EMMITSBURG – More than 400 people helped the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton celebrate the 50th anniversary of St. Seton’s designation as the patroness of American service personnel who go to sea.
The Seton Shrine hosted its annual Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sea Services Oct. 5. The Emmitsburg gathering included active-duty personnel and veterans of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and public health services, and their families.
The attendees came together at a special Mass to thank Mother Seton for her protection and to ask for her continued intercession for all Sea Services personnel. A meal followed.
The pilgrimage coincided with the 50th anniversary of Mother Seton’s canonization as the first native-born American saint Sept. 14.