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The Song of Kateri: Princess of the Eucharist is an epic poem/biography presenting the life of the saintly Mohawk-Algonquin Indian maiden of North American aboriginal soil: Kateri Tekakwitha 1656-1680. The poem in cantos describes Kateri's birth to her death and to her Beatification in Rome in 1980 by Pope John Paul II who call her life a "miracle" having been the first known Iroquois woman who took a lifetime vow of chastity during a time of much eveil, superstition and immorality.From battles to Blackrobes, Kateri is depicted within her historical and cultural landscape. Most importantly, it describes her path to Heaven strewn with the thorns of suffering and sacrifice emanating from her profound love of Jesus on the Cross and Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. She was a teremendously loving Princess whose first love was Jesus Christ.McCauley, Marlene is the author of 'Song of Kateri: Princess of the Eucharist', published 2005 under ISBN 9780963363329 and ISBN 0963363328.
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