The saint that I chose for my confirmation saint is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. I chose her because of her story. The story of her conversion to Christianity and her extraordinary holiness was an inspiration to me when I was searching for saints. She was the first Native American Saint in the United States of America and Canada. When she was four, she contracted smallpox which left her face disfigured, impairing her eyesight, and depriving her of her parents. She was taken in by her uncle who wanted no part of the Christian faith.
In 1667, strange men came to visit the village where she lived. They were Jesuit missionaries and spent three days with Kateri and her uncle. Kateri believed that they brought with them the true message of God. She
In this reading "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" by Mary Rowlandson, is about a war between the Indians and colonists of New England. The Native Americans attacked the Lancaster colony by burning things down, killing people and etc. A lot of people died doing this ambush and some got captured including Mary. The Native Americans decided to lead the colonist into the woods, until they arrived at a near lodge. Everything in Mary’s life was now gone, nothing would ever be the same.
I chose Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to be my confirmation saint. She became the first native born American saint in 1975. I believe that she influenced everyone around her, and that’s what I hope to do. Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York in 1774 to a wealthy family. When she was just three years old, her mother died.
Ervin Beisch Cheryl C. Smith’s, “Out of Her Place: Anne Hutchinson and the Dislocation of Power in New World Politics,” is an attempt to explain the plight of women and their suffrage during colonial times and especially during the puritan era. This article goes on to explain and describe the trials and tribulations of Anne Hutchinson for speaking out against the ministers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638 (Smith). The author wrote about how the male dominated society of the Massachusetts Bay Colony viewed the place of women in their Society. The author describes how Anne Hutchinson brought fear to the men and leadership the colony when she started teaching and voicing her opinion about the local ministers preaching about saving grace from good works instead of saving and redeeming grace from the holy spirit (Smith).
She had many followers; the church began to keep an eye on her which led to her trial. During the trial she was supported by the men she followed in the faith. Her religious views became her downfall within Boston, as she was imprisoned and
March 1638, a most grievous trial has ended. In the Bay Colony a woman of God, Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, has been banished from our commonwealth for her faith in the Lord our God. Mrs. Hutchinson has caused quite a stir since her arrival in Massachusetts. The controversy, centered around house meetings based on the teachings of John Cotton (WGBH Educational Foundation 2010) held by Mrs. Hutchinson, has landed her in this unusual predicament. Mrs. Hutchinson’s proclamation is that salvation comes through grace, not works (WGBH Educational Foundation 2010).
Without a warning, she would fall into weird trances, start crying out of nowhere, Fall to the ground, and even stop and freeze. She even saw cats that would transform into real people and attack her, then return back into animal form. The town was split on if Kate was really witchcrafted, or if she was just acting out the whole time. Witchcraft
In letter XXXVI, addressed to Abbé Conti, Lady Mary writes, “When I spoke of their religion I forgot to mention two particularities, one of which I had read of, but it seemed so odd I could not believe