Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you.
Get up and take care of your mat." - Acts 9:34
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton received great solace
by bringing her sorrows to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
and speaking heart to heart with Him there:
"How sweet, the presence of Jesus
to the longing and harassed soul!
He is instant peace and balm to every wound."
St Elizabeth Ann Seton
United States ~ 1774-1821
200th anniversary of her death
Convert to Catholicism
Three basic points led her to become Catholic:
Three basic points led her to become Catholic:
1) belief in the Real Presence
2) devotion to the Blessed Mother,
3) conviction that the Catholic Church led back
to the Apostles and Christ
2) devotion to the Blessed Mother,
3) conviction that the Catholic Church led back
to the Apostles and Christ
Mother, Widow, Educator, Musician, Linguist, Religious
Established schools and orphanages
Foundress of Sisters of Charity
Two great devotions:
1) Abandonment to God's Will
2) Ardent devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
Two great devotions:
1) Abandonment to God's Will
2) Ardent devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
Feast Day - January 4
"The accidents of life separate us from our dearest friends,
but let us not despair.
God is like a looking glass in which souls see each other.
The more we are united to Him by love, the nearer we are
to those who belong to Him. - St Elizabeth Ann Seton
God is like a looking glass in which souls see each other.
The more we are united to Him by love, the nearer we are
to those who belong to Him. - St Elizabeth Ann Seton
St Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us!
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Eleventh day of Christmas
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