"For indigenous communities, land is not a commodity, but a gift from God, a sacred place." Pope Frances, June 2015
Today is the feast day of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, native American, Christian and Saint. St. Kateri often meditated on the dignity of baptism and was powerfully moved by God's love for all people. Each day St. Kateri Tekakwitha would find a place in the woods where she would sit and pray.
“With the work of my hands I shall always earn what is necessary and what is left over I’ll give to my relatives and to the poor. If I should become sick and unable to work, then I shall be like the Lord on the cross. He will have mercy on me and help me, I am sure.” St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680
For more information on St. Kateri Tekakwitha go to http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintofDay/