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Giving thanks for 150 years

Mercy Sisters Wellington NZ 14 June 1861, a mid winter morning, the crack of dawn: Bishop Viard was woken from his sleep by a messenger from the steamer, Lord Worsley, which overnight had put down anchor in Wellington Harbour. Three Sisters of Mercy had arrived as a result of his request to Bishop Pompallier and […]