Saint Mary of the Cross was the first Australian to be canonised and holds a special place in our hearts. Her approach: “Never see a need without doing something about it” is one that both inspires and calls us to action, to charity.
As the patron of both my diocese, and my children’s school, the person of Mary MacKillop is someone I often pause to think about. And when I knew that her feast day was coming up, I went looking for a simple craft I could make at home with my children, and take along to playgroup.
I didn’t find anything so I made my own, and it’s so quick and easy that you can make it at home with your children too!
You will need:
This image:
Lightweight card, or regular paper will do
Colouring pencils or textas
Scissors
Glue
What to do:
Print out the image of Saint Mary MacKillop (you can fit two onto an A4 page quite comfortably).
Colour in.
Cut around the edges.
Glue on right hand side between dotted and full lines and join to the back of the left hand side.
And there you have it, Saint Mary of the Cross!
Happy feastday!
Originally posted 2016-08-08 04:27:42.