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Catholicism Project Coming to Martyrs - Click for Details
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 VATICAN
CITY, 20 DEC 2011 (VIS) - The Holy Father
yesterday signed decrees acknowledging miracles
attributed to the intervention of seven blessed
(four women and three men) who will shortly be
canonized. One of the new blessed is Kateri
Tekakwitha, the first native North American to
be raised to the glory of the altars.
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in
Ossernenon (present-day Auriesville, U.S.A.).
Her father was a Mohawk chief and her mother a
Roman Catholic Algonquian who had been educated
by French missionaries. At the age of four she
lost her family in a smallpox epidemic which
also left her disfigured and with poor eyesight.
Adopted by a relative, the chief of neighboring
clan, she continued to nurture an interest in
Christianity and was baptized at the age of 20.
The members of her tribe did not understand
her new religious affiliation and she was
marginalized, practicing physical mortification
as a path of sanctity and praying for the
conversion of her relatives. Having suffered
persecutions which put her life at risk, she was
forced to flee to a native American Christian
community in Kahnawake, Quebec where she made a
vow of chastity and lived a life dedicated to
prayer, penance, and care for the sick and
elderly. She died in 1680 at the age of 24. Her
last words were: "Jesus, I love you". According
to tradition, Kateri's scars disappeared after
her death to reveal a woman of great beauty, and
numerous sick people who participated in her
funeral were miraculously healed.
The process of canonization began in 1884. She
was declared venerable by Pius XII in 1943 and
beatified by John Paul II in 1980. As the first
native North American to be beatified she
occupies a special place in the devotion of her
people. Her feast day falls on 14 July.
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Fr.
Brian Connor,
Pastor • Fr. Matthew
Zimmer, Parochial Vicar
• Sr. Patricia Heirigs, Principal
Parish Information
North American Martyrs Catholic Church and School are
located in the Highlands Subdivision of northwest
Lincoln, Nebraska, at 1101 Isaac Drive. During
2009-10, the parish grew to 1340 registered families.For driving directions, a map to our
parish, and description of parish boundaries,
click here.
Information about the adjoining
North American Martyrs Catholic School can be found on
the School website.
Be sure to
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important news and upcoming events. For
information about our church, please browse our website. You can look at the
Parish Newsletter, listen to Mass Homilies, learn about
Stewardship opportunities, and find a collection of
links to other great Catholic websites.
If you can't find what you are looking for, please call Parish
Secretary Julie Crawford at the Parish office, (402) 476-8088,
or by email:
julie-crawford@cdolinc.net
. Parish fax number is (402)476-8088
Mission Statement
We
the parish of the North American Martyrs,
are a Catholic
community challenged to live the gospel message of Jesus
Christ.
As partners in the journey of faith, we witness our
love of God through liturgical celebrations, lifelong
faith formation and works of charity.
We embrace the example of our martyred patrons
to
selflessly give ourselves for the greater honor and
glory of God.
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