Posts Tagged ‘Suzanne Aubert’

Suzanne Aubert needs miracle

Monday, November 6th, 2017
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Last year, Suzanne Aubert was declared “venerable” by Pope Francis, and supporters of her canonisation are now literally waiting on a miracle. A first miracle would see her named as “Blessed”, and a second would mean her being named a saint. The sisters of Compassion property in Island Bay has been developed in the expectation of Read more

Venerable Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day

Thursday, September 28th, 2017
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This coming Sunday will be Venerable Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day in all Catholic churches throughout New Zealand. The Sisters of Compassion, founded by Suzanne Aubert, and the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference agreed that the first Sunday of October will be marked as a day of celebration. All parishes have been asked to include a Read more

Art exhibition – The Nun and the Poet : Jerusalem

Monday, September 18th, 2017
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The Space Gallery’s exhibition in Whanganui, The Nun & The Poet: Jerusalem, includes etchings, woodcuts and photographs created by Michaela Stoneman during and after her times spent at Hiruharama (Jerusalem) on the Whanganui river. There is a companion booklet with writings from Baxter, Aubert, Mere Hohepa, Jessie Munro and others as well as Stoneman’s own writing. Read more

National day of celebration marks Suzanne Aubert’s progress to sainthood

Monday, June 19th, 2017
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The Sisters of Compassion and the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference have announced the first Sunday of October as a day of celebration for the Venerable Suzanne Aubert. Suzanne Aubert was the founder of the Sisters of Compassion, New Zealand’s only home grown order of Sisters. In 1997 the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference supported Read more

Suzanne Aubert declared Venerable

Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
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Suzanne Aubert, the founder of the Sisters of Compassion has been declared ‘venerable’, a major milestone on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church. The announcement has just been made from Rome by Pope Francis. Being declared ‘venerable’ is a major step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church, says Dr Maurice Carmody, the promoter Read more

Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day on October 2nd

Friday, September 23rd, 2016
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The New Zealand Bishops Conference has lent its support to the first Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day on Oct 2, to coincide with the 90th anniversary of her death on 1st October 1926. All parishes have been asked to include a special Prayer of the Faithful at Masses on Oct 2 and also to make available Read more

Sainthood for Suzanne Aubert needs a miracle

Friday, September 16th, 2016

It could be a while before Suzanne Aubert is canonised. To get full sainthood, miracles will have to be attributed to her. This can happen if a person who needs medical help asks Mother Aubert to intercede with Christ for them. If those prayers are successful, the cure can be deemed a miracle. Read more

Space for Aubert in Memorial Park crèche future

Friday, March 4th, 2016

The Home of Compassion crèche at Memorial Park in Wellington is to be an education centre, but space will be dedicated within it to Suzanne Aubert. There was a late push to have the crèche turned into a centre dedicated to Mother Aubert. But the Ministry for Culture and Heritage said education centre plans are Read more

Former Aubert creche could become major tourist attraction

Friday, February 26th, 2016

An old creche in Memorial Park could bring an influx of tourists and millions of dollars to Wellington, but it’s not without headaches according to Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre director Francis Fanning. Fanning said a key part of that plan would be to turn the Home of Compassion creche, which was built by Mother Aubert in Read more

Suzanne Aubert takes another step towards sainthood.

Friday, October 9th, 2015

The Theologians examining Suzanne Aubert’s cause have accepted the writings, spirituality and goodness of Suzanne Aubert. In 1997 the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference agreed to support the first part of the formal process, called the “Introduction of the Cause of Suzanne Aubert”. Then a historical consultation (Posito) was completed and presented for  theological consultation Read more