EMMITSBURG \u2014 Archbishop William E. Lori described the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage\u2019s June 6 stop at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as a \u201cjoyous\u201d occasion.<\/p>\n
La emoci\u00f3n prevaleci\u00f3 durante todo el d\u00eda, ya que el viaje nacional que conduce al Congreso Eucar\u00edstico Nacional del pr\u00f3ximo mes en Indian\u00e1polis rindi\u00f3 homenaje al patr\u00f3n de la parte oriental de la peregrinaci\u00f3n conocida como la Ruta Seton.<\/p>\n
El Arzobispo Lori ayud\u00f3 a dar comienzo a las festividades en Emmitsburg con una Misa matutina en el santuario, seguida de una procesi\u00f3n eucar\u00edstica por la ciudad de 6.000 habitantes del condado de Frederick.<\/p>\n
M\u00e1s de 1.100 personas participaron en la misa y la procesi\u00f3n, que fue una de las mayores concentraciones de la peregrinaci\u00f3n, seg\u00fan el portavoz de Seton Route, Kevin Shinkle.<\/p>\n
Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine for the past 13 years, said it was the most well attended event at the shrine since Mother Seton\u2019s canonization in 1975.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a blessing, what a grace,\u201d Archbishop Lori said in his homily about the stop in Emmitsburg.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I originally heard the Seton Shrine would be one of the stops for the eucharistic pilgrimage, I was so, so happy,\u201d Archbishop Lori said before Mass. \u201cIt\u2019s the home of the first American-born Saint, Baltimore was the first diocese in the United States and Mount St. Mary\u2019s (located in Emmitsburg) was the second seminary in the United States. So it\u2019s very fitting.\u201d<\/p>\n