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Analysis Of Saint Katharine Drexel's Essay 'Freely Give'

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To Freely Give. “Freely have you received; freely give. (p.11)” Saint Katherine Drexel heard our Lady’s voice while in Rome. This essay will talk about how Saint Katharine Drexel freely gave what she had freely received. The first paragraph will show how she founded missions. The second paragraph will be on Xavier University. In the last paragraph, one will learn how her schools helped people. Saint Katharine Drexel used her fortune to build mission schools, churches, and to hire priests, to say mass, along with sisters and brothers to staff her schools. “In five years’ time, she had built and staffed schools and missions throughout the west. (p.13)” At first there were very few students but eventually as the Indians grew to trust the

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