"Lily of the Mohawks" Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
***PLEASE! NO MULTI-GROUP OR STRING INVITATIONS. ONLY ONE GROUP INVITATION PER COMMENTOR. THANK YOU!!***
Celebrating the Canonization today, October 21, 2012, of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Saint, by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
This is a reworking of an image I took and uploaded back in June, 2010. I thought it appropriate to re-visit it for her Canonization. This statue stands outside of Our Lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church in the beautiful Hudson River town of Cold Spring, New York. She ia seen here holding a wooden cross, a symbol commonly associated with her. She is a Patron Saint of the Environment and Ecology, as is St. Francis of Assisi. Her Feast Day is July 14th. As retired Park Ranger and Environmental Educator, I feel an affinity for this devout lady.
Here are some links about St. Kateri, Our Lady of Loretto Church and the town of Cold Spring.
"Lily of the Mohawks" Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
***PLEASE! NO MULTI-GROUP OR STRING INVITATIONS. ONLY ONE GROUP INVITATION PER COMMENTOR. THANK YOU!!***
Celebrating the Canonization today, October 21, 2012, of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Saint, by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
This is a reworking of an image I took and uploaded back in June, 2010. I thought it appropriate to re-visit it for her Canonization. This statue stands outside of Our Lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church in the beautiful Hudson River town of Cold Spring, New York. She ia seen here holding a wooden cross, a symbol commonly associated with her. She is a Patron Saint of the Environment and Ecology, as is St. Francis of Assisi. Her Feast Day is July 14th. As retired Park Ranger and Environmental Educator, I feel an affinity for this devout lady.
Here are some links about St. Kateri, Our Lady of Loretto Church and the town of Cold Spring.