Join us as we pray with St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the &#34;Lily of the Mohawks,&#34; who is the first Indigenous person of North America to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.  St. Kateri was not a stranger to suffering, experiencing the cross from an early age, she overcame tremendous obstacles, loss, and pain with Jesus at her side.  Allow her to be your companion on this healing journey with Jesus and find rest for your suffering heart.  Fr. Antony Tinker, FHS will lead your suffering heart to an encounter with Jesus through reflections on St. Kateri&#039;s life and example.  Fr. Antony will encourage you to examine your own heart&#039;s cracks and wounds to allow the healing power of Jesus to make it new.   Day 1: What is Healing of the Heart?Day 2: Repentance and ForgivenessDay 3: Overcoming LiesDay 4: Opening Your Heart to HealingDay 5: Uniting Our Suffering to Jesus and Mary Fr. Antony Tinker, FHS is the Director of Native American Ministries for the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona.  He serves as Pastor for eleven mission churches on four reservations surrounding the Phoenix-metro area.  Fr. Antony is a founding member of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit and currently serves as the Community Servant.  He has devoted part of his ministry to the healing of hearts and has helped to implement the Grief to Grace Retreat throughout the reservations.  Fr. Antony has a very special love and care for the Native American flock entrusted to him, but desires that all encounter the healing power of Jesus. <a href="//www.becomefire.faith">www.becomefire.faith</a>

Healing of the Heart with St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Lord, have mercy on us.
Response: Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us.
Response: Christ, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Response: Christ, graciously hear us. 
God, our Creator in Heaven, R: have mercy on us. 
Holy trinity, One God, R: have mercy on us.

Response: Pray for us

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, pure lily among her Mohawk people, 

R. Pray for us 

Saint Kateri, bright light for the Indigenous people, R. 
Saint Kateri, lover of the Cross of Jesus, R. 
Saint Kateri, fortitude in persecution to keep your virginity, R. 
Saint Kateri, full of patience in suffering, R. 
Saint Kateri, lover of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, R. 
Saint Kateri, you left your homeland to practice your faith, R. 
Saint Kateri, faithful to prayer, R. 
Saint Kateri, you loved to pray the rosary, R. 
Saint Kateri, model to your people by your love for Mary, our Blessed Mother, R. 
Saint Kateri, your holy death gave strength to people of many cultures to love Jesus and Mary, R. 
Saint Kateri, your scarred face in life became radiant and beautiful after death, R. 

Prayer: 

O Saint Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks, 
your love for Jesus, 
so strong, so steadfast, 
pray that we may become like you. 

Your short and painful life 
showed us your strength and humility.
Pray that we may become
forever humble like you. 

Like the bright and shining stars at night, 
we pray that your light 
may forever shine down upon us, 
giving light, hope, peacefulness 
and serenity in our darkest moments. 

Fill our hearts, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha 
with your same love for Jesus 
and pray that we may have the 
strength and courage 
to become one like you in Heaven.
Through Christ our Lord. 
Amen.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Walk With Us.

Litany 1 shared via Tekakwitha Conference: https://tekconf.org/

A Jewish proverb states: ‘God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers&#039;. In this Jubilee of Marian Spirituality we celebrate God&#039;s gift to us, echoed down the centuries from the very moment of Christ&#039;s words from the cross: “Behold, your mother” (John 19:26).This Jubilee is not some celebration of an abstract devotion of popular piety. Mary, as Pope Benedict XVI once said,“was the first person to take the ‘way&#039; to enter the Kingdom of God that Christ opened, a way which is accessible to the humble, to all who trust in the word of God and endeavour to put it into practice”.And so we are called to follow Mary, our Mother, along the pilgrim road to salvation.The Scriptures provide us with moving accounts of key moments of Mary&#039;s life: travelling in haste to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, and that wonderful prayer of praise, the Magnificat; the Mother to whom Simeon addressed the words “and a sword will pierce your soul, too” (Luke 2:35); and, of course, the Mother at the foot of the cross.“Mary is able to recognize the traces of God&#039;s Spirit in events great and small. She constantly contemplates the mystery of God in our world, in human history and in our daily lives. She is the woman of prayer and work in Nazareth, and she is also Our Lady of Help, who sets out from her town “with haste” (Lk 1:39) to be of service to others. This interplay of justice and tenderness, of contemplation and concern for others, is what makes the ecclesial community look to Mary as a model of evangelization. We implore her maternal intercession that the Church may become a home for many peoples, a mother for all peoples, and that the way may be opened to the birth of a new world” (Evangelii Gaudium. n. 288).Mary, our Mother, is the model for saying ‘Yes&#039; to God and then witnessing to that faith in daily life. May the Jubilee of  Marian Spirituality be an opportunity for us, with Mary&#039;s help, to renew our faith in God.The ProgrammeIn preparation for and to coincide with the Jubilee event in Rome, some reflections will be posted 10 - 13 October 2025 to help us participate with the pilgrims of hope gathered in Rome.

