Join us this September as we honor Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton—the first native born American saint and a woman whose life of faith, service, and perseverance still inspires us today. As we mark the 50th anniversary of her canonization, we remember her as not just a saint, but as One Of Us.
🎶 Friday, September 12, 2025 | 7:45
Candlelight Instrumental Concert
Enjoy an evening under the stars with 1970s favorites performed by the Escencia Quartet & guitarist Sean Brennan (Peabody & Juilliard musicians).
🎟 $25 per person | Bring your own chair + picnic
🍷 Cash bar + food trucks available
🙏 Sunday, September 14, 2025 — A Day of Joy
11:00 AM | Celebration Mass
with Archbishop William E. Lori, broadcast on EWTN at 7pm EST
12:30 PM – Celebration Continues:
🎶 Live music throughout the day from schools and members of the Seton legacy
🚚 Food trucks
🎤 Talks in the One of Us exhibit
😇 Booths featuring other American “saints on their way”
🏡 Historic Home tours & interactive presentations
✝️ Confessions (12:30–1:15 PM)
🕊 1:30 PM Mass
🎵 Closing performance by Damascus Worship Band
Learn more at setonshrine.org/fifty
You may also like the following events from The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton:
- This Thursday, 14th August, 11:00 pm, Virtual Book Club: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Spiritual Portrait in Emmitsburg, Maryland
- Next month, 4th September, 07:00 pm, Virtual Book Club: Fearless in Emmitsburg
- Next month, 12th September, 07:45 pm, Outdoor Candlelight Concert — 1970s Music in Emmitsburg
Also check out other
Music events in Emmitsburg,
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