The Shared Coin Tradition celebrates individuals living DePaul's Vincentian Mission. Find out more about the program throughout this site.
The 2025 edition of the Shared Coin uplifts a quote by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her canonization as the first native-born saint of the United States. Elizabeth Ann Seton was a wife, mother, educator, and foundress of the Sisters of Charity. The Seton Shrine explains:
“We acknowledge that in many ways Elizabeth Ann Seton was one of us, experiencing the very human emotions of joy, pain, grief, empathy, compassion, and devotion throughout her life. She demonstrated the ability to organize, persevere, and overcome hardships while creating a community of religious women, who endure and still carry out her legacy of service to the poor.”
Mother Seton focused her energy on just causes and is the patron saint of Catholic schools, widows and seafarers. Her wisdom and witness are an invitation for all of us to ponder:
Learn more about Elizabeth Ann Seton here.
Watch a new short film on St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Seeker to Saint here.
The 2024 edition of the Shared Coin uplifts a quote from St. Louise de Marillac to celebrate the 400th anniversary of her lumiere experience.
On June 4, 1623, Louise de Marillac, filled with doubts and anxiety about her life, entered the Church of Saint Nicolas-des Champs in Paris. A young wife with a child and a sick husband, she prayed for her future. Something extraordinary happened there. She experienced a moment of light that changed her life and filled her with a trust that there was a plan for her life. She was freed from her anxiety and doubts and received an inner peace.
Louise's "lumiere" experience is an invitation for all of us to root ourselves in trust and to hold on to the light within and around us.
Learn more about Louise's Lumiere Moment here
