Mother Seton And The Sisters Of Charity Summary

Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity
Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity, by Alma Power-Waters, is an excellent story about the life of Elizabeth Ann Seton. Elizabeth, as a young woman, was wealthy, popular, and well-liked, however, she was not a Catholic. Soon after the death of Elizabeth’s husband, William, Elizabeth attended Catholic Mass with old family friends, and was shortly converted to the Catholic Faith. After becoming a Catholic, Elizabeth became a teacher to earn a living, and later became a nun. This is how Elizabeth Ann Seton became Mother Seton, and started an order of sisters, the Sisters of Charity.
As a young woman, Elizabeth was wealthy, popular, and well-liked, however, she was not a Catholic. Since

she was very popular and beautiful, she was invited to parties often, one of which was an invitation to the Seton’s ball. At this ball, William Seton admitted his love for Elizabeth and proposed a marriage. They soon were married and in the next seven years, they had four children. However, these happy years came to an end when William was afflicted with an illness, and passed away shortly. Elizabeth was wealthy, popular, and well-liked when she was a young woman, but was not a Catholic.
Soon after the death of her husband, William, Elizabeth attended a Catholic Mass with old family friends, and was shortly converted to the Catholic Faith. Elizabeth felt that she should attend church with her Catholic friends, out of courtesy. She was amazed at how reverent and respectful everyone attending the Mass was. Elizabeth began to attend the Mass regularly, and soon was on her way to becoming a Catholic. Elizabeth’s reception into the Church was on March 14, in the year 1805. With old family friends, Elizabeth attended a Catholic Mass, and soon was on her way to become a Catholic.
After becoming a Catholic, Elizabeth became a teacher to earn a living, and later became a nun. After her conversion to Catholicism, Elizabeth’s friends left her, and her fortune had been lost. Therefore, Elizabeth, to earn money for her family’s schooling and provisions, became a teacher. It was difficult for her to find schools that would employ her, however, as she was a Catholic. Elizabeth also wanted poor children, who could not afford an education, to receive schooling. She later founded the Sisters of Charity, who would provide a free education to all poor children. Elizabeth, after becoming a Catholic, was very poor, and therefore became a teacher in order to earn daily provisions.
As a young lady, Elizabeth Ann Seton was wealthy, popular, and beautiful, but not a Catholic. After her husband, William, passed away, Elizabeth attended Catholic Mass with her friends, and soon was converted.