If we torment ourselves every time we make a mistake, we will never be good for anything. Let us do all that we have to do with calm and peace.
Suzanne Aubert
Founder of the order
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Sister Martin Walsh
Lorraine Mary Walsh was born in Gisborne, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Walsh. Lorraine was the eldest sibling.
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Sister Bernard Montesena
Matilda Montesena was born in Napier in 1881. Matilda’s parents were Albina and Mary Magdalen Montesena (nee Hay). She entered the Sisters of Compassion at Buckle Street on 27 February, 1907, and received her religious name Sister M. Bernard...
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Sister Baptist Backhurst
Ethel Francesca was the eldest daughter of Francis and Maud Backhurst, she was born in Onehunga, Auckland. Her siblings, three brothers and one sister relied on her direction and motherly skills, as their father died at an early age...