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	The Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Kateri made it clear to all that she wished to be a bride of Christ, to remain forever a Virgin and to never marry among mankind.
		Kateri Tekakwitha was Beatified by Pope John Paul II in June of the year of 1980.
		Practicing her religion in the face of violent opposition, Kateri became known for her ministrations on behalf of the people and for her physical sacrifice and self-torture (mortifications of the flesh),a practice which is credited with bringing her perfect union with God in prayer.
	www.geocities.com /jlfkateri/blessed.html (2071 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Catherine Tekakwitha; Lily of the Mohawks; Tegakouita; Tegakwitha
		Daughter of a Christian Algonquin woman captured by Iroquois and married to a non-Christian Mohawk chief.
		The Tekakwitha Conference, an international association of Native American Catholics and those in ministry with them, was named for her.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintk01.htm (184 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 – April 17, 1680), the daughter of a Mohawk warrior and a Christian Algonquin woman, was born in the Mohawk fortress of Ossernenon near present-day Auriesville, New York.
		She was beatified June 22, 1980 by Pope John Paul II, and as such she is properly referred to as "Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha" within the Roman Catholic Church.
		Kateri Tekakwitha figures prominently as a character in fiction by Leonard Cohen (Beautiful Losers) and William Vollmann (Fathers and Crows).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kateri_Tekakwitha (535 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha
		Kateri's motto became, "Who can tell me what is most pleasing to God that I may do it?" She spent much of her time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, kneeling in the cold chapel for hours.
		Kateri Tekawitha is indeed the "most beautiful flower that bloomed among the Indians," as the inscription on her tombstone reads.
		Kateri is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks." Kateri is the first Native American to be declared Blessed.
	www.marypages.com /KateriTekakwitha.htm (1088 words)

	Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		The bronze statue of Kateri Tekakwitha, as depicted by renowned Canadian sculptor, Timothy P. Schmalz, was placed on the grounds during the summer of 2001.
		Kateri Tekakwitha, called the "lily of the Mohawks" was born in 1656 near Auriesville, New York.
		Kateri died at the age of twenty four, and was declared a Blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1980.
	www.crossinthewoods.com /kateri.htm (224 words)

	The Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Kateri made it clear to all that she wished to be a bride of Christ, to remain forever a Virgin and to never marry among mankind.
		Kateri Tekakwitha was Beatified by Pope John Paul II in June of the year of 1980.
		Practicing her religion in the face of violent opposition, Kateri became known for her ministrations on behalf of the people and for her physical sacrifice and self-torture (mortifications of the flesh),a practice which is credited with bringing her perfect union with God in prayer.
	geocities.com /Heartland/Garden/4622/blessed.html (2071 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha - The Lily of the Mohawks - 13270
		Kateri was persecuted and ostracized for her refusal to conform to traditional Iroquois ways.
		Kateri's perseverance is an inspiration to Native North Americans, to women, and to all people who want to understand the Indian culture of the time in which she lived.
		Kateri Tekakwitha is indeed the "most beautifiul flower that bloomed among the Indians," as the inscription on her tombstone reads.
	www.catholicstore.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=10761 (262 words)

	Native American Community to Celebrate Feast of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Beatification is the first step toward canonization or being declared a saint.At four years old, Kateri Tekakwitha survived her parents, a Christian Algonquin mother, a Mohawk Chief father, and her baby brother during a smallpox epidemic, which left her scarred and her eyesight impaired.
		In 1678, Kateri was enrolled in the pious society call The Holy Family because of her extraordinary practices of all virtues.
		Kateri performed extraordinary penance and practice of all virtues until hardships damaged her health and illness claimed her life on April 17, 1680.
	www.diocesephoenix.org /_localnews/2001/07july.html (734 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha -
		It was a hard time for Kateri Tekakwitha but she put up with it because she loved God and would not go back on her promise to serve him.
		Kateri was good at beading and used to make beautiful things which she gave away.
		Kateri was not afraid to die, just as before when the warrior tried to scare her.
	www.cin.org /katchild.html (2265 words)

