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Despite recent attempts at transparency by South Dakota’s Catholic authorities, Native American abuse victims are still without answers.

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Filha do chefe dos Mohawk e de uma Cristã resgatada dos Iroquios, Tekakwitha nasceu em abril de 1656 em Auriesville, Nova York. A primeira santa pele vermelha... depois de batizada recebeu o nome de Kateri (Catherine). Foi batizada simplesmente porque o sacerdote encontrou "graça" nela...

Aos quatro anos perdeu os pais e o irmão menor, vítimas de varíola. Ela escapou, porém com sequelas, e quase cega. Morando com os tios em um ambiente canibal e carnal, ele teve de lutar para crescer em virtudes. Na sua solidão contemplativa se encantava com as belezas naturais onde encontrava algo que ia além da beleza e a fascinava.

Aos 11 anos conheceu a fé cristã por meio dos missionários franceses, que lhe encantaram por sua vida, oração e partilha. Grande era seu desejo de tocar em seus crucifixos... em segredo, fazia o sinal-da-cruz e aos poucos uma prece brotava de seu coração: "Ó, Deus, ajudai-me a Vos conhecer e amar!"

Enfrentando a família nega casar-se com um jovem da tribo, quebrando a tradição, e foge para as comunidades cristãs do Canadá. Tempos depois fez primeira comunhão e voto de virgindade. A primeira Índia a fazer tal voto. Em 17 de abril de 1680, na semana santa, com 24 anos fez sua páscoa. Dizem que as cicatrizes da varíola sumiram de seu rosto e em seu funeral muitos doentes foram curados.

Suas ultimas palavras: "Jesus, eu vos amo!"

Sua festa se celebra em 17/04.

Santa Kateri Tekakwitha, Lírio dos Mohawks, patrona da natureza e da ecologia, rogai por nós.

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha. The Lily of the Mohawks. 1656-1680

First Native American Saint

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

On July 14, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized. Known as the “Lily of the Mohawks,” Kateri lived a life of holiness and virtue, despite obstacles and opposition within her tribe. Kateri was born in Auriesville, New York, in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin woman and a pagan Mohawk chief. When she was a child, a smallpox epidemic attacked her tribe and both her parents died. She was left with permanent scars on her face and impaired eyesight. Her uncle, who had now become chief of the tribe, adopted her and her aunts began planning her marriage while she was still very young.When three Jesuit fathers were visiting the tribe in 1667 and staying in the tent of her uncle, they spoke to her of Christ, and though she did not ask to be baptized, she believed in Jesus with an incredible intensity. She also realized that she was called into an intimate union with God as a consecrated virgin.Kateri had to struggle to maintain her faith amidst the opposition of her tribe who ridiculed her for it and ostracized her for refusing the marriage that had been planned for her. When she was 18, Fr. Jacques de Lamberville returned to the Mohawk village, and she asked to be baptized.The life of the Mohawk village had become violent and debauchery was commonplace. Realizing that this was proving too dangerous to her life and her call to perpetual virginity, Kateri escaped to the town of Caughnawaga in Quebec, near Montreal, where she grew in holiness and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.Kateri lived out the last years of her short life here, practicing austere penance and constant prayer. She was said to have reached the highest levels of mystical union with God, and many miracles were attributed to her while she was still alive.She died on April 17, 1680 at the age of 24. Witnesses reported that within minutes of her death, the scars from smallpox completely vanished and her face shone with radiant beauty.Devotion to Kateri began immediately after her death and her body, enshrined in Caughnawaga, is visited by many pilgrims each year. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012. CNA – Saint of the Day

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Update: The reliquary has been rescued (thank you, everyone!), is safe, and is looking forward to a fitting new home with a Catholic chapel and nature center. The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Conservation Center urgently needs your help to rescue this extremely rare Saint Kateri Tekakwitha reliquary, containing a large 1st class relic of Saint Kateri. The reliquary comes with supporting documentation. The names, dates, and other information on the document...

Extremely rare Saint Kateri reliquary found at a religious liquidation sale!

Please donate $1, $5, or any amount you can to save this reliquary, before it is lost to the world.

Saint Kateri is the first Native North American saint, and the patroness of people who love nature and work to protect the human and natural ecology.