January 4th is the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

You can observe the occasion by using the same prayer service as the Sisters of Charity of New York, which was written by Sisters Regina Bechtle and Mary Ellen O’Boyle.

The cover of the program shows the sculpture “Hazard Yet Forward” by Sr. Margaret Beaudette. It represents Mother Seton embodying the Seton family motto “Hazard Yet Forward.”

      

Hazard Yet Forward
No importa el riesgo, seguimos adelante. (Spanish)
Utz cabinic. Maj c'ax chawe. (Quiché*)

         Prayer service in English.                Servicio de oración en Español.

 

* Quiché is the Spanish spelling for K'iche' – the Mesoamerican language used by the Native American people of the same name. The Quiché people are a Mayan ethnic group; they live mostly in the highlands of Guatemala.