Scenes from My Visit to the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, NY

A statue of St. Rene Goupil standing in the sacred ravine. Somewhere nearby his relics are buried, the location known only to St. Isaac Jogues. The cross in his hand symbolizes that the saint died on account of his making the Sign of the Cross on the Iroquois child.

A prayer placed near the martyrdom sites of St. Isaac Jogues and St. John Lalande. Note the indulgence of 300 days.

Today this plaque stands after the last Station of the Cross, which leads the way towards the site of the martyr's holy death.

Shrine to Our Lady of the Wayside off the path to the holy ravine where St. Rene's body was maliciously dragged after his martyrdom. Our Lady's title here is based on a particular shrine in Europe, so called because it was located off the main street in a side-alley.

Three crosses in honor of the 3 great saints of North America: Goupil, Jogues, and Lalande.


Church in the Iroquois style at Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs, Auriesville, NY. A statue of my patron, St. Rene Goupil, in the foreground. He was the first canonized martyr of North America, killed by tomahawk blows in this place for making the Sign of the Cross on an Iroqouis child.