“Trust all—put all in His Hand.” ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is Sweetie’s Patron Saint for 2013. Below is a list of resources that we will be using to further her devotion to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The list will continue to evolve over the year as we come across additional links.
Please feel free to leave your links, resources, and/or suggestions.
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Feast Day (Memorial): January 4
Patron: Death of children; in-law problems; loss of parents; opposition of Church authorities; people ridiculed for their piety; Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana; widows.
A Prayer by Saint Elizabeth Seton
Lord Jesus, Who was born for us in a stable, lived for us a life of pain and sorrow, and died for us upon a cross; say for us in the hour of death, Father, forgive, and to Your Mother, Behold your child. Say to us, This day you shall be with Me in paradise. Dear Savior, leave us not, forsake us not. We thirst for You, Fountain of Living Water. Our 
days pass quickly along, soon all will be consummated for us. To Your hands we commend our spirits, now and forever. Amen.
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“We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment of our lives—that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God as in a constant communication.”
~St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Resources:
- Biography of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- Holy Father’s Homily from the Canonization of Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – EWTN
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Catholic.org
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – New Advent
- Learning Packet for Pilgrimages – This 50 pg packet used to be available online but now you will have to contact the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton directly to request your copy.
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Online Museum – You will learn about Elizabeth’s early years as the daughter of Dr. Richard and Catherine Bayley, a prominent New York family; and as the wife of another prominent New Yorker, William Seton. Just as though you were walking through the museum itself, you will experience Elizabeth’s years as wife and mother, her conversion from the Episcopal Church to the Roman Catholic faith, her founding of the Sisters of Charity, her legacy as an educator, and her canonization in 1975.
- Additional Commercial Links for Elizabeth Ann Seton
For Kids:
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Bio for Kids – Holy Spirit Interactive for Kids
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Paper Doll – Paper Dali
- Legacy of Charity – Elizabeth Ann Seton Binder – PDF of 86 pages of educational material. Provided by THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF CINCINNATI in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the founding of American Sisters of Charity by Saint Elizabeth Seton. Includes bios, coloring book, activity sheets, and more.
- School House Photo Craft – Catholic Icing
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Puppet – Catholic Icing
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School House ISpy – Catholic Inspired
- Footsteps of American Saints – Elizabeth Ann Seton – NCCS
- Costumes for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – accessories: chalkboard, rosary, and a Bible.
- Pilgrim Girl – $17.99
- Black Bonnet – $7.99
Food:
- Wassail Hot Cider – Catholic Kitchen
- Treats in Honor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Catholic Cuisine
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“And in every disappointment, great or small, let your heart fly directly to your dear Savior, throwing yourself in those arms for refuge against every pain and sorrow. Jesus will never leave you or forsake you.”
~St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Multimedia:
- Homily St Elizabeth Ann Seton – Fr. Anthony Mary MFVA – 1.4.2013 – homily starts at 4.45
- The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, welcomes you to explore the life and legacy of Mother Seton at the location where she began a journey that would result in her Canonization as the first native-born saint of the United States of America.
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Legacy
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Overview – Discovering Our Saints
- A Time for Miracles – This is the inspiring story of America’s first native-born saint, Mother Seton. Kate Mulgrew gives a moving performance as St. Elizabeth Seton, a convert to Catholicism who overcame the great tragedy of the deaths of her young husband and two children, and went on to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American Catholic schools.
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“The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.”
~St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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O most loving Jesus, Who by Thy sublime and beautiful virtues of humility, obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience and gentleness, and by the example of Thy domestic life, didst bless with peace and happiness the family Thou didst choose on earth, in Thy clemency look down upon this household, humbly prostrate before Thee and imploring Thy mercy. Remember that this family belongs to Thee; for to Thee we have in a special way dedicated and devoted ourselves. Look upon us in Thy loving kindness; preserve us from danger; give us help in time of need, and grant us the grace to persevere to the end in the imitation of Thy Holy Family; that having revered Thee and loved Thee faithfully on earth, we may bless and praise Thee eternally in heaven. 
r most loving Redeemer, who having come to enlighten the world with Thy teaching and example, didst will to pass the greater part of Thy life in humility and subjection to Mary and Joseph in the poor home of Nazareth, thus sanctifying the Family that was to be an example for all Christian families, graciously receive our family as it dedicates and consecrates itself to Thee this day. Do Thou protect us, guard us and establish amongst us Thy holy fear, true peace and concord in Christian love: in order that by living according to the divine pattern of Thy family we may be able, all of us without exception, to attain to eternal happiness. 
