Our General Manager recently heard a story about one of the items in our collection and asked if it could be put on display for the Jubilee year. The item was the pectoral cross that was worn by Bishop Luck.
Bishop Luck
On 11 May 1902 Mother Mary MacKillop suffered a stroke while in Rotorua. The events of this time are narrated in a letter from Sr Patricia Campbell to Sr La Merci Mahony.
Saint Mary MacKillop
The Bishop Referred to is Bishop George Lenihan. He had accompanied Bishop Luck from England to New Zealand in 1882 and succeeded him as Bishop of Auckland in 1896.
From Mary MacKillop on mission to her last breath : Correspondence about the Foundations of the Sisters of St Joseph in Aotearoa New Zealand and Mary's final years 1881-1909, McCreanor rsj, Sheila (Ed), 2009, Sisters of St Joseph.
Here is the requested display with the pectoral cross, a relic and the letter from Sr Patricia Campbell.
You can read more about St Mary MacKillop in the September 11, 2024 post of JOURNEY WITH THE ARCHIVIST. https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/2024/09/11/the-role-of-church-archives/
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