The initiatives for 2022 include a series of essays, continued retreats and an added at-home retreat, an emailed prayer program and the renovation of the shrine’s museum and visitors center.
Mother Seton shrine launches initiatives to expand awareness of U.S. saint
Special vespers, Mass help mark 200th year of nation’s first cathedral
Archbishop Carroll, a “realistic dreamer,” intended the new cathedral to be “a light to the nation, a light to the world,” Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said.
Shrine welcomes treasured items that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The “Seton Family Treasures” exhibit officially opened July 1 at the shrine. The exhibit is part of a yearlong commemoration to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of America’s first native-born saint.