Aug 5 &#; St Mary MacKillop (–) 1st Australian saint
05 August,Summary: St Mary MacKillop. There was great rejoicing both in Scotland and Australia on 17th October at the canonisation in Rome of this first Australian saint. She was the daughter of Scottish migrants to Australia.
Patrick Duffyprofiles her strong and persevering personality, especially her love for the poor and her ability to stand up to bullying bishops.
Daughter of Scottish immigrants
Mary Helen MacKillop was born, the eldest of eight children to Scottish immigrants in Fitzroy, Victoria, Melbourne, on 15 January When baptised six weeks later she received the names Maria Ellen. Her parents had left Roy Bridge and Spean Bridge in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands a few years earlier.
Family and education
Her father, Alexander, had studied in Rome for the Catholic priesthood but, at the age of 29, left just before his ordination. He decided to migrate to Australia and arrived in Sydney in Her mother Flora MacDonald left Scotland and arrived in Melbourne in They were married in Melbourne on 14 July and eventually had seven children. Mary was well educated by her mother.
BIOGRAPHY
Mary Helen Mackillop, known in life as Mother Mary of the Cross, was born on January 15th, , to Catholic Scottish parents, Alexander Mackillop and Flora MacDonald. Mary was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne and was the eldest child of eight. During their childhood, all eight children experienced an unsettled childhood, where the family home was neither happy nor wealthy due to the many failed business dealings of Mary's father. As Mary was the eldest of eight, at a young she gained an increasingly responsibility as a provider for her family, due to her father’s failings. The Mackillop children rarely received any formal school based education, but they were well-educated in their faith and school work by their father.
At the age of fourteen, Mary began work as a clerk for Sands and Kenny Stationers in Melbourne. While she worked there, she gained responsibility and remained there for four years. As the needs of the family increase, Mary became the full-time primary provider for her needy family.
At the age of eighteen, Mary moved to the small and private town of
Mary was born in Victoria to Scottish immigrants. She was the eldest of eight children and spent her early years working to support her family. At the age of 24 she dedicated her life to God and took on the name “Mary of the Cross”.
Along with Fr Julian Tenison Woods, Mary opened a school in a disused stable in Penola, South Australia. Her vision was to provide education for underprivileged children. Many other women came to join her there, and Mary and Julian founded Australia’s first religious order: the Sisters of St Joseph.
Mary and the Sisters were committed to serving the poor – to going to where the need was and living amongst those in need. This took Mary all over Australia to many rural areas.
Mary faced fierce opposition throughout her life, which at one point culminated in her being excommunicated. In the face of trial, Mary was a model of forgiveness, insisting no ill be spoken of those who wronged her, while also remaining resolute in her convictions.
Mary was remarkable as a strong female leader in 19th century Australia. Education in this country is what it is today thanks to her dedication and determination.
Mary MacKillop: Life and times
Mary MacKillop is to be canonised on Sunday October 17 in Rome, making her Australia's first Catholic saint.
Here are some details about her life and road to sainthood.
Early life
Born in Brunswick Street at Fitzroy in Melbourne on January 15; baptised Maria Ellen MacKillop on January
Celebrates her first holy communion on August
Starts working at age 14 and soon after becomes the primary breadwinner for her family.
Becomes governess to the children of her uncle, Alexander Cameron, at Penola in South Australia, where she meets Father Julian Tenison Woods, who becomes her spiritual guide.
Teaching and religious calling
Takes a job as a teacher at Portland Catholic Denominational School.
Along with Father Woods, starts the first free Catholic school in Penola, at first in a stable and later in a more substantial stone building.
Joins with Father Woods to form a new religious order of nuns, the Sisters of St Joseph, devoted to teaching the poor, with Mary as mother superior; opens a convent-cottage and a school in Adelaide; takes her religious vows on August
Takes her final vows on December 8; and leaves for Queensland to o
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