Eventually she entered the Order where she did her Religious Training . She Prayed she would be given the name of Susanne after our Foundress, her Prayers were answered. Following this Suzanne worked as a Sister of Compassion in our different areas of work. I knew sister well as we began our Nursing Training together, she was a bright young woman and did well with her Nursing, gaining good marks in all three Papers, Medical, Surgical, & Maternity. She was a good nurse and I know people loved her approach to them. After sisters time in the Hospital she had a few health issues and felt she was unable to carry on as a Sister of Compassion, eventually she left the Order, Married and had a family. Sister Cecilia Scanlon
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 45
A pilgrimage to El Salvador and Hiruhārama, scholarship winners, Compassion Soup Kitchen's urban garden, Compassion Housing supporting more pensioners, 125th anniversary celebrations, school visits, a year at Our Lady's Home of Compassion...
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 48
Celebrating Suzanne Aubert's birthday, living with compassion, a message of gratitude, climate change...
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Sister Alphonsus Fay
Elizabeth Fay was born at Mount Bolton, Victoria, Australia on 10 September, 1875. She came to New Zealand to visit her sister, Mrs. Dollimure, who lived at Reefton. There she met Dean Rolland and Fr. Hickson, and it was through the latter that she was directed to the Sisters of Compassion...