About Saint John de Brébeuf
John de Brébeuf was a French Jesuit who spent many years among the Huron-Wendat people in seventeenth-century New France. He learned their language, compiled linguistic work, and shared Christian teaching amid disease, warfare, and profound cultural disruption. Captured during an Iroquois raid in 1649, he endured torture and death with remarkable courage.
Prayer
Pray with Saint John de Brébeuf
God of all peoples, through Saint John de Brébeuf’s intercession, purify missionary work of pride and protect Indigenous communities. Give us patience to learn languages and cultures, courage in danger, and humility to serve without domination. Amen.
