Australia’s first saint to be canonised on Sunday
Video: Alan Adami
The Emigrants’ Commission and Friends of Australia will be taking part in a Mass at St John’s CoCathedral on Sunday at 9.15 a.m. to mark the canonisation of the first Australian saint, Blessed Mary MacKillop, to take place in St Peter’s Square in Rome on the same day.
Australian High Commissioner Anne Quinane said that the recognition of Australia’s first Catholic saint was a landmark event in Australian history and the canonisation recognised the contribution she made to the betterment of Australian society during her lifetime.
Blessed Mary MacKillop was the daughter of two Scottish immigrants in the 19th century and founded the Order of the Sisters of St Joseph.
President of the Friends of Australia Association Tony Cutajar said the canonisation was a way of renewing ties between Malta and Australia.
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leo attard
Oct 13th 2010, 19:46
mr xerri of the australia association and vice-mayor of qala might one day be canonized himself and add another title to his list of titles
Louise Vella
Oct 13th 2010, 17:15
In Australia it has been suggested that saint-to-be Mary MacKillop should be named the patron saint of abused children for exposing a paedophile priest. MacKillop will become Australia's first saint at a Vatican canonisation ceremony on Sunday. In 1871, she was ex-communicated for "insubordination" after a series of rows with the church, including reporting a priest who molested a child. Mackillop should be a shining light to all those who decide to keep silent when they know that children are being raped and abused.
renald williams
Oct 13th 2010, 13:09
Jesus makes saints; all those who believe in Him, while they are alive… peace and health...
Catholic Church Catechism
Paragraph 803 - Intom gens mahtur… nazzjon qaddis, poplu li Alla kiseb ghalih.
Paragraph 823 -
Il-Knisja mela hi l-poplu qaddis ta’ Alla u l-membri taghha jissejhu qaddisin.
[Jesus said]… huma wkoll jitqaddsu fis-sewwa. John 17:19
Huma mqaddsin bil-fidi fija [the Lord]. Acts 26:18.
Jaghmlu xi kontribuzzjoni ghall-qaddisin foqra li huma Gerusalemm. Romans 15:26.
Biex tilqghuha fil-Mulej, kif jixraq lill-qaddisin, u tghinuha f’kulma ghandha bzonn.
Romans 16:2.
Lill-knisja t’Alla li hemm f’Korintus, lil dawk li huma mqaddsin fi Kristu Gesu…
Imma bih, li intom fi Kristu Gesu’... sar ghalina gherf, u haqq, u taqdis, u fidwa.
1 Corinthians 1:2, 30.
Imma intom imqaddsin, imma intom iggustifikati f’isem Sidna Gesu’. 1 Corinthians 6:11.
Lill-knisja t’Alla li hi f’Korintus, mal-qaddisin kollha li hemm fl-Akaja kollha. 2 Corinthians 1:1.
Sellmu ‘l xulxin… Il-qaddisin kollha jsellmulkom. 2 Corinthians 13:13.
Ahna tqaddisna bl-offerta ta’ Gesu’ Kristu darba ghal dejjem. Hebrews 10:10.