St. Kateri: Mass of Thanksgiving for her canonization

Image of the 8' icon of St. Kateri
that will be blessed on the 26th

In Thanksgiving for the Canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lummi Tribe and St. Joachim parish will host a Mass and lunch on Sat. Jan. 26th at the Lummi Community Center near Bellingham. Mass begins at 10:00am and all are welcome to join with Jake Finkbonner in this joyous celebration.

At the Mass, Archbishop Sartain will also bless this pictured icon of Saint Kateri. When I first saw this beautiful icon in person at St. James Cathedral, I was blown away at it's height. It's about 8 feet tall! In deciding when the unveiling and blessing of this icon would be during the Mass, we thought it would be awkward if it was kept veiled all throughout the Mass, because of the great suspense of what was behind the huge cloth...so we decided it best to bless the icon immediately after the greeting.