Furthermore…

I have a fondness and devotion for Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, so when I learned one of the priests in our parish was going to Rome to study I asked him to watch for an opportunity to assist in some way her cause for canonization.

While Pope Benedict was here in America the last few days I had the wonderful surprise of seeing Blessed Kateri included among the six holy American souls who were highlighted and presented to the Holy Father in a beautiful ceremony in Washington, seen around the world. 

What an unimaginable happening! As the old song goes, “Who could ask for anything more?”

“Oh God, who among the many marvels of Your Grace in the New World, did cause to blossom on the banks of the Mohawk and of the St. Lawrence, the pure and tender Lily, Kateri Tekakwitha, grant we beseech You, the favor we beg through her intercession – that this Young Lover of Jesus and of His Cross may soon be counted among the Saints by Holy Mother Church, and that our hearts may be enkindled with a stronger desire to imitate her innocence and faith. Through the same Christ Our Lord, Amen.    -TEKAKWITHA LEAGUE                        Auriesville, New York 12016