Jubilee of Marian Spirituality

Mother, help our faith!
Open our ears to hear God's word and to recognize his voice and call.
Awaken in us a desire to follow in his footsteps, to go forth from our own land and to receive his promise. 
Help us to be touched by his love, that we may touch him in faith. 
Help us to entrust ourselves fully to him and to believe in his love, especially at times of trial, beneath the shadow of the cross, when our faith is called to mature.
Sow in our faith the joy of the Risen One. 
Remind us that those who believe are never alone. 
Teach us to see all things with the eyes of Jesus, that he may be light for our path. And may this light of faith always increase in us, until the dawn of that undying day which is Christ himself, your Son, our Lord!
(From Lumen Fidei, n. 60)


<h2>What is the purpose of this community of prayer?</h2>The purpose is to find peace of mind and heart by putting our trust in God through prayer, meditation, and abandoning ourselves to the Lord. We will encourage you throughout this Novena and lift each one of you in prayer. <h2>&#34;What if....?&#34;</h2>Many of us suffer from worry, anxiety, and fear. These negative feelings can easily overwhelm us, up to the point where we begin struggling with our faith. Indeed, there are so many reasons to develop fear and worry today. Wars, violence, crime, natural disasters, unemployment, illness, future uncertainty... The list goes on. We keep asking ourselves &#34;What if?&#34; while imagining the worst outcomes; living under the weight of this uncertainty eventually takes its toll on both our physical and mental health. While there is no way to know what future will hold, we do have a powerful weapon against fear: trusting in God who loves us. Jesus came to save us, to set us free from all of our enemies. Putting our trust in God, we can gradually overcome all negative thoughts we&#039;re constantly fighting. No, it&#039;s not a miraculous cure, but God can work wonders in hearts that believe in His power. <h2>Every day, for the duration of the Novena, you&#039;ll receive:</h2><ul><li>A Bible verse to fight fear and anxiety.</li><li>A prayer.</li><li>A short meditation. </li></ul>if you are suffering from depression and/or anxiety, and/or having suicidal thoughts, please seek professional help. Prayer does help and accomplishes miracles, but no one in their right mind would tell a cancer patient to &#34;just pray their cancer away.&#34; The same applies to mental illnesses. Emergency international resources can be found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines">here</a> and <a href="https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/">here</a>.  <h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a> Photo by Gorjan Ivanovski on Unsplash.

Novena for Peace of Mind

Kneeling at your feet, sweet Mother of God and Queen of Peace, I, your loving child, confidently turn to you in my need, seeking your intercession for peace of mind and comfort to my troubled heart. (Mention your petition here.)
O listen to me, dear heavenly mother. Come to my aid and refuse me not as I cry to you. For you are my mother, and you fail no one who has recourse to you, O Consoler of the afflicted, O Queen of Peace. 
Amen.

<h2>A Walk of Faith for Valentine&#039;s Day!</h2>Now is the time to experience the spirit of Valentine&#039;s Day, by confidently entrusting our desires to live a Christian marriage to St. Valentine, a great martyr and the patron saint of lovers.Be assured that we share your hopes and keep your intentions in our hearts every day!<h2>The Grace of Love: a Gift from God</h2><ul><li>Pray for yourself: pray that you meet someone in accordance with the Lord &#039;s heart.</li><li>Pray for yourself: entrust God with your desire to live a fruitful Christian marriage.</li><li>Pray for a single person you know who suffers from loneliness.</li><li>Pray for all those who desire to get married.</li><li>Pray that marriages be based on the « Rock of Faith » .</li><li>Pray for young people who are not looking to commit to the Sacrament of Marriage </li><li>Pray that the world regains a deep sense of commitment to sacraments.</li></ul>… other ideas? Share them with us!St. Valentine will certainly be happy to hear them and present them to the Lord!<h2>Commitment</h2>Commit yourself to offer your thanks to St. Valentine: if you feel that he answered your prayers, celebrate his Feast Day in a spirit of gratitude for his intercession on your behalf!<h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a>

Meet Your Soulmate with the Novena to St. Valentine

Loving Father,
You know that the deepest desire of my heart is
to meet someone that I can share my life with.
I trust in Your loving plan for me and ask that I may soon meet
the person that you have prepared for me.
Through the power of Your Holy Spirit,
open my heart and mind so that I recognize my soulmate.
Remove any obstacles that are in the way of this happy encounter,
So that I might find a new sense of wholeness, joy and peace.
Give me the grace too, to know and accept, if you have another plan for my life.
I surrender my past, present and future into the tender heart of Your Son, Jesus,
full of confidence that You will hear and answer my prayer.
AMEN.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
St Valentine, pray for me.