(July 14, 2025)
Feast Day: July 14
Patron of: Ecology, the environment, Indigenous peoples, those with skin diseases
About St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Born in 1656 in present‑day upstate New York, Kateri Tekakwitha was the daughter of a Mohawk chief and an Algonquin Christian mother. Orphaned and scarred by smallpox in childhood, she embraced the Catholic faith at age 19, taking the name “Kateri” (Catherine). Despite opposition from her community, she devoted herself to prayer, penance, and service—spending hours in Eucharistic adoration, caring for the elderly and sick, and practicing austere self‑denial. Known as the “Lily of the Mohawks,” she died at 24, offering her sufferings for the conversion of her people. Canonized in 2012, St. Kateri’s life shines as a testament to purity, courage, and love for God and creation.
Prayer
O God of all peoples, who raised up St. Kateri as a shining example of faith and humility, grant us, through her intercession, the grace to love You above all things, to care for creation with gentle respect, and to persevere in prayer even in the face of hardship. Amen.
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