(Part five of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, also known as the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, memorializes the sacrifice of three Jesuit missionaries killed by Mohawk Indians in the 17th century. It is also the birthplace of the first […]
(Part one of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) An estimated 8,000 people walked the same grounds as St. Isaac Jogues and St. Kateri Tekakwitha while learning of the power of, and need for, the Eucharist. From Oct. 20-23, pilgrims gathered at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, the […]