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The Famous People. (2015). Never See A Need Without Doing Something about it [Quote]. Retrieved from http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/mary-mackillop-6137.php

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AZ Quotes. (2016). Mary Mackillop [Quote]. Retrieved from http://www.azquotes.com/author/25106-Mary_MacKillop

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The Catholic Leader. (2017). St Mary MacKillop Souvenir Print [Painting]. Retrieved from http://catholicleader.com.au/shop/posters/st-mary-mackillop-souvenir-print

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Prophetic, Priestly, and Kingly. (2017) [Image]. Retrieved from https://thesaintspub.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/how-to-fulfill-your-prophetic-priestly-and-kingly-duties-of-baptism/

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7. A 21st-century individual who continues the Priestly, Prophetic, and Kingly roles of Jesus Christ

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7. A 21st-century individual who continues the Priestly, Prophetic, and Kingly roles of Jesus Christ

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Today, in the 21st ‘The Sisters of Joseph of the Sacred Heart’, continue the priestly, prophetic and kingly work of Mary by immersing themselves in God’s mission to bring others hope. But one individual who is quite popular amongst society today is Pope Francis who participates in these roles each and every day dedicating his life not only to God but to his people. Like Mary, he has portrayed the roles of a priestly individual by choosing humility over the luxury possessions offered and giving the possessions that he does use to the homeless; essentially giving to those in need.  Pope Francis continues to stand up for the people; from saving the Amazon rainforest to fighting against child abuse, he spreads the prophetic word of Jesus through his words and actions.  Not only does Pope Francis take care of the people but he serves them through his good deeds and taking every opportunity in his kingly mission to make a difference in the world today.

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6. Mary's Priestly, Prophetic and Kingly work of Jesus

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6. Mary's Priestly, Prophetic and Kingly work of Jesus

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Mary Mackillop showed the priestly, prophetic and Kingly work of Jesus throughout her life journey to Sainthood. Mary and her Sisters did not only sacrifice their time to help the poor but their whole entire lifestyle by living in poverty to understand the struggles that unfortunate faced every day. This is an example of priestly work as Mary sacrificed her privileges to help the clarity of others. Mary demonstrated the prophetic work of Jesus by spreading the faithful word of God and not only speaking but acting upon her words founding schools, orphanages, and hospitals. Through her actions, Mary showed the good word of the prophet that Jesus once portrayed. As leader of the Josephites, Mary had many privileges but instead of using them for her own needs she willingly served them to Catholic Community. She explored and took every opportunity to serve those before her in her kingly mission to sainthood.

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5. Church responses that inspired Mary Mackillop

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5. Church responses that inspired Mary Mackillop

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Pope Leo XII whom was the leader of church in 19th century, wrote the biblical encyclical “Rerum Novarum”,which stated; “The richer class have many ways of shielding themselves, and stand less in need of help from the State; whereas the mass of the poor have no resources of their own to fall back upon, and must chiefly depend upon the assistance of the State. And it is for this reason that wage-earners since they mostly belong in the mass of the needy should be specially cared for and protected by the government. ”In other word’s this extract is preaching that people making money and spending it for the better of the state (ie. helping the poor) are exempt from having taken away from them. This is what inspired Mary Mackillop to start her journey by making her own money from being a governess or educator. The way she used it, however, was what mattered as she personally set up free schools for the poor, help centers for unemployed women, orphanages, and hospitals. She used her own savings to make a difference; essentially helping those with no access to resources just like Pope Leo’s biblical encyclical stated. The Catholic social teaching of ‘Dignity of the Human Person’ significantly relates to Mary as she helped the poor to live with dignity. She educated the poor to manifest her belief that every person should be treated with dignity regardless of their status. Mary always had the preference for the poor; always thinking about how her actions and those of others would affect the venerable. The teaching of the ‘Preferential Option for and with People who are Poor’ highlights what Mary lived for in the sense of always making sure her actions benefited the poor.

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Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. (2017). Ary MacKillop: 100 Years as Australia's Inspiration & Role Model. Retrieved from http://www.sydneycatholic.org/about/history/mackillop.shtml

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Mary strived to help others in any way she could, essentially creating happiness where there were sadness and hope where there was despair. She and the Sisterhood of the Josephites blessed those in need with happiness all around Australia. Entitling the poor to privileges and the opportunities they would never have experienced. Therefore, this quote from Mary Mackillop is a reminder of all the happiness she gave out and only from that did she truly find happiness within herself. The quote is “Find happiness in making others happy” (Mary Mackillop 1999). This quote inspires the people of today to not only please ourselves but others through words or actions. If we can make someone smile every day, we will surround ourselves with the positive message of faith and charity just like Mary Mackillop preached to the good of the Catholic community. This quote truly sums up the main motive in Mary’s life in which she achieved by making others happy, not only for herself but for the good of those in need.

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Small Holding Cross. (2017) [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.hadeel.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=721

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ACS. (2017). Wooden Holding Cross [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.acsreligiousgoods.co.uk/crucifix/195--saint-francis-tau-blessing-cross.html

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As I hold this cross, Lord

I remember the cost of your

Great love for us.

Jesus, what have you not suffered?

What have you not given me?

I can never comprehend you.

But I can love you and wonder

At the depths of darkness

Which you entered

And the cost of love

Which you would not betray.

Christ’s cross over this face and thus his ear.

Christ’s cross over these eyes. This mouth, this throat,

The back of this head… this side,

to accompany before me….

To accompany behind me…

Christ’s cross to meet every difficulty

both on hollow and on hill.

Christ’s cross over my community,

Christ’s cross over my church,

Christ's cross in this next world.

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Mary Mackillop chose to be called ‘Sister Mary of the Cross’ as the cross was a symbol of Christianity and called to remind the mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Mary signifies the importance of the Holding Cross through a letter she wrote to her mother “My name in the religion is Mary of Cross, no name could be dearer to me”. Mary saw the cross as an expression of her commitment to God and her personal relationship with Jesus. She used it to walk with all those that were struggling and needed hope and engorgement along the way. The holding cross is one of Mary Mackillop’s most cherished symbols that inspired and nourished her on her journey to sainthood. She used prayers such as ’The cross of Jesus’ for connecting with those that are in need and demonstrating her spiritual support through this cross. The prayer is as shown:

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The Parable of the ‘Good Samaritan’ is about Jesus telling a story about a Jew traveling to Jerusalem. The Jews at this time were very persistent about their laws and regulations in which they were rival enemies with the Samaritans. From Samaria to Jerusalem is a very long journey with rocky roads so thieves would often strip travelers of their possessions. This is what happened to the Jewish traveler and he was left on the side of the road to die. A Priest and Levite pass him but decide to avoid the man. As people of their roles, they should have known better and helped the Jew.  A Samaritan who is an enemy of the Jew then comes along; picks him up puts him on his donkey and takes him back to a hotel to look after him. This is a parable, a genre of storytelling that Jewish people used and Jesus made famous. Jesus spoke in parables to magnify the meaning of each story and help the reader interpret the story for their own purposes. In the present world, this parable teaches us to be kind and help the poor who are venerable and marginalised people. Even the people you don’t like or are your enemies deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Like the Samaritan, Mary helped the poor and venerable, she didn’t back away from the marginalised and traveled great lengths to be present to those who needed her.

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Mary Mackillop was an Australian nun who educated and cared for the poor showing great persistence to make a difference in the Catholic Community. Mary came from a Scottish dysfunctional family with her father induced in alcoholic problems. Mary’s mother, however, was a great woman of faith and passed that faith down to Mary which flourished her into the women we know today. When Mary was in South Australia for a governess job she realised that there were all these poor Catholic children without education. It was during this time she met Father Tension Woods who encouraged her to continue her passion. Mary couldn’t stand by or witness this and with her motivation of her love of God she started the Sisters of Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Mary and The Josephites set up schools all around Australia, welcoming anyone regardless of their circumstances. Through her love of God, Mary reformed the educational system never discriminating against anyone and manifesting the message of faith just like her mother did.