Today, the Chanel Home of Compassion would like to share some insight on our Name.
"Chanel"- is derived from the Patron Saint of Oceania Saint Peter Chanel. (Story below)
"Home of Compassion"-To understand the origins of the "Home of Compassion please visit our webpage compassion.org.fj
Read about the fascinating and wonderful works of the foundress of the homes throughout the world that we call the "Home of Compassion".
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Saint Peter Chanel’s Story
This is a brief on this remarkable Saint and How he became the Patron Saint of Oceania. This story was taken from the Franciscan Media publication.
Anyone who has worked in loneliness, with great adaptation required and with little apparent success, will find a kindred spirit in Peter Chanel.
Born in France, Peter’s interest in the missions began in school, when he read letters missionaries to America sent back home. As a young priest, Peter revived a parish in a “bad” district by the simple method of showing great devotion to the sick. Wanting to be a missionary, he joined the Society of Mary, the Marists, at 28. Obediently, he taught in the seminary for five years. Then, as superior of seven Marists, he traveled to Western Oceania. The bishop accompanying the missionaries left Peter and a brother on Futuna Island northeast of Fiji, promising to return in six months. He was gone five years.
Meanwhile, Peter struggled with this new language and mastered it, making the difficult adjustment to life with whalers, traders, and warring natives. Despite little apparent success and severe want, he maintained a serene and gentle spirit, plus endless patience and courage. A few natives had been baptized, a few more were being instructed. When the chieftain’s son asked to be baptized, persecution by the chieftain reached a climax. Father Chanel was clubbed to death.
Within two years after his death, the whole island became Catholic and has remained so. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Peter Chanel is the first martyr of Oceania and its patron.
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Suzanne Aubert | UNESCO recognition for Suzanne Aubert’s Māori publication
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The New and Complete Manual of Māori Conversation and Vocabulary written by Suzanne Aubert has been accepted for registration on the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand Register. The Sisters of Compassion nominated the publication for inclusion in this prestigious register. The Sisters will be p...THE CHANEL HOME OF COMPASSION WISHES TO ADVISE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ANNUAL BAZAAR SCHEDULED FOR THE 24TH APRIL, 2021, HAS BEEN DEFERRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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