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| St Kateri Chaplet at Laude Arts and Gifts |
The chaplet for Kateri Tekakwitha was originally designed to help people pray for her to become a saint. Since her sainthood has been obtained and she will be canonized on Oct 21, 2012, we can now use her chaplet to pray in thanksgiving for God’s answer to our prayers. We can also use it to pray for the environment that Kateri loved so much.
The chaplet for St Kateri is comprised of 24 beads in three different colors. The first eight beads are brown. Brown is the color of the earth and the predominant color of the environment that Kateri loved so much. The next eight beads are red. The red symbolizes love. “Love runs red in the red blood of all mankind, transcending race and color.” It also symbolizes the great love that Kateri had for our Blessed Mother. The next eight beads are clear crystal. The Native Americans believed that the crystal clear lakes and streams were the tears of the Great Spirit and therefore, the crystal beads symbolize God’s tears.
Order of Recitation
- Kiss the Cross and make the Sign of the Cross with it saying: In the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Pray in thanksgiving for Kateri becoming a saint.
- Recite an Our Father on each of the eight brown beads. God the Father gave us this world in perfect order. Ask St Kateri’s intercession before God to set this earth, our minds, our bodies, and all of our problems in order again.
- Recite a Hail Mary on each of the eight red beads. The red beads symbolize the great love that Kateri had for Our Blessed Mother. Ask Kateri’s intercession to Mary to form this kind of love in all of our hearts, and to lead us all back to Christ.
- Recite a Glory Be on each of the eight crystal beads. May the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, through Kateri’s prayers, restore the beauty of our waters, skies, forests and air- the ecology of our entire world.
5. Make the Sign of the Cross as above.
The Litany of St Kateri Tekakwitha also known as the Litany of Kahnawake
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, hear us. Jesus, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Catherine Tekakwitha, pray for us.
Holy young virgin, pray for us.
Spouse of Christ, pray for us.
Daughter of Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Lily of purity, pray for us.
Consoler of the Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
Courage of the afflicted, pray for us.
Leader of the true faith through the love of Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Servant to the sick, pray for us.
Great servant of God, pray for us.
Spiritual sister, pray for us.
Guardian of chastity, pray for us.
Reliever of the temptations of the flesh, pray for us.
Imitator of our Lord in prayer, pray for us.
Deliverer of the persecuted, pray for us.
Virgin of patience, pray for us.
Virgin of penance, pray for us.
Virgin most obedient, pray for us.
Virgin most humble, pray for us.
Virgin, Blessed Catherine Tekakwitha, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy, daughter of the Mother of God, that we find Christ through you, Catherine Tekakwitha.
Let us pray. Catherine Tekakwitha who made her mother the Immaculate Mary, Mother of God, and has given herself as the spouse to Christ. Catherine Tekakwitha lead us on the road to Heaven and without ever abandoning us during this travel, as God the Father had guided you in your voyage without ever abandoning you. Through you with your eternal spouse, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Sources
My Treasury of Chaplets by Patricia S. Quintiliani
Blessed Kateri, Model Ecologist http://conservation.catholic.org/kateri.htm
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