Mary MacKillop
Mary MacKillop was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne on the 15th of January 1842. She was a Josephite sister who's mission was to teach and assist the poor wherever possible. She was the founder of Penola College in Melbourne. Her canonisation date is the 31st October.
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Saints back in fashion The extraordinary turnout of pilgrims to the Canonisation of St Mary MacKillop and five other saints last week has led the Vatican’s spokesman, Fr Frederico Lombardi to declare that saints are back in fashion. (more) |
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New Zealand celebrates St Mary MacKillop Sisters from Mary MacKillop Centre, Mission Bay, Auckland attended several School and Parish Celebrations relating to the Canonisation of St Mary of the Cross over the week and weekend just past. (more) |
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Canonisation of Blessed Mary MacKillop With hearts bursting with pride and humility the Gloria was sung praising God and marking the end of the ritual of canonisation. (more) |
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Melbourne celebrates Mary MacKillop's birthplace To celebrate the historic Canonisation of Australia’s First Saint, Blessed Mary MacKillop, in Rome on October 17th, Melburnians will join the Sisters of St Joseph, together with the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, in the city where Mary was born. (more) |
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A letter from Mary MacKillop - 1867 You are punishing me for my long delay in answering your last letter, but if you are well and your mind happy, I have cause to be thankful indeed. I never have cause to be anything else. (more) |
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Mary MacKillop - Coin Launch Perth Mint had launched by Sister Anne Derwin Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, gold and silver commemorative coins. (more) |
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Mary MacKillop - A mother's love Mary MacKillop wrote hundreds of letters all of which give great insight into the life of this extraordinary Australian woman. (more) |
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Mary MacKillop relevance today - video |
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Blessed Mary Mackillop Mary MacKillop has quite rightly gained a reputation in recent times as ‘The Australian Peoples’ Saint’. Largely, this is because people can relate to her. She was one of us. (more) |
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Mary MacKillops voting advice Who would Mary MacKillop vote for at the upcoming Federal Election? (more) |
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Tim Fischer inspired by Mary MacKillop |
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Mary MacKillop stash paid off |
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Mary MacKillop - A saint of our time The Church does not make a saint – it recognises a saint. Canonisation is the declaration by the Pope that a Catholic Christian is actually in the glory of heaven, intercedes for us before the Lord and is to be publicly venerated by the whole Church. (more) |
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2011 Columban Calendar - August |
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Mary Mackillop Prayer We ask that our faith and hope be fired afresh by the Holy Spirit so that we too, like Mary MacKillop, may live with courage, trust and openness. (more) |
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One month on Because of the canonisation event our lives will never be the same. (more) |
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Canonisation creates interest A surge in the number of people enquiring about the Catholic faith this year, due to the overwhelmingly positive publicity around the Canonisation of Mary MacKillop. (more) |
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Final celebration of canonisation The Josephites with joy in their hearts left their warm houses, wrapped up in coats, gloves and hats and of course carrying umbrellas all heading for Charleville in North County Cork for their final celebration of the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop. (more) |
