Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralysed Man (Mark 2:1-12)
this story relates to Mary Mackillop because it was written that having faith in Jesus, God and the Forgiveness of sins. It inspires her because it tells you that you can always help others and do what every it takes to do so (4 men carrying paralysed man to Jesus). 

The Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-24
This parable shows that you will always be forgiven for your sins and can always be put back to the right path. It could have also inspired her because your faith in God and acceptance of your sins would have inspired Mary. 

"My dearest Mamma,

You are punishing me for my long delay in answering your last letter, but if you are well and your mind happy, I have cause to be thankful indeed. I never have cause to be anything else.

My Father Director has given me permission to write once a month to you – ‘tis now five weeks since I last wrote, and if my poor letters can give you any comfort, you shall, please God, have them regularly in future. My love and feeling for you have not cooled. I remember all the past but cannot grieve, nor can I when I think of your present lonely position, for at the same time I think of our dear, good and merciful God who has so honoured you and me, and it seems to me but a very poor offering I have to make Him when I lay your loneliness and sorrow before Him and beg of Him to accept my poor heart in spite of its unworthiness, and to be Himself your sweet and only Comforter.

Oh Mamma, if you but knew what the Sisters of St Joseph ought to be, and can be, too, if they but correspond with the graces they receive, you would rejoice more and more every day that you have one child amongst them and you would try to send another too. Now I suppose you will shake your head at this, but never mind, I am sure you won’t resist God’s Holy Will, and when the proper time comes, I hope dear Lexie will come too, but it will be sooner than you think, at least I hope so.

Did Peter like his letter? The poor child must have thought I had forgotten him. I cannot write more, for ‘tis time to go to bed – and I have not permission to sit up. You know I have to obey our holy Rule to the letter. Pray, my own dear Mamma, that I may have the grace to do so.

Monday morning – Father Woods is going to the North today and will see Donald. The poor boy will also think I am neglecting him – but when I know he is well, I do other things instead of writing to him. Give John my love when you write, and please tell him that, though I am a poor Nun at last, he may write to me.
 
Fond love to yourself and pray, dear Mamma for
Your affectionate child in J.M.J.
Mary of the Cross – Sister of St Joseph

Please write to me, and give Papa my love – ask him to write too." 

When a Christian participates in the Kingly work of Jesus is when you speak out against injustice, to act with dignity and mutual respect to all. Mary Mackillop demonstrated the Prophetic act though her work in the education of disadvantaged children. Opening schools to everyone, those with or without money, Mary treated all the children with equal respect and resources. When the Governors son was enrolled, it was wanted the boy got special consideration due to the money and power of the family, no special treatment was given because Mary believes everyone was the same. 

The Kingly work of Jesus is a Christian uses whatever power and influence they have for an opportunity to do what's right. Mary Mackillop was shown to demonstrate the Kingly work of Jesus, when father woods was notified by the sisters that a priest was abusing children in this area. The result of this caused the priest to be dismissed from South Australia therefore leading into complications for the sisters because many priests wanted to "destroy" the sisters, father woods being sent away and finally Mary being excommunicated from the church.

2. The poor should be given extra consideration and support.

3. You should care about the people you employ (don’t be so greedy as to disregard them as human beings).

These three messages are relevant to the words of Mary Mackillop because they all talk about caring about people and giving your all and to not be greedy which is what Mary Mackillop does.

Mary educated both by her father and in private schools, she worked successively as a shop-girl, governess, teacher and boarding-house proprietor before, under the influence of Father Julian Tenison Woods, founding the Sisters of St Joseph in Penola, South Australia, in 1866.

Mary Mackillop College 

Mary Mackillop influenced Mary Mackillop college because her values are the same as hers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-14/mary-mackillop-biography/2297906#:~:text=Mary%20MacKillop%20was%20born%20in,class%20Melbourne%20suburb%20of%20Fitzroy. 

https://www.sosj.org.au/resource/marys-sisters-and-brothers/ 

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mackillop-mary-helen4112#:~:text=Mary%20was%20educated%20at%20private,small%20boarding%20school%20for%20girls.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Mary-MacKillop#:~:text=MacKillop%20was%20born%20in%20Australia,and%20homeschooled%20his%20eight%20children. 

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-14/mary-mackillop-biography/2297906#:~:text=Mary%20MacKillop%20was%20born%20in,her%20younger%20brothers%20and%20sisters. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Mary-MacKillop 

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

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Mary-MacKillop#:~:text=In%20June%201995%20MacKillop%20was,She%20was%20canonized%20that%20October.