Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Comic Book

Children Saints/Primary

Discover the inspiring story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, a young member of the Mohawk nation who courageously follows her heart and her God. $4.95 US

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Written and Illustrated by Virginia Helen Richards, FSP and D. Thomas Halpin, FSP 3/19/14 2:57 PM

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha • COMIC BOOK •

Written and illustrated by Virginia Helen Richards, FSP, and D. Thomas Halpin, FSP Color by Chelsea Moxley Davis

Boston

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Cover art and illustrations by Virginia Helen Richards, FSP, and D. Thomas Halpin, FSP All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Copyright © 2014, Daughters of St. Paul Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston, MA 02130-3491 Printed in the U.S.A. SKTC VSAUSAPEOILL6-1100139017-0 www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Louise Hunt, a member of the Penobscot Nation.

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* , n o n e rn e ss O f o llage In 1656, in the vi to Chief Tsaniton-gowa of rn a baby girl was bo e Mohawk Nation. Her th the Turtle Clan of was a Christian Algonquin. e, mother, Kahontak e, Ioragode, meant am The child’s baby-n “sunshine” . . .

SHE HAS YOUR EYES!

SHE’S SO BEAUTIFUL . . .

Four years later, her baby brother was born . . .

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* Now Auriesville, New York, where there is a shrine for Our Lady of Martyrs honoring Saint Kateri and other North American saints.

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In time, Kahontake shared her faith with Ioragode . . .

BUT FOR NOW, WE’LL KEEP RAWANNIIO† BETWEEN US.

SOMEDAY, THE GOOD RAKENI* WILL COME TO TEACH US . . .

OKAY, MAMA! JUST BETWEEN US!

Life was good in the village, and Ioragode’s family was a happy one.

Then, one day, bad news came . . .

KAHONTAKE, THE PURPLE SICKNESS!‡ IT HAS COME! OH, ANASTASIA IT CAN’T BE . . . OUR VILLAGE STOPPED . . .

IS DOOMED!

* Blackrobes, or priests.

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† God, the Great Spirit.

‡ Smallpox, a highly contagious disease.

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And doomed it was. The chief worked hard to help his people . . .

HOLD ON, RUNNING DEER . . .

But . . .

KAHONTAKE . . .

I FEEL SICK . . .

I WILL CARE FOR YOU . . .

MY LOVE . . .

ME TOO, DADDY!

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But no one was spared in the village.

And soon, even the crying was . . .

Later, in a nearby village . . .

ANASTASIA, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

silent.

I MUST FIND OUT . . .

. . . IF KAHONTAKE’S FAMILY IS STILL ALIVE!

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Smallpox was a feared disease that was brought to the New World

by Europeans. The native people had no immunity from it, so it spread like wildfire.

Many died from it. Smallpox left Ioragode’s face with scars and she had weak eyesight for the rest of her life . . .

IORAGODE! HERE I AM!

I MISS MY MOMMY AND DADDY AND LITTLE BROTHER . . .

I KNOW . . .

THEY HAVE GONE TO HEAVEN TO BE WITH RAWANNIIO . . .

RAWANNIIO LOVES YOU, IORAGODE.

YOUR UNCLE IS THE NEW CHIEF NOW. HE AND YOUR AUNTS WILL ADOPT YOU . . . YOU WILL MOVE TO A SAFER PLACE: CAUGHNAWAGA.*

MOM TOLD ME ABOUT RAWANNIIO . . .

I’M LEAVING TO GO TO THE CHRISTIAN VILLAGE . . . ONE DAY, YOU WILL COME, TOO . . .

* Now Fonda, New York, where the National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is located.

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Iowerano, the new chief . . .

Ioragode’s new family . . .

Aunt Arosen

POOR LITTLE THING! SHE HAS TO FEEL HER WAY AROUND WITH HER HANDS . . .

Uncle Iowerano

Aunt Karitha

IT’S FROM THE DISEASE! SHE’S SEVEN . . . WE’LL CALL HER TEKAKWITHA* NOW!

THERE IT IS!

* “She who pushes with her hands.”

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