Prayer to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha - Protectress of Canada
Almighty God and Father,
you have given us Saint Kateri Tekakwitha as an example of how to serve
and follow Your Son Jesus with humility and love.
Through her intercession,
protect our beloved country
and teach us to respect ever more fully Your gifts of creation.
Inspire us to build a just and virtous society
that anticipates the joys of Your Kingdom
by safeguarding the uniqueness and dignity of all peoples and cultures.
Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
Concacan 2017
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Kateri Tekakwitha
God our Father, Whom Kateri Tekakwitha liked to call the Great Spirit,
We thank You for having given us this young woman as a model of Christian life.
Despite her frailness and her community's resistance,
she bore witness to the presence of Christ.
With her companions, she drew close to the elderly and the sick.
Every day, she saw in nature a reflection of Your own glory and beauty.
Grant that by her intercession we may always be close to You,
more sensitive to the needs of those around us,
and more respectful of creation.
With her, we shall strive to discover what pleases You
and endeavour to accomplish it until that day you call us back to You.
Amen.
Holy founders of the Church in North America, pray for us.
With persmission of the Ordinary of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Qc- Canada - 2012