"Loreto Normanhurst, up amongst the hills, surrounded by orange groves and possessing large portion of bush, the delight of the children, an ideal place for picnics.
- Letter of Mother Gonzaga 24/5/1908, Normanhurst.
"Perhaps I could camp out on that ledge of rock from which there is so grand a view.
- Letter of Mother Gonzaga 24/9/1901, Kirribilli.
God Called Mary
When Mother Mary was growing up as a child in Ireland, and attending Loreto schools, God really came into her life. He leaded her to becoming a true follower and worker of IBVM and with the lead of the Bishop of Ballarat, she led the first group of Loreto Sisters to Australia to educate women. Leading on this group, Mary believed that this