Mary MacKillop’s Story
Mary MacKillop was born on 15 January 1842 in Melbourne, Victoria. Her parents were born in Scotland and came to live in Australia. She had three sisters and four brothers....
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Josephite Emblem Description
The Emblem reminds the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the importance of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and John the Baptist in their lives.
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A prayer celebration honouring Mary MacKillop
During the week prior to the Canonisation, the students of MacKillop College, Bathurst, NSW prepared and celebrated the beautiful ritual below.
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Mary MacKillop Resources for Prayer & Liturgy – by Kathy Horan
This resource is offered as one resource among many that may support classroom teachers in their inclusion of prayer and liturgy in their religious education programs. The focus of the resource is on how Mary MacKillop lived a life of deep personal faith in God, modeled on the example of Jesus, as seen and understood from the scriptures. Because Mary was a woman of deep faith, firmly grounded in the gospel values, and unshakeable in her faith in a loving and compassionate God, she has become for
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2010 Feastday Prayer
Australia's first Saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop, has been honoured with her feastday - August 8th, the anniversary of her death in 1909 - being named as a solemnity.
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2011 Feastday Evening Prayer
Australia's first Saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop, has been honoured with her feastday - August 8th, the anniversary of her death in 1909 - being named as a solemnity.
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