In my hometown, there is a very, very broad based devotion to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. I know a number of girls/women named after her and a street named after her abuts our parish land.
Ikos:
O Holy Kateri Tekakwitha, you served God throughout your brief life and was found worthy to be your people’s first miracle-working intercessor before the throne of Almighty God. Your people honour your relics to this day, praying for and receiving gifts of both spiritual and physical healing, for you have found favor with the Lord. We join with them in paying you tribute, and sing:
Rejoice First-Fruits of the Blood of the Martyrs!
Rejoice Vessel of the Holy Spirit!
Rejoice Pure Lily of the Mohawks!
Rejoice for you often escaped into the forest to adore the Tree of Life!
Rejoice for you prayed ceaselessly to the Lord Jesus!
Rejoice for the Mother of God was your mainstay!
Rejoice for you submitted to the Will of God!
Rejoice for you endured sickness as though it were a blessing!
Rejoice for Angels carry your soul to heaven!
Rejoice for Joseph Chiouatenhwa joins you in praying for us!
Rejoice for we experience the blessings of your prayers to this day!
Rejoice for the Holy Spirit works miracles through you!
Rejoice O Holy Martyrs of North America, Preachers of Christ Crucified, and our Miraculous Intercessors in Heaven
Thanks for sharing a little bit of your town’s history.