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Pilgrims walk in the footsteps of the first American-born saint
By Katie V. Jones, osvnews.com
(Cover) Rob Judge, executive director of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Md., leads pilgrims on the 55-mile "Footsteps of Mother Seton" walk June 20, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)
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. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.
The group had already logged many miles walking along a nearly 60-mile trek that began June 19 with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
In celebration of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 50th anniversary of canonization this year, the 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.
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The idea had been floating around for years, according to Rob Judge, executive director for the Seton Shrine. When the Camino of Maryland, a 218-mile, 14-day trek from Point Lookout to Emmitsburg, arrived successfully last year, planning for the Footsteps of Mother Seton pilgrimage began.
“They taught us how to do this,” Judge said, FINISH READING HERE
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