Hello and welcome to the 230th year celebration of the Catholic Church in Australia. This is an extremely special day for all of us. I would like everyone to recognise the significance of one specific person who contributed greatly to the development of the church we are part of today.
"The presence of God does not consist in thinking of Him but in a sense of His presence in every occupation” Fr Tenison Woods lived by this quote throughout all of his occupations.
Born on the 15th of November 1832, Fr Tenison Woods contributed greatly to the development of the Australian Catholic church that we know today. Working beside Mary Mackillop, he helped to create and bring together the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in Penola in 1866.
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At 16 he was confirmed by Bishop Wiseman when he joined the Roman Catholic Church. This was during 1848. After arriving in Tasmania due to deteriorating health in 1855, he worked as a chaplain for the convicts. He worked alongside Bishop R. W. Willson but after a disagreement 3 months later, he moved to Adelaide. Here he was ordained a priest on the 4th of January 1857. This helped begin his journey through Catholicism and developing the Australian Catholic Church.
This is where he met Mary Mackillop, founding the Sisters of St Joseph. A year later he accepted the position of director general of the Catholic schools. This was a very controversial position at this time. He also became the chaplain and secretary to Bishop Sheil. After moving to Brisbane, he founded the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration on the 15th of June in 1872.
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Furthermore, Mackillop’s influence on Australia did not go unnoticed nor unacknowledged as she was soon elected Mother Superior and the first ever sister of the Order of the sister's of St Joseph, Creating astonishing improvement for Catholic schools all over the world. Mackillop and her sisters worked vigorously, dedicated to the those in need and refuge, allowing Mackillop to form the first Religious order in Australia. By 1871, Mary and her sisters; now known as the ‘Josephites’, ran 35 schools in south Australia and with little and near no money, provided Catholic education for children of the bush enduring their energy endlessly through their own hardships for the sake of others. Their influence on Australia was far more than significant, travelling to Orphanages, Women in danger, Children in need and the aged and poor. Mackillop and her sisters were prepared to travel anywhere far and wide in order to help those in need and guided them towards the trust and love of God, within Christianity. Mary’s influence formed the basis of Catholic education within Christianity that we know today. Mackillop's efforts within Christianity in Australia and it’s rural areas helped Catholic schools regain their credence and allowed them to flourish, spreading Christianity all over Australia
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