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Seton Shrine Staff

PRESS: Help From Above

Seton Shrine Staff  |  December 19, 2022

The Knights of Columbus share miraculous story.

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The Seton Shrine Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide

Seton Shrine Staff  |  December 1, 2022

The Seton Shrine’s Ultimate Gift Guide is here!

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Mother Seton, Friend of Sailors, Brings Miracles, Hope, & Help to Those on the Sea

Seton Shrine Staff  |  November 16, 2022

Rob Judge appears on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan

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Press Release: Sea Services Personnel to Join in Annual Pilgrimage on October 2 at the Seton shrine

Seton Shrine Staff  |  September 29, 2022

The Pilgrimage brings together Sea Services members to ask their patroness for her continued intercession for the safety of those serving our Nation at Sea.

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Mother Seton, Friend of Sailors, Brings Miracles, Hope, & Help to Those on the Sea

Seton Shrine Staff  |  September 28, 2022

Mother Seton, Patroness of the Sea Services, intercedes for a dying soldier…

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Seton Shrine’s Book Club Fosters Friendships in Heaven and on Earth

Seton Shrine Staff  |  August 29, 2022

A moving story from the Seton Shrine about a mother, a sister, a child, and a book club

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PRESS: Seton Shrine Appears On EWTN Nightly News

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 22, 2022

Programs Director Tony Dillulio appears on EWTN Nightly News to talk about the new museum.

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PRESS: Shrine plans museum renovation and new visitor center

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 7, 2022

The Catholic Review covers the groundbreaking event.

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Seton Shrine Museum Project Fosters Excitement by Sisters at Chance to Tell Saint’s Story

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 30, 2022

For the sisters who trace their lineages back to Mother Seton, it will be an especially poignant moment

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PRESS: Seton Shrine breaks ground on $4M renovation of museum, visitors center

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 30, 2022

The Frederick News Post covers the groundbreaking event

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Press Release: Seton Shrine Breaks Ground on $4 Million Museum Renovation and Visitor Center

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 24, 2022

The National Leadership Council, headed by Luci Baines Johnson, assisted with the momentous occasion.

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Press Release: Academy Alive is Prepared to Welcome School Age Groups

Seton Shrine Staff  |  February 28, 2022

Academy Alive brings history to life and is a weekend of family fun for all ages.

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PRESS RELEASE: Seton Shrine Launches Video Series to Highlight Personal and Spiritual Stories of Sisters

Seton Shrine Staff  |  February 2, 2022

“Stories from the Sisters” debut coincides with World Day of Consecrated Life and recognizes the unique and relatable role that the Daughters of Charity and Sisters of Charity play.

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Rob Judge, Executive Director, Discusses New Initiatives On EWTN News Nightly

Seton Shrine Staff  |  January 5, 2022

EWTN News Nightly talks with Seton Shrine Executive Director

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PRESS: Mother Seton shrine launches initiatives to expand awareness of U.S. saint

Seton Shrine Staff  |  January 5, 2022

Catholic News Service covers Mother Seton’s Feast Day

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Kimberly Hahn, On “Finding Mary”

Seton Shrine Staff  |  January 4, 2022

Kimberly Hahn reflects on the Seton Shrine’s latest film

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Seton Shrine Initiatives in 2022 Aimed at Expanding Awareness and Spirituality of First U.S-Born Saint

Seton Shrine Staff  |  January 4, 2022

Programs dedicated to prayer and the intersection of faith and culture, along with outreach to the poor and a museum groundbreaking highlight plans announced on Mother Seton’s Feast Day.

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Open the Door to Your Heart this Advent Season at the Seton Shrine

Seton Shrine Staff  |  December 17, 2021

A popular interactive faith drama is back at the Shrine

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PRESS: ‘Back from the Dead’ faith drama brings thousands to Emmitsburg’s Seton Shrine

Seton Shrine Staff  |  November 1, 2021

The Frederick News Post covers Back from the Dead

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Seton Shrine’s ‘Back from the Dead’: A Halloween alternative that raises the big questions

Seton Shrine Staff  |  October 14, 2021

The dead would like to have some words with you…

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PRESS: Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Mass celebrated at Mother Seton’s shrine

Seton Shrine Staff  |  October 7, 2021

Catholic News Service covers the Sea Services Mass & Pilgrimage

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Admiral: Mother Seton Understood What Our Service People and Their Families Go Through

Seton Shrine Staff  |  October 4, 2021

For Retired Admiral William J. Fallon, the Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services at The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is not just a labor of love for himself.

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NEWS RELEASE: Sea Services Pilgrimage Planned for October 3rd

Seton Shrine Staff  |  September 29, 2021

The Pilgrimage brings together U.S. Sea Services members to ask Mother Seton, the Patroness of the Sea Services, for her continued intercession for the safety of those serving the country

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NEWS RELEASE: The Seton Shrine Launches $7 Million Anniversary Capital Campaign

Seton Shrine Staff  |  September 17, 2021

The “New Century of Charity” effort will fund a new visitors center and museum, along with an expansion of the Shrine’s Seeds of Hope retreat program for the disadvantaged and other projects.