	Project Poster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was the patron saint of environment and ecology.
		Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York as the daughter of a Mohawk warrior.
		Kateri would be most concerned about the young children not having mothers at young ages because she also lost her mother at a young age, which made a difference in her life.
	poster.4teachers.org /view/poster.php?poster_id=113750 (326 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Tekakwitha was very shy and her uncle ordered her not to speak with the "Blackrobes," as the priest were called.
		Tekakwitha was glad to see him and told him that she wished to be a Christian.
		Kateri spent long hours in prayer, either in the little mission church or before a cross she had cut into the bark of a tree.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/20040101/SAINTS/tekakwitha.htm (667 words)

	St. Isaac Jogues Parish - St. Isaac Jogues & Kateri Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		KATERI TEKAKWITHA, (1656-1680) known as Lily of the Mohawks because of her purity and faithful life, was born in 1656.
		Enduring ridicule and accusations, Kateri devoutly practiced her faith and longed to move to a native American Catholic mission village, but her uncle refused.
		Kateri was declared venerable, or worthy of honor, in 1943.
	www.sij.org /patron_saints.shtml (390 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Kateri Tekakwitha (1656--1680) is the first Native American to be venerated by the Roman Catholic church.
		As a Christian convert, in an Iroquois community that possessed a longstanding hostility to all things French, Tekakwitha became an outcast in her village and was forced to flee to a mission near Montreal, where she died at the age of 24.
		Tekakwitha was still determined to become a nun, however, and at one point made a trip to Montreal and met the sisters of the Hotel-Dieu hospital there.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/kateri-tekakwitha (1262 words)

	A Word from Bishop Higi - Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks - April 3, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Tekakwitha was a Mohawk Indian born in 1656 in what today is the state of New York.
		Tekakwitha's mother wasn't free to practice her Christian religion openly in the Mohawk domain, but she kept the memory of the Jesuit martyrs of the area in her heart.
		Tekakwitha's uncle served as host during the visit of the priests, which meant that Tekakwitha would have had contact with her uncle's guests.
	www.dioceseoflafayette.org /word/0513.htm (1033 words)

	Woman Spirit - Kateri Tekakwitha - Mohawk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kateri Tekakwitha (Lily of the Mohawks) - Mohawk
		Kateri survived an epidemic of smallpox which killed her family, and which left her horribly scarred and almost blind.
		Kateri was declared Venerable by the Catholic Church in 1943, and she was Beatified in 1980.
	www.powersource.com /gallery/womansp/mohawk.html (280 words)

	BLESSED KATERI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Tekakwitha was not like the other Mohawk girls who loved to dance and join in the Mohawk celebrations and surprised her aunts and uncles by showing no interest whatsoever in marriage.
		Tekakwitha was fascinated by the men they called The Black Robes but her uncle, on the other hand, believed that The Black Robes were responsible for bringing disease and bad omens into the village and Tekakwitha was forbidden to listen or talk to them and they were not allowed in her uncle's longhouse.
		Tekakwitha longed to be able to go to the chapel, learn the new faith, receive holy waters of baptism but her uncle had forbidden her to go anywhere near it or to even speak with a missionary.
	www.members.aol.com /lynrennick2000/Page68.html (2901 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha
		Although Tekakwitha was not baptized as an infant, she had fond memories of her good and prayerful mother and of the stories of Catholic faith that her mother shared with her in childhood.
		Kateri's motto became, "Who can tell me what is most pleasing to God that I may do it?" She spent much of her time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, kneeling in the cold chapel for hours.
		Kateri is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks." The Catholic Church declared Kateri venerable in 1943.
	conservation.catholic.org /kateri.htm (1405 words)

	Announcements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kateri Tekakwitha, also known as Catherine Tegakwitha/Takwita, was born in 1656 in Gandahouhague, on the south bank of the Mohawk River, in a village called Ossernenon.
		Tekakwitha, young child, we are with you during the long epidemic in which your good and prayerful mother and your father die.
		Tekakwitha, daughter, we know that since you were sick, you now have very bad eyesight and are not as strong and healthy as many of the children.
	mysite.verizon.net /jrn4/kateri/kateri.htm (2837 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The story of Kateri Tekakwitha, reported through scraps of conversation in the archives of the era, is of legendary value.
		"Kateri, immediately after her death, began to perform miracles and she was the object of devotion ever since", stated Father Jacques Bruyère from the Saint Francis-Xavier Mission in Kahanwake.
		Without benefit of canonization, Kateri Tekakwitha will be the only Canadian among the nine young saints and blessed (persons who have been beatified) held by the pope to serve as sponsors of the JMJ - World Youth Day.
	www.kateritekakwitha.org /kateri/jmjkateri.htm (553 words)

