Elizabeth Ann Seton: Episode Three
The Saints
The Merry Beggars
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🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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🗺️ Elizabeth Ann Seton - Episode Three: Their Real Presence
March, 1804. Two months after William's death, Elizabeth and Annina are still in Italy, waiting for the ship that will bring them home to New York. As she struggles with her recent widowhood, Elizabeth has an encounter that awakens a new faith in her, even as her family’s financial prospects worsen.
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Elizabeth faces her grief courageously, turning toward the sacraments alongside her children. The Felicchi Family exemplifies caring for the afflicted and the sick; Antonio acts far beyond what is required for him in securing the Seton family passage home.
Includes some minor references to the death of a parent.
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| 0:00.0 | March 1804. |
| 0:03.0 | Two months after William's death, Elizabeth and Anina are still in Italy, |
| 0:07.0 | waiting for the ship that will bring them home to New York. |
| 0:10.0 | As she struggles with newfound widowhood, |
| 0:13.0 | Elizabeth has an encounter that awakens new faith, |
| 0:17.0 | even as her family's financial prospects worsen. |
| 0:26.1 | The Saints. |
| 0:29.1 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:31.3 | Elizabeth Ann Seton. |
| 0:34.2 | Episode 3, Their Real Presence. |
| 0:39.1 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:50.5 | I heard you saw her queen today, Anina. What did you think of her? I saw her twice, but she didn't look much different from her ladies in waiting. Was the gallery at least more interesting to you than the opera? |
| 0:57.0 | Yes. I was attracted to the Madonna. |
| 1:01.0 | Her smile seemed to say, I fear neither time nor death. |
| 1:06.0 | The descent from the cross painting, it engaged my whole soul. |
| 1:11.6 | It is as large as life. |
| 1:14.6 | The day Cremona? |
| 1:15.6 | I don't remember the artist, but the expressions. |
| 1:21.6 | The Mary at the foot of the cross showed so well that the iron had entered into her. |
| 1:30.0 | How hard it was to leave that picture. |
| 1:32.5 | Mama, how much longer will we be here in Italy? |
| 1:35.6 | I don't know. |
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