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The more numerous her virgins, the greater the joy of mother Church
Today, July 14, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin, we are invited to read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians (7: 25-40), entitled "Christian chastity". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon On the Dress of Virgins by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680), known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," was the first Native American to be canonized a saint. Born to a Mohawk father and an Algonquin Christian mother, she survived smallpox as a child, which left her scarred and…
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