	The relics of Kateri Tekakwitha
		In the autumn of 1684, the body of Kateri Tekakwitha was removed from the cemetery and brought into the church.
		The bone relics of Kateri Tekakwitha in her tomb are her right and left lower half of the femurs, her right and left tibias, her right and left humerus, her left iliac bone, a lower rib and her right upper femur.
		A relic of her front layer of the body sternum (foresternum), measuring 6.4 cm in length and 3.8 cm in width, is presently in a section of the Archives reserved for relics at the residence of the Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec.
	www.thelifeofkateritekakwitha.net /en/Relics_of_KT/relics.html (763 words)

	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		Tekakwitha was the name given to her when she was born and it means "she puts things in order." Tekakwitha was a member of the Turtle clan of the Iroquois tribe.
		Tekakwitha was baptised on Easter 1676 at the age of 20 and her new name after Baptism was Kateri meaning Catherine.
		Kateri's face changed when she was praying and it became beautiful, as if she were looking at God's face.
	home.doramail.com /iamophelia/kateri.html (632 words)

	Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kateri's desire for instruction in the faith and Christianity would bring her into direct conflict and ultimately danger with the leaders of the community.
		Kevin Kenny OFM Conv., is the Director of the National Shrine to Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lilly of the Mohawks.
		Kateri and Francis both loved nature, they both burned with a love for Jesus and they both lived their entire lives not totally understood.
	www.franciscanseast.org /tekakwitha.htm (1038 words)

	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656.
		Kateri's father was a Mohawk warrior chief and her mother was a Catholic Native American who was captured by the Mohawks and given as a wife to the chief.
		When Kateri was four years old small pox swept through the village killing her parents and leaving Kateri disfigured and half blind.
	www.catholic-forum.com /themes/bl_kateri.html (261 words)

	Kateri Tekakwitha - Mohawk Maiden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kateri's mother was a very devout Christian woman who, after being captured by the Iroquois, was not allowed to baptize her daughter.
		Kateri's whole family died of small pox, and she was adopted by a chief who was very anti-Christian.
		She died at the age of twenty-four and is affectionately known as the "Lily of the Mohawks." Kateri was recently beatified by Pope John Paul II.
	www.catholicstore.com /browseproducts/Kateri-Tekakwitha---Mohawk-Maiden.HTML (266 words)

	Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kateri was born in 1656 of an Algonquin mother and a Mohawk Chief in the Mohawk fortified village of Canaouaga or Ossernenon (modern day Auriesville) in upstate New York.
		Kateri was taken in by her uncle who was bitterly opposed to Christianity.
		When Kateri was ten, in 1666, a war party composed of French soldiers and hostle Indians from Canada destroyed the Mohawk strongholds on the south bank of the Mohawk, including Ossernenon.
	www.katerishrine.com /kateri.htm (824 words)

	My Cousin Kateri Tekakwitha
		For the next seventeen years, Tekakwitha lived as a Mohawk young girl would have lived, except that she did not wish to participate in the activities that were intended to attract the young braves, with a view of becoming wife to one of them.
		But in Kateri's case, it became evident to Father de Lamberville that this young lady not only truly understood all that was involved, but was determined to live her new Faith as well as possible, no matter what the difficulty.
		Kateri was reunited with Anastasie, her mother's friend and adopted older sister, who became her mentor in the ways and prayers of this Christian village.
	www.normlev.net /kateri/mycousin (5763 words)

	Novena Kateri Tekakwitha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When Tekakwitha saw the missionaries at prayer in her uncle's cabin, the sight irresistibly attracted her.
		Kateri, Iroquois form of Catherine, her baptismal name, means pure, and she was purity itself.
		Tekakwitha means "putting things in order", or "moving before her".
	www.marypages.com /NovenaTekakwitha.htm (833 words)

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