Archbishop William E. Lori helped the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton open a new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of its patron’s canonization with a Mass Jan. 4 on her feast day.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton became the first native-born American to be canonized a saint in the Catholic Church Sept. 14, 1975. To help with a yearlong celebration leading up to the anniversary, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton unveiled a new exhibit at the shrine.
Archbishop Lori celebrated a Mass at the shrine in Emmitsburg before an official ribbon cutting for the new exhibit.
In his homily, Archbishop Lori noted that Pope Francis has dedicated the Jubilee Year 2025 to hope, and said that St. Elizabeth Ann’s life was the epitome of hope.
“Few people fit this description better than St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – a wife and mother, a widow seeking meaning and direction in her life, a convert to Catholicism, an educator, and last but not least, the founder of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph,” Archbishop Lori said. “She was a pilgrim of hope; she exemplified the hope that impels us to seek God’s will and follow the path of holiness, wherever it might lead.”
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