St Francis Presentation

Before and After Pre Vatican II

Resurrection Prayer

Memorare Prayer

This is a prayer that we have been learning in class. It reminds us to pray to Mary and ask her for forgiveness as well! It teaches us to go to Mary for help, we also learn through this prayer, that we can ask Mary for protection and guidance to the gates of heaven.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me,

Amen.

Hail Mary Prayer

Mary Mackillop

Mary Mackillop

Mary Helen  Mackillop was born on January 15,1542 in Melbourne, Victoria.Her parents were born in the country Scotland and chose to live in Australia.She had 7 siblings named Margaret Mackillop, Alexandrina Mackillop, Annie Mackillop, Alick Mackillop, John Mackillop, Donald Mackillop and Peter Mackillop.

Mary Helen Mackillop cared for the people who had no one to look after them like , boys and girls who roam around streets and children who were less fortunate than her.

Mary wanted to help these  people, so she started work as a teacher in a little town called Penola in South Australia.

At Penola she met Father Julian Tenison Woods who also had the same idea to help the poor children who could not afford education. So in 1866 together, they were the first ones to start a St Joseph’s school. Annie and Alexandrina (Mary Mackillop’s sisters) became Josephites and taught at the school. Later on other younger women came to help this situation.

After Mary had accomplished starting schools in Penola, she was asked by Bishop Shiel to come to Adelaide to start a school. From Adelaide, the Josephite sisters developed to NZ  cities and now Peru, Brazil and refugee camps in Thailand. Mary and the early josephite sisters and other religious orders, had an intense influence on the development of Catholic Education, that we experience everyday in school.

Mary Mackillop also opened up orphanages judgements to care for the homeless and penniless, and also the safety for ex-prisoners and ex-prostitutes who asked for a fresh start.

Throughout Mary Mackillop’s life she suffered from an illness.She died on August 8 in 1909 in North Sydney.Since her accomplishment, she was known as Australia’s first saint.

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Mary Mackillop

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Resurrection Acrostic Poem

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