Pilgrims Walk in the Footsteps of the First American-Born Saint

Pilgrims walk in the footsteps of the first American-born saint

In celebration of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's 50th anniversary of canonization this year, a four-day pilgrimage was organized to trace the steps of the first American -born saint's journey from Baltimore to Emmitsburg in the 19th century.

In Mother Seton’s Footsteps: Pilgrims Walk 55 Miles to Honor America’s First Canonized Saint

L to R: The pilgrims, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption in Baltimore on June 19; a statue of the namesake of their pilgrimage at the chapel attached to Seton House, also in Baltimore. About two dozen pilgrims, aged 16 to 78, set out Thursday, June 19, on the ‘Footsteps of Mother Seton’ pilgrimage — a four-day journey from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption in Baltimore to the National Shrine of St. Eliza…

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FINKSBURG, Md. (OSV News) — Walking under sunny skies with low humidity, a group of 15 pilgrims was ahead of schedule June 20 when they walked into the parking lot of the Finksburg Branch of Carroll County Public Library a little before 9:30 a.m. Instead of enjoying lunch as originally planned, the group paused to have snacks, use the restrooms and say a prayer before setting out again toward their final destination: the National Shrine of St. E…

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