Saint James
St. James is called James the Greater, possibly because he followed Christ before the other apostle named James. Very early in his public life, Jesus called James to follow him. Along with Peter and John, James was one of the favored three to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus, the raising of Jairus's daughter, and the agony in the garden on Holy Thursday night.
James and John were known as Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder.” They seem to have had strong tempers.
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Kateri Tekakwitha is called the Lily of the Mohawks. Her name Tekakwitha means “putting things in order.” Her parents and a brother died of smallpox when she was only four. Kateri recovered from the disease, but it left her eyes weak and her face scarred.
Kateri learned more about God from a missionary and asked to be baptized. She was baptized on Easter Sunday. It was hard for Kateri to live as a Christian. Her people expected her to work in the fields on Sunday, the Lord's Day. Sometimes they didn't feed her. Children made fun of her and threw stones at her. Kateri endured this for two years. Kateri suffered from bad headaches. She was not strong and could eat very little. When she died at the age of twenty-four, the scars on her face disappeared and she was beautiful. Kateri's last words were, “Jesus, I love you.”
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