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Description: (1912 – 1945) “I am here because of those who did not want the growth of God’s Kingdom”   Feast Day July 7 Peter To Rot was a married layman and a native of Papua New Guinea.  A brilliant ... (More)

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Description: (1842 – 1909) “God gives me strength for what is necessary” Feast Day August 8 Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint, was a servant of the poor and uneducated, the founder of the Sisters of ... (More)

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Description: (1901 – 1925) “To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth, that is not living but existing” Feast Day July 4 Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is much ... (More)

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Description: “Do not be afraid!” Servant of God and the father of WYDs, who visited Australia in 1986 and 1995, John Paul II is the still much-loved inspiration for a generation of young people who will feel h... (More)

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Description: “Do whatever He tells you!” Mary, Help of Christians, she is the mother and virgin, the perfect model for all women and also for men.  She is the Patroness of Australia, under the title of “Hel... (More)

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Description: (1910-1997) Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest of the poor, was beatified October 19, 2003. Among those present were hundreds of M... (More)

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Description: (1803-1841) Anyone who has worked in loneliness, with great adaptation required and with little apparent success, will find a kindred spirit in Peter Chanel. As a young priest he revived a parish in a... (More)

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Description: (1890-1902) One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Ita... (More)

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Description: (1905 – 1938) “Jesus, I trust in you” Faustina Kowalska was a Polish Sister of Our Lady of Mercy. Jesus asked her to become the apostle and secretary of God’s mercy, a model of how to be merci... (More)

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Description: (1873-1897) “Only love counts” St. Therese is the youngest doctor of the church at 24 years, and a one time patroness of Australia.  As patroness of the missions and a contemplative Carmelite nun... (More)