Katherine Drexel was born into a wealthy family in Philadelphia in the late 1800s. She had great compassion for the poor and oppressed among Native and African Americans. She used her inheritance and founded a religious community to educate and care for them. She died on March 3, 1955, and was canonized on Oct. 1, 2000. Her feast day is March 3.
Ever loving God,
you called Saint Katharine Drexel to teach
the message of the Gospel
and to bring the life of the Eucharist
to the Black and Native American peoples.
By her prayers and example,
enable us to work for justice
among the poor and oppressed.
Draw us all into the Eucharistic
community of your Church,
that we may be one in you.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(from USCCB)