China; he sent her to the emigrants of America instead. She crossed the ocean nearly thirty times, founding sixty-seven schools, orphanages, and hospitals. The first United States citizen to be canonized, she is patroness of immigrants. ## Patron of Tradition invokes St. Frances Xavier Cabrini as patron of immigrants. [Immigrants](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#immigrants) Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/). ## In their own words Each quotation names the work it comes from. Bless quotes these in the comments beside the verses listed under [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#scripture). > We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success, nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone. — *Letters*, c. 1900 > I can do all things in Him who strengthens me. — *Letters*, c. 1900 ## In Scripture In Bless, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s words appear in the comments beside these verses. This page’s labels say how each is linked: “on this verse” means the saint wrote about that very verse; “on this theme” means the quotation shares its theme. Scripture is quoted from the Catholic Public Domain Version. 1. On this theme > A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain. — [Psalm 126:1](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/126/#v1) · CPDV Beside their words: [“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#q148) 2. On this theme > And he answered and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by an army, nor by might, but in my spirit, says the Lord of hosts. — [Zechariah 4:6](https://blessbible.app/bible/zechariah/4/#v6) · CPDV Beside their words: [“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material…”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#q148) 3. On this theme > Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me. — [Philippians 4:13](https://blessbible.app/bible/philippians/4/#v13) · CPDV Beside their words: [“I can do all things in Him who strengthens me.”](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#q149) ## In the calendar The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given. | Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) | |---|---|---|---| | [Friday, November 13, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/11/13/) | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (Memorial) | White | Psalm 119:1, 2, 10, 11, 17, 18 · Luke 21:28 · Luke 17:26-37 | | [Saturday, November 13, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/11/13/) | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (Memorial) | White | Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 · Psalm 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43 · See 2 Thessalonians 2:14 · Luke 18:1-8 | | [Monday, November 13, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/13/) | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (Memorial) | White | Titus 1:1-9 · Psalm 24:1b-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 · Philippians 2:15d, 16a · Luke 17:1-6 | Readings Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. [November 12 St. Josaphat](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josaphat/) [November 14 St. Lawrence O'Toole](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lawrence-otoole/) [All the saints of November](https://blessbible.app/saints/november/) [Born on November 13?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#11-13) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/) Spotted a mistake in a date, a patronage or a quotation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Feast day November 13 On this page 1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#life) 2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#patron) 3. [In their own words](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#words) 4. [In Scripture](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-frances-xavier-cabrini/#scripture) 5. 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