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Saint Gianna and Mother Seton Teach Us That Love Requires Sacrifice

In their lives St. Gianna Beretta Molla and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton witnessed to the truth that love and sacrifice are inherently linked, like the sun and the light.

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Facing Our Battles With Saint George and Mother Seton

Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another. He gave up the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ. Like Saint George, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to face our spiritual battles, confident in Christ’s victory on the cross.

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Pope Francis and Mother Seton

Pope Francis and Mother Seton Reveal the Intimacy of God’s Love

With hearts opened by sorrow and wonder, Jorge Bergoglio and Elizabeth Ann Seton spread divine love through mission and mercy.

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Emmaus and Mother Seton

Emmaus and Mother Seton: The Risen Lord Heals Through Sacrificial Love

As Jesus walked with the Emmaus disciples, so He walked with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, healing sorrow through His abiding presence in the Eucharist.

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Servant of God Clare Crockett

From Solitude to Joy: Sister Clare Crockett and Mother Seton

For Servant of God Clare Crockett and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, true joy was born in solitude with the Lord. What they received in prayer, they gave to others in love.

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Lourdes - Saint Bernadette - Seton Shrine

Lourdes and the Common Extremism of the Saints

When Bernadette Soubirous and Elizabeth Ann Seton each discerned their callings, these future saints gave unstinting witness to their missions, in extreme obedience to truths that brought hope and light to many. They never backed down.

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What It Means to Pray Without Ceasing According to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

God doesn’t want a casual relationship. He wants us to turn to him in everything we do. As St. Elizabeth Ann Seton says: “He wants us to lift our hearts to him. Always.”

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Trusting in Divine Mercy with Mother Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Lightness of Divine Mercy

For humans, finding a balance between justice and mercy is always difficult. But St. Elizabeth Ann Seton understood that God’s grace transcends earthly limits, and allows mercy to fall lightly from heaven on our hearts and minds.

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Longing for the Mercy of Jesus Like Saint Gemma Galgani and Mother Seton

Saint Gemma Galgani and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton devoted their entire lives to Jesus. They show us that we must run to His mercy and unite ourselves wholly to Him.

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