A sacred place of peace and healing; a site of history and holiness
SPIRITUAL RESOURCES
PRAYER
Keep Connected Spiritually
REQUEST A MASS TO BE SAID AT THE SAINT KATERI SHRINE
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Alternate Stations of the Cross:
Ecological Way of the Cross, prepared by the Franciscan Friars Conventual JPIC commission
Stations of the Cross in the Light of Laudato Si, sponsored by the JPIC Commission, USG-UISG
An Environmental Stations of the Cross, published by Green Church
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daily Catholic Mass https://www.youtube.com/user/AnthonyCompanions/videos
AND here is a listing of streamed and archived Masses in the Diocese of Albany, in which the Shrine falls
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Litany of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
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Smudging and the Four Directions Blessing as part of the Penitential Rite
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Franciscan prayers, including the Canticle of Creation https://www.olaprovince.org/ministries/franciscan-prayers/
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Native American prayers, including the Mohawk prayer to the Great Spirit http://www.worldhealingprayers.com/2.html
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Other thoughts: "The Peace of Wild Things" by Wendell Berry https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/peace-wild-things-0/
"Stations of the Cross" by John F. Lyons Jr.
"Easter" by John F. Lyons Jr.
SPIRITUAL LEARNING
Ways to Deepen Faith
how to make spiritual Communion https://archny.org/acts-of-spiritual-communion/
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how to practice contemplative meditation/centering prayer https://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201311/sit-down-and-be-quiet-how-practice-contemplative-meditation-28077
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ECOLOGY
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: Patroness of Ecology and the Environment
Saint Kateri Conservation Center online library http://www.kateri.org/library/
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Little Portion Farm, another ministry of Our Lady of the Angels Province https://www.littleportionfarm.org/
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Laudato Si' Movement https://laudatosimovement.org/
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Catholic Climate Covenant https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/
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The Institute for Ecological Civilization https://ecociv.org/
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GreenFaith https://greenfaith.org/
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Interfaith Power and Light https://www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/
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"Care for Creation" inititative of the Franciscan Action Network https://franciscanaction.org/issues/care-for-creation/
NATURE WEBCAMS
Staying in Touch with Creation
Cornell University's bird feeder at Sapsucker Woods https://youtu.be/N609loYkFJo
Northeast Florida bald eagle nest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrKkGqkQG6M
Anacapa Islands ocean (underwater) https://youtu.be/ueik_Uu4xbo
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International Wolf Center https://youtu.be/SQfE_-sSdc4
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Mount Diablo https://youtu.be/AlthfCT2j7Q
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Anacapa Island peregrine falcons https://youtu.be/YmZv8Pfwum4
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River bear watch, Katmai National Park, Alaska https://youtu.be/tp-fM_i6ToQ
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pre-recorded 2-hour walking tour through Olympic National Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9frdQgL9WlQ