Celebrating the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop

Last Friday, 8 August, our College community came together to celebrate our patron saint, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. The K-12 community participated in the celebration of the Eucharist, then we shared in a picnic lunch and finished the day with activities to encourage house spirit.

Mary MacKillop is not only our patron Saint but Australia’s only saint. Her legacy lives on through the works of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and all the schools across Australia and New Zealand that bear her name.

St Mary of the Cross MacKillop reached out to all those who faced adversity and injustice. She and the sisters always went out to those living on the margins and wanted all to have access to an education.

As we celebrate her feast, we are reminded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph to ‘walk in Mary’s footsteps…give love to those we encounter each day and be fierce for fair’.

The Sisters of Saint Joseph encourage us all to ‘celebrate Saint Mary MacKillop’s Feast Day as a faithful community who believe in being fierce in the face of adversity and fair where there is injustice’ (https://www.marymackilloptoday.org.au/mary-mackillop-feast-day/).

Blessings,

Mrs Chrystal Price | Deputy Head Evangelisation and Catechesis