Parishioners sit in the St. Francis Prayer Garden, one of two new outdoor shrines blessed and dedicated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Shrub Oak Aug. 11. The garden is a project of the parish’s Portiuncula Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order.
Chris Sheridan
Scout Philip Dever repurposed the Stations of the Cross plaques from the convent chapel to create an outdoor Way of the Cross for his Eagle Scout project.
Chris Sheridan
Scout Philip Dever repurposed the Stations of the Cross plaques from the convent chapel to create an outdoor Way of the Cross for his Eagle Scout project.
Chris Sheridan
A statue of St. Francis is part of the St. Francis Prayer Garden.
Chris Sheridan
Father Gabriel Monahan, C.F.R., a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, blessed and dedicated the St. Francis Prayer Garden and the Way of the Cross, with the assistance of Father John Figueroa, parochial vicar. The priests are members of the Class of 2019 at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, who were ordained by Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in May.
Chris Sheridan
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St. Francis Prayer Garden, one of two new outdoor shrines, was blessed and dedicated at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish in Shrub Oak Aug. 11. The garden is a project of the parish’s Portiuncula Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order.