Celebrations at the Saint Francis Xavier Mission:

NOVENA IN PREAPRATION FOR KATERI’S FEAST DAY.

There will be a novena in preparation for Kateri’s Feast Day. Eucharist will be held daily at 5PM from Tuesday April 1st to Wednesday April 9th. Saint Kateri died on Wednesday of Holy Week, April 17th,1680.

KATERI’S FEAST DAY

On Kateri’s Feast Day, a Eucharistic celebration to commemorate her 334th Feast Day, will be held on Palm Sunday, April 13th, at 11:00am. Bishop Lionel Gendron, Bishop of the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, will preside at the Eucharist. After the Eucharist, everyone is invited to share a meal held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Kahnawake. Our membership list indicates that 38 persons/organisations bear the name of Kateri. Happy Feast Day to all of you.

Easter Sunday, April 20th at 10:45 AM

There will be Benediction and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. On this occasion the silver Monstrance, in front of which Kateri prayed, will be used on this occasion. It is used only once a year and it can be viewed in the Church Museum. The Monstrance was given to the Iroquois Jesuit Mission in 1668 by the Prévost and Le Gendre families of France.

The 24th Anniversary of Father Henri Béchard’s death on March 19th, 1990. He was Kateri’s biographer.

Three good movies to watch during Holy Week are the Son of God, Noah, and Heaven is Real.