Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

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Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

Written and illustrated by Virginia Helen Richards, FSP and D. Thomas Halpin, FSP

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aby girl b a ,* n e n o n r e s s lage of O In 1656, in the vil tle Clan r u T e th f o a w k n Kennero was born to Chief , was a ta n e h a K r, e th o m r tion. He of the Mohawk Na e, Ioragode, m a n y b a b ’s d il h c in. The Christian Algonqu . . . meant “sunshine” SHE HAS YOUR EYES!

SHE’S SO BEAUTIFUL . . .

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

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In time, Kahenta 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 . . .

KAHENTA, 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 . . .

KAHENTA . . .

I FEEL SICK . . .

I WILL CARE FOR YOU . . .

MY LOVE . . .

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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 . . .

silent.

ANASTASIA, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I MUST FIND OUT . . .

. . . IF KAHENTA’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 Kateri with 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: GANADAWAGE.*

MOM TOLD ME ABOUT RAWANNIIO . . .

I’M LEAVING TO GO TO THE CHRISTIAN VILLAGE . . . ONE DAY, YOU WILL COME, TOO . . . * Now Fonda, New York

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Ioweranno, the new chief . . .

Ioragode’s new family . . .

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

Uncle Ioweranno

Aunt Enita 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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