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“I call upon you, O Lord; give ear to my voice when I call to you. Let my prayer be counted as incense before you ,and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. My eyes are turned towards you, O God, my Lord; in You I seek refuge; do not leave me defenceless.”
Issue 6, September 2008, Highlights: Benedictine Sisters Leave Kalumburu |
KCP Magazine Benedictine Sisters Leave Kalumburu After 77 years at Pago/Kalumburu, the Missionary Benedictine Sisters, originally founded from Spain and New Norcia, have left the remote Mission in the far north of Western Australia (19 August 2008) Theirs was a simple and dedicated life carried out in service of the Church and the Aboriginal people. The early days were about survival. Their work entailed caring for babies, children and expectant mothers and nursing the sick. Without a doubt the Aboriginal people would not have survived the various illnesses and contagions in the area had the Sisters not played their part in nursing and nurturing the struggling population in the early days. They began the first school at Kalumburu, child care services and a health clinic as well as running a bakery and a public kitchen.
Bishop Saunders, one-time Parish Priest of Kalumburu, presided at a Mass in the Sisters’ honour on 18 August 2008. During the Mass he praised their selfless work and dedication over the years. “My own personal experience of the Sisters has led me to an appreciation of their prayer-filled lives poured out in the love and care for the people of Kalumburu. I am sure God will bless them abundantly for their magnificent apostolic work faithfully committed in His name. Photo Caption: Sr Visitation (centre) and Sr Catalina (back right) with companions for the journey, who came to Kalumburu to help them pack, Srs Barbara (left), Theresa (right) and Agnello (left rear). 180808. Photo: CAS |
Sister Visitation and Sister Catalina were the last Sisters to be assigned there after the death of Sister Scholastica in December 2007. Sister Catalina was ministering at the Mission for six years and Sister Visitation had arrived there in 1960 serving a total of 48 years. Sister Catalina has gone to the Philippines while Sister Visitation has returned to Spain, to the convent in Madrid.