Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was an Irish woman who moved to India to serve God.
Her work there involved rescuing young girls forced into prostitution, even though doing so put her at risk of arrest and imprisonment. She established an orphanage for them.
Her health declined in her later years, and she became essentially bedridden, but she continued to direct the mission she founded and wrote prolifically.
Elisabeth Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) was a missionary and a critically acclaimed author and speaker. For over half a century, her life of obedience, timeless teachings, and best-selling books have influenced both believers and seekers of the Christian faith.
Elisabeth’s life work was to share these deep things: the trustworthiness of God, the blessings of obedience, the hope of joy in the midst of sorrow, the call to love one’s enemy, the priceless treasure of purity, and the true meaning of Biblical womanhood and manhood.
Having written over twenty books, including Through Gates of Splendor, and The Savage My Kinsman. The latter three chronicle Elliot’s missionary work and the life and martyrdom of her husband Jim Elliot.
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For many years, St Peter’s had become primarily a service church, a kind of parish-away-from-home for thousands who filled the area each workday. Then, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, both St Peter’s and her chapel, St Joseph’s in Battery Park City, were used as staging grounds for rescue and recovery operations.
I took this photo in August 2013, the only time I have ever visited New York City. I didn’t know anything about the church, but it caught my attention, despite the two tall skyscrapers towering over it.
Above the entrance, looking out over New York Harbor is a white marble statue of Mother Elizabeth Seton sculpted by Robert E. Gaspari.
Francis Cardinal Spellman dedicated the shrine on September 8, 1965.
Elizabeth Ann Seton occupies a unique place in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. She established the first free Catholic school for girls in the United States and founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity.
Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
In 1975 she became the first American-born saint to be canonized by the Vatican.
New York City-September 11, 2001
For many years, St Peter’s had become primarily a service church, a kind of parish-away-from-home for thousands who filled the area each workday.
Then, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, both St Peter’s and her chapel, St Joseph’s in Battery Park City, were used as staging grounds for rescue and recovery operations.
“We were the first place they were bringing all the emergency equipment. Everything was in disarray.
Supplies were piled six feet high all over the pews, bandages, gas masks, boots, hoses and cans of food for the workers and the volunteers, many of whom were sleeping in the pews on bedrolls.”
then-pastor Fr. Kevin Madigan
The Church celebrated Masses occasionally, but only for the rescue workers and those few others with credentials to enter the area.
In 2015, the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary was merged back into St. Peter’s Parish to form St. Peter-Our Lady of the Rosary Parish.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, both churches suspended in-person services to protect their parishioners and the community.
Reflecting on a memorable trip to New York City, motivated by a visit to their son. They describe the city’s transformation post-coronavirus, highlighting its safety and community cooperation. Reviews of notable memoirs and books related to NYC, including those by Carole King and Dr. Judy Melinek, enhance the narrative.
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