Living Ash Wednesday the Way Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Did
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Mother Seton didn’t walk the Way of the Cross alone during her life, but rather she surrounded herself with a community, with whom she journeyed in mutual dependence, step by step, along the path Christ set for them. During Lent, together with the Church, we are all invited to do the same.
A Greater Love: Facing Lent with Mother Seton and Saint Scholastica
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As Lent approaches, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Scholastica remind us to examine our hearts and prioritize and cultivate a fervent desire for God.
Don Bosco and Mother Seton: The Great Christian Educators
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St. John Bosco and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton presented lessons of love and gentleness to the most vulnerable of children. Their gentle instruction inspired their respective countries through the many thousands of pupils who would be taught by the communities they founded.
The Ever-Burning Center: Mary Ward and Mother Seton
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Venerable Mary Ward and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton forged new communities of women religious devoted to apostolic action that drew their strength from prayer and the divine love of Jesus.
Christ, Healer of Wounds: The Witness of St. Angela Merici and Mother Seton
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Angela Merici and Elizabeth Ann Seton both suffered deeply. But because these saints allowed Christ into the deepest, darkest places of their hearts, their losses and pain became for them and for us almost unthinkable graces.
The Ecstasy of the Saints: Mother Seton and Saint Vincent of Saragossa
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Saints aren’t people who are in control. When faced with suffering, St. Vincent of Saragossa and Mother Seton responded by letting themselves be loved. They gave everything over to the One who loves us, who wants us unconditionally. And the fruit of such love is Ecstasy.
To Take Wing and Soar: Awaiting Easter with St. Benedict Joseph Labre and Mother Seton
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As we await Easter, let us follow Jesus, along with Benedict Joseph Labre and Elizabeth Ann Seton, as they enter into the freedom of the Resurrection.
The Empty Tomb: Seeking the Resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene and Elizabeth Ann Seton
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With St. Mary Magdalene, let us accept Christ’s ‘Do not touch me’ with the certainty that His words give us a new mission, and a new way to be with Him, just as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton met the hardships of her life with renewed faith and strength.