The spirit of Suzanne Aubert lives on in all we do. We make a lifetime commitment to live in communities – “to care with compassion” / Te Rauhi I Runga I te Puaroha – and work with others to respond to the changing needs of the people we serve…
The spirit of Suzanne Aubert lives on in all we do. We make a lifetime commitment to live in communities – “to care with compassion” / Te Rauhi I Runga I te Puaroha – and work with others to respond to the changing needs of the people we serve…
Following the mission of Jesus and in the spirit of Suzanne Aubert, we share faith and compassion with people.
Jesus’ mission is our driving force. It gives life and shapes all that we are about in our service to the community. It encompasses:
Jesus’ mission is brought to reality through every co-worker of the Sisters of Compassion.
We place high value on:
The medal worn by the Sisters of Compassion from their First Profession of Vows was designed by Suzanne Aubert on the founding of the Congregation. On the front of the medal, we see Mary standing at the foot of the cross with the inscription “He died for us”. This is to remind the Sisters to offer themselves with Mary to Jesus. On the reverse side, we see the seven swords to represent the seven sorrows of Mary which she endured during her lifetime. The inscription is “Our Lady of Compassion, pray for us”.
The bone carving was designed by Sister Annette Green in 1992 to mark the Centenary of the Congregation. She drew her inspiration from our own crest. Most of the 120 bone pendants or brooches for the Sisters were carved by a client of the Compassion Soup Kitchen, Noel Minogue. Each design element is symbolic.
Two designs of the crest and motto were originally submitted to Suzanne Aubert in 1920 and then, in the 1940s, novice Therese Caldwell submitted nine small sketches. In 1955 Father Maurice Mulcahy translated the motto Caritas et Sacrificio (Love in Sacrifice) as “the love of God in Himself, and in others, exercised in the sacrifice of self, to the disregard of self”.
Jerusalem pilgramage