Life is a journey by road, On the way we travel the dust is thick and the shade is scarce, Let us know how to select the best place to halt, to bathe our eyes, to shake off the dust that covers us, and to wash our sore feet
Suzanne Aubert
Founder of the order
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Sister Martha Chard
Constance Miriam Mary Chard was born at Stratford in Taranaki, on 7 May 1912. Her father, Edward Chard, was born in England and came to New Zealand at a very early age, marrying her mother Amy Carter who was of Irish descent.
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Sister Michael Soani
Sister was the first person from Fiji to enter the Sisters of Compassion. After her Religious Profession she taught at our School in Suva...
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Sister Elizabeth Slattery
Alice Slattery was born at Remuera, Auckland, on August 4, 1904. On the day she entered the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay on 12 November, 1920, Mother Aubert came to the top of the hill to greet her as she walked up from the tram...