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https://www.sosj.org.au/footsteps-mary-mackillop-20/

https://www.sosj.org.au/mary-mackillops-words-of-wisdom/

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/19th-century-feminist-to-become-our-first-saint/10102028

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rerum-Novarum

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mackillop-mary-helen-4112

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Mary Mackillop was born in Fitzroy. Although Mary was born in Fitzroy, she grew up in Melbourne, with her parents Flora and Alexander Mackillop. Mary’s parents were Catholic immigrants, who were from Scotland. Mary Mackillop was the eldest of 8 siblings, they were educated at a private school, run by her father.

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MacKillop started working when she was 16 years old, and she was also the sole supporter of her family. She moved to the small rural town of Penola in 1860 to work as a governess for her aunt and uncle's children. Mary was possibly influenced by an early family friend, Father Patrick Geoghegan, as she grew into womanhood and started to yearn for a purely penitential mode of religious life. Mary Mackillop and her parents and siblings were all Catholic- she devoted herself to God.

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What were the social inequalities at the time?

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What were the social inequalities at the time?

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Mary Mackillop faced many challenges and hardships during her time. Most due to her age, and what she believed in and who she worshiped.

Many diocesan bishops were dissatisfied with the sisters serving in their diocese under a different Church authority and threatened to expel them unless they acknowledged their authority, despite Rome's ruling.

During her t as pastor, a South Australian priest determined to destabilise her ripped the congregation's command from her.  Mary Mackillop was born into a poor family, which made Mary must work for what she needed to get by in life. Mary moved to Melbourne at a young age, to help herself and what she believed in.

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Mary Mackillop made many changes on society, and how things were. Mary was a strong believer in equality and justice, and she was an advocate for stepping up against podophiles and domestic abuse/ violence.  In 1866, MacKillop and Woods founded the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Australia's first order of nuns, as well as St. Joseph's School in a converted stable in Penola, which provided a free education to children from the area. At the time of Mary Mackillop, many women and young people kept their mouth shut, as they were thought bad of for speaking up for what they believed in, but Mary did that for the people of her city.

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What words or writings of Mary are available to us? 

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What words or writings of Mary are available to us? 

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A saying that is available to us, from Mary Mackillop is, “Whatever troubles may be

before you, accept them bravely, remembering Whom you are trying to follow.”

To me, the possible meaning of this phrase created by Mary Mackillop is, that no matter what troubles you face going through stages of life, never avoid them or hide from them or act like the aren’t there. Instead, take them on, and face them bravely and to do it for the people that inspire you to keep going in life.

Mary Mackillop wrote this, to reassure her people, and show them that they should always be brave, and always face their challenges face on and not hide from them or ignore them. This message was written for her people, possibly being the children at her schools, or the sick people she visited as part of her journey. The impact of this writing was major. This helped people to step up to their challenges and helped people to be brave.

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What are the key messages behind the writing? 

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What are the key messages behind the writing? 

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A saying that is available to us, from Mary Mackillop is, “Whatever troubles may be

before you, accept them bravely, remembering Whom you are trying to follow.”

To me, the possible meaning of this phrase created by Mary Mackillop is, that no matter what troubles you face going through stages of life, never avoid them or hide from them or act like the aren’t there. Instead, take them on, and face them bravely and to do it for the people that inspire you to keep going in life.

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What were the actions of Mary MacKillop?

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What were the actions of Mary MacKillop?

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Mary Mackillop helped people by opening the first order of nuns, the Sister of St Joseph of the sacred heart. She also established St Joseph school in a converted stable in Penola, in which provided a free education to children in the area. Mary Mackillop helped those in need, she believed that children deserved a good education, even thought she had a good education, she wanted to make sure the children she could help, got the education they needed to sustain a good, successful life in the future.

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A miracle story that may have inspired Mary 

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A miracle story that may have inspired Mary 

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Jesus healed/overcame taboos- Jesus displayed humility Mark 1:40-45

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Love your “neighbour” = all people- Matthew 22:34-40

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The basic storyline of the miracle story is that Jesus was travelling when he got called out to by 10 leppers and Jesus then approached and cured them. The story takes place in the border of Samaria and Galilee. The story takes place in Mark 1:40-45. The author may have written this story, to show to its readers that even if it’s not something that everyone else is doing, don’t let people suffer, help people as much as you can.

Jesus was approached by a Leper and was not scared to go near him, he even touched the man. Naaman was someone who was very sick and was one of the 10 Lepers. These men were sick with the disease Leprosy and were outcasts and hid away from the world. These men were sick with Leprosy, and were treated as outcasts in their society, until Jesus came and healed all 10 of them.

From this basic information, we still need to find out what happened to the men after the healing ritual; were they finally accepted in society? Did they find their place in the world? Etc.

The author wanted people to know about Jesus, is that he helped anyone and was not scared of the rumours he heard about others.