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PRESS: Mother Seton Shrine Shows Off Relics of Saint’s Ordinary Life

Seton Shrine Staff  |  August 23, 2021

Aleteia covers the Seton Family Treasures exhibit

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PRESS: New exhibit offers glimpse into everyday life of the Setons

Seton Shrine Staff  |  August 12, 2021

Catholic World Report explores the art in the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures

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PRESS: The Humanity of Sainthood is on Display in New Exhibit

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 19, 2021

Catholic News Registrar shares, “Like all saints’ lives, her story also provides a road map to Christ for all of us still in exile to follow.”

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PRESS: Relics of First American Saint

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 7, 2021

New Liturgical Movement shares photos from the opening of the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures

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PRESS: St Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine exhibit displays rarely-seen relics

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 2, 2021

Catholic News Agency covers the opening of the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures

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A Storybook Romance: A Conversation with Author Stephanie Calis

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 29, 2021

Stephanie Calis, author and founder of Spoken Bride, shares how Mother Seton’s love story is still relatable today

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NEWS RELEASE: Seton Family Treasures Exhibit Will Open July 1st

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 24, 2021

Largest collection of rare personal artifacts will go on display, showcasing the day-to-day life of America’s first native-born saint.

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The Intertwined Lives of the President’s Daughter and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 3, 2021

Luci Baines Johnson’s life journey has been marked with connections to the saint

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New Release: Seton Shrine Debuts “Seeker to Saint” Video Series

Seton Shrine Staff  |  June 2, 2021

The first video, “I Am a Mother,” explores the love, sorrows and devotion that Mother Seton experienced in raising her five children.

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Visiting the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton from Virtually Anywhere

Seton Shrine Staff  |  May 24, 2021

They say when one door closes, another door opens. When the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton closed its historical buildings to public tours last year due to the pandemic, its team opened a window, a Zoom window.

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Press Release: Kick Off To Living History Program For 2021

Seton Shrine Staff  |  April 22, 2021

St. Joseph’s Valley Days brings history to life and is a weekend of family fun for all ages.

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200years

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 18, 2021

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200 Years

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 18, 2021

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PRESS: Treasured artifacts that belonged to Mother Seton return to Emmitsburg

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 15, 2021

Catholic Review covers this special event.

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PRESS: Shrine in Emmitsburg blesses artifacts from namesake’s life following donation

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 12, 2021

The centuries-old artifacts, which belonged to Seton, were among many unveiled and blessed during an event at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg Thursday.

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PRESS: Rob Judge & Sr. Regina Bechtle Appear On “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan”

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 5, 2021

Cardinal Dolan and Fr. Dave Dwyer talk with Rob Judge and Sr. Regina Bechtle about the artifacts coming to Emmitsburg.

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PRESS: Relics of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to be displayed this summer at her shrine

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 4, 2021

Catholic News Agency covers the highly anticipated event this spring.

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Executive Director Rob Judge Appears On EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 1, 2021

Rob Judge talks about the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s death.

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New Mini Documentary Released on the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Seton Shrine Staff  |  March 1, 2021

Watch Elizabeth Seton: Seeker to Saint

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Archbishop Lori’s 200th Anniversary Feast Day Homily

Seton Shrine Staff  |  January 14, 2021

Read Archbishop William E. Lori’s inspiring homily fromSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Feast Day Mass.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: An American Daughter

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 15, 2018

From the seeds planted 200 years ago, the church that Elizabeth Seton cherished as her “ark” today serves more than 64 million Catholics.

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

The Unbreakable Elizabeth Ann Seton Helps Adjust Our Perspective Upwards

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 13, 2018

There is a lot this homegrown saint can teach us, especially these three lessons from her life.

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Seton Hall University

The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 9, 2018

Elizabeth Bayley Seton and her family shaped Catholic life in nineteenth century America. And they continue to shape it today.

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Mother Seton and the American Crisis

Seton Shrine Staff  |  July 3, 2018

If American Catholics are looking for a Christian role model during these turbulent times, Mother Seton is a wonderful choice.

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The National Shrine of
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

339 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727-9297

Phone: 301-447-6606

Hours

Basilica: Mon-Sun 10am-5pm; Wed until 7:30pm

Museum: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm

Tour times are now offered multiple times a day!

The grounds and historic cemetery are open dawn to dusk.

Mass, Confession & Adoration

Mass
Mon-Fri at 1:30pm
Sun 11am and 1:30pm

Confession and Adoration
12:15-1:15pm on Mon-Fri and Sun

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