The Festival or Service of Lessons and Carols was invented in the 19th century as a way for the faithful to prepare for Christmas by reflecting on salvation history and singing and listening to Advent music.
Join us for an afternoon of festive Christmas music with the Gettysburg Chorale Concert.
Theologian and best-selling author Dr. Scott Hahn will be hosting a retreat at the Seton Shrine.
Celebrate Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Feast Day by registering for a virtual tour on January 3rd!
To celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, we are taking you into the home of Mother Seton where she established the first order of sisters in America.
The Shrine is open until 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings and The Shop is open until 7pm!
Engage Living History Interpreters (many of whom are students) portraying real people from Mother Seton’s world. Rain or shine.
Join us for Adoration and Confession Sun-Fri at 12:15pm-1:15pm. Mass is at 1:30pm.
‘Back From the Dead” finds unexpected, deeper impact with indoor performance
Seton Shrine Hosts Annual Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sea Services
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Marks Her 250th Birthday
Meeting Jesus through Mother Seton’s Example
Q&A with Sr. Anne Marie Lamoureux, on inviting marginalized people on retreat
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Saint Nicholas was a fourth century bishop known for his gift-giving to the poor, which inspired the story of Santa Claus. It was the love of God that inspired both St. Nicholas and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to give generously and care for others throughout their lifetimes.
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The examples of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Francis Xavier challenge us today. They were each unafraid to seek and preach the truth, despite what others might think or what it might cost them.
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Although from vastly different worlds, these two saints each experienced dramatic conversions that revealed the transformative power of surrendering to divine love.
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Mother Seton and Servant of God Dorothy Day were radical Christians whose good deeds flowed from lives steeped in prayer—the only thing that makes loving with the Heart of Jesus in the world possible.
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Mary holds for us many graces — we need only ask her for them with confidence and love.
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Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Elizabeth Ann Seton show us the transformative power of surrendering to God’s will. Their lives and legacies remind us that holiness transcends earthly expectations, and challenges us to trust deeply and live boldly in His grace.
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As Americans, we instinctively resist any sort of absolute authority. How fitting then that it was by letting herself be ruled by Christ, the King, that Elizabeth Ann Seton—the first American-born saint—showed her fellow Americans where liberation must begin: in Him.
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When we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, we proclaim with the Church that Jesus is the “King of the Universe.” Few understood this fact more intensely than Mother Seton. Do we allow Jesus to be the Lord of our lives? Do we accept him as King in all things?
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In the images and mementos of Blessed Miguel Pro’s martyrdom and Mother Seton’s sacrificial life, we see everlasting signs of Christ’s incarnation in the Church and the world.
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St. Cecilia and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, two great saints separated by many centuries, call us to contemplate the beauty of God’s love, the wonders of His Creation, and the powerful effect of beautiful music on our hearts, minds, and souls.
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The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a day to reflect on the gift of maternity in all its forms, and to consider the example of Mother Seton, who stepped into the hard tasks of motherhood with courage and unswerving faith.
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Our Lord, the supernatural architect of our lives, builds with blocks of grace.
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Week Seven | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week Six | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week Five | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week Four | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week Three | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week Two | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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Week One | An Easter reflection series with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton on the spiritual and mental health crisis afflicting young people.
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The saint and the poet lived and wrote to communicate God’s glory and intimacy with humankind.
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Their boundless capacity for love, friendship and wonder deepened our understanding of the spirituality of children forever.
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Elizabeth Ann Seton was twenty-years old when the Blessed Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne were executed during the French Revolution. A century and a half later Francois Poulenc would tell the world their story in his sublime opera, Dialogues des Carmelites.
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The mid-twentieth century immigrant film director and the early-nineteenth century saint born into Manhattan’s elite shared a deep concern for society’s poor and outcasts that was grounded in their Catholic faith.
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The French Catholic writer and the American saint each knew that God’s light shines brightest in the deepest darkness.
Discover the inspirational life and legacy of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Visit the brand new Seton Shrine Museum with engaging, hands-on technology, new artifacts, and more!
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Awe-inspiring and amazing are a few words people have used to describe the Basilica.
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Step back in time to the year 1818 at St. Joseph’s Academy, and engage with our living history interpreters, including our Junior History Interpreters who portrays real students from Mother Seton’s time.
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Step back in time while you tour the Stone House, which was originally built in the mid-1700s.
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This historic home was built in 1810 when Elizabeth Ann Seton realized one home wasn’t enough for all that she had in mind.
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In 1809, Mother Seton and her companions took a walk through the dense woods on their property to select a site for a cemetery.
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