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated kingly work of Jesus when she 

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated kingly work of Jesus when she 

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In the Bible, kingly work is referenced and seen as the 3rd teaching and solidarity, which states that our love for our Christian brothers and sisters calls us to lead in the development of a peaceful and just society, as God intended. Mary Mackillop demonstrated the kingly work of Jesus, when she built a name for herself as a nun by educating children and caring for orphans, the homeless, and the elderly. She established close bonds with Jews and protestants, who generously donated food and buildings to the sisters. This helped Mary demonstrate kingly work of Jesus, as she helped those in need, which created an equal, and peaceful life for those in her society.

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated priestly work of Jesus when she

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated priestly work of Jesus when she

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My reformer demonstrated the Priestly work of Jesus when she (Mary Mackillop), continuously spread the teachings and words of Jesus. Priests authorise and preform the sacred rituals of a certain religion, to create a community in which follows and studies a religion. Mary Mackillop did this as she moved away from home, to ensure children got a Catholic education, and to spread the words and teachings of Jesus.

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated prophetic work of Jesus when she

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Mary MacKillop demonstrated prophetic work of Jesus when she

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When Mary Mackillop became a prophet because of educating her students about Jesus and God's kingdom through her lectures, she demonstrated Jesus' prophetic work. Mary Mackillop symbolized prophetic work, as she spread the Gospel of Jesus through the establishment of schools. In 1866, her and Father Woods paired together to open the first free Catholic school in Penola, which was a converted stable, which later was created into a more sustainable building made of stone. Mary established schools purely for the education of children in the Catholic tradition, as she strongly believed that children deserved to understand and see the way Jesus worked and what he said.

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The Catholic Church's Catechism identifies three major dimensions of the common good: 1) human dignity and rights; 2) social progress and development; and 3) peace, defined as "the stability and security of a just system." Pope Leo XIII issued the encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891, which many conservative Roman Catholics regard as excessively progressive. It articulated the late-nineteenth-century Roman Catholic viewpoint on social justice, particularly in light of the problems caused by the Industrial Revolution, and it highlighted the church's right to make moral judgements on social matters.

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This miracle story, Jesus healing the sick man with leprosy, was set along the border of Samaria and Galilee when 10 lepers called out to him. At the time the miracle story had occurred, the city was quarantined with Lepers in an underground cave, in which was a common practice for people who were struggling with the disease, and Jesus did not shy away from any of them. Instead, he stepped up and healed one of the 10 sick, frail men.

In that time in history, the community in which held these sick Lepers, treated them as outcasts. There was a huge imbalance in equality between sick and wealthy members of the community, and in most/ all cases, the sick Lepers were treated the worst. These sick men were prohibited from making any contact with people from the outside- anyone who did not have the disease. The sick men were often shouted at and had to ring a bell if anyone ‘normal’ people approached them and call “unclean” to make people aware that they were unclean and diseased.

What did we find out about these characters and who they were in the time written? Jesus was approached by a Leper and was not scared to go near him, he even touched the man.  Naaman was someone who was very sick and was one of the 10 Lepers. These men were sick with the disease Leprosy and were outcasts and hid away from the world. These men were sick with Leprosy, and were treated as outcasts in their society, until Jesus came and healed all 10 of them.

Although this was not a law, everyone in the town knew that if someone was not as wealthy, or was ‘diseased’ they knew to treat them as outcasts and as if they don’t belong in the town, as if leprosy was a disease only those 10 men could catch, not realising that if they got sick, they would get treated like this too.

All this background information provides a deeper message, as we a shown how life was back in the day of Jesus, and how any of us can help those that no one else will even go near, and those that seem like they have nothing left. There is always a way to be a better person for yourself, others, and the world as a whole.

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Now, I think the author wrote this story to show people how to display humility in Jesus’ footsteps.

The message this story has for us today, is that you should be kind to everyone and disregard their faults and do your best to accept them for who they are because they can’t control their faults, and everyone has faults.

A 21st century group that is continuing the work of Mary Mackillop, are The Sisters of Saint Joseph, who invite people to participate in the Australian National Pilgrimage: In the Footsteps of Mary Mackillop. These people continue the work of Mary Mackillop, as when they embark on a pilgrimage, they must ‘let go' of the certainties of our previous lives. The Sisters must be willing to accept the unknown as well as the generosity of others. That was Mary MacKillop's attitude towards God. She learned to be open to what God wants to always do in her, which she referred to as "doing God's Will." It meant letting up of personal desires and hopes and entrusting them to God.

A suitable target audience for today when reading and interpreting this text would be primary school students. This is because when in primary school, that is a vital time of learning right from wrong in extensive ways. Meaning this miracle story would help teach children how to treat people equally, how to reach out to those who might need it, and how to follow in Jesus’ footsteps.

I believe that this miracle story inspired the work of Mary Mackillop as she was never afraid to reach out and help those in need, as Jesus did. Mackillop often did charity work and did her best to improve the education and education of those that are less fortunate in her society which is exactly what Jesus proved in many of his actions and in his teachings.