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Mary was a person of action and didn’t wait for someone to knock on her door.
She loved the poor and worked hard to care for them in any way that she could.
Mary shows us how to open our eyes and ears, our hearts and our minds to the needs of others.
She shows us how to serve others with kindness, love and understanding.
A prayer to Mary of the Cross,
Loving God, we thank you for your unending love.
May we be filled with your Spirit and, like St Mary MacKillop, may we welcome those who feel unloved, uncared for and unaccepted.
Help us to reach out to others who need our help and support. We ask this prayer in Jesus’ name.
All: Amen.
Here are all the resources you need to celebrate Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day:
Introduction to Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day Campaign
Introduction to Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day Campaign
Fundraising Resources
Fundraising Resources
Education Resources – Classroom Activities
Education Resources – Classroom Activities
Assemblies & Liturgies
Assemblies & Liturgies
Videos
Videos
Some quotes by St Mary of the Cross
We must teach more by example than by word.
Find happiness in making others happy.
Believe in the whisperings of God to your own heart.
What did she mean by each of these?
8 August—St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
8 August—St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was was of Scottish descent who became an Australian nun.
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was was of Scottish descent who became an Australian nun.
Mary was born in Melbourne, the eldest of eight children.
Mary was born in Melbourne, the eldest of eight children.
At the age of 24 she dedicated her life to God as a religious sister and took on the name “Mary of the Cross.”
Mary has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross.
Mary has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross.
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Reverend Julian Tenison-Woods was a priest who shared Mary’s commitment to education for the poor. Father Woods met Mary in 1861 and in 1866 they opened a school in a disused stable in Penola, South Australia.
Reverend Julian Tenison-Woods was a priest who shared Mary’s commitment to education for the poor. Father Woods met Mary in 1861 and in 1866 they opened a school in a disused stable in Penola, South Australia.
Together, they founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Together, they founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand.
They wanted to care for the education of the rural poor.
They wanted to care for the education of the rural poor.
The process to have MacKillop declared a saint began in the 1920s, and she was canonised on 17 October 2010, during a public ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint.
The process to have MacKillop declared a saint began in the 1920s, and she was canonised on 17 October 2010, during a public ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint.
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