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Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine
This Shrine is located in Auriesville, NY. This area was known as the Mohawk Village. in the mid 1600’s three Jesuits missionaries came to this are o try to convert the Mohawk tribe. These priests were: Father Isaac Joques,Father Rene Goupil and Father John Lalande. Eventually all three we’re tortured and killed by the Mohawks.
In honor of these priests the Jesuits have constructed this Shrine. In the picture to the left is the Coliseum, resembling the coliseum in Rome. It is big. It measures 257 feet on the diameter. It can accommodate from 6,500 to 10,000 pilgrims. As you approach the Coliseum you’ll notice monuments and creative floral and shrubbery designs scattered all over the property. This will be mostly pictorial but for the complete story on the missionaries and their struggles please click on the link below:
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An inside view of the Coliseum. In the center you will notice four altars placed edge to edge. Each altar represents each of the three missionaries. The fourth altar represents Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, just recently sainted.
The picture, however so fuzzy. is of Cardinal Cushing preaching in the Coliseum in August 1950, sixty-eight years ago almost to the day.
These picture from the photo above follow.
This monument is dedicated to the visions at Fatima. This monument commemorates the children lost through abortion.
Concerning this picture. Back over three- hundred years ago Fr. Joques, one of the martyrs, whenever he could break away to find a quiet place for prayer and devotion he would carve crosses into trees and the name of Jesus. Those trees have died off so in commemoration of this action crosses have been placed on selected trees on the property.
Statue of St. Kateri. She wasn’t a religious, but was a fervent believer. This came about at age 16. Long story short her parents were killed and she joined a Mohawk tribe that accepted Christianity. In her early twenties a plague struck the village. St. Kateri and she was the first to join in and care, as best she could, for those that were ill. As a result of her helping the sick during that epidemic, she to succumbed to the illness. Her face, because of the illness, was heavily puck-marked. Within minutes of her death her face no only cleared up of all the imperfections her complexion was perfect.
An outdoor Station of the Cross. This venue is so memorable of the Church we attended during our stay in Sturbridge, Mass. Below there’s always a gift shop. It was a little disappointing considering its size.
