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CATH NEWS REPORT: About 3000 people marked the first Feast Day of Australia's first Saint at Mary Mackillop Place in North Sydney, attending Mass and visiting the chapel and museum, reports theCatholic Weekly.
"People wanted to celebrate the very first Feast Day since her canonisation, and they wanted to be present on the site here at North Sydney which was wonderful."
"There was a respectful peace with the people that came to celebrate and learn more about Mary's life," said Sr Brigette Sipa, director of Mary MacKillop Place.
Sr Brigette said people came with a "great attitude of prayer, respect and contemplation".
"That was the feel of the whole day and it created such a special atmosphere around the site," she said.
Sr Brigette said one of the great attractions of St Mary Mackillop is that people can "relate to her".
"She was an ordinary woman, who lived for others," said Sr Brigette.
"So I think everybody can relate to this ordinary person who did the work what she believed God was asking her to do.
"People relate very closely to her recognising that this ordinary person did ordinary things in an extraordinary way. And there's hope in that for all of us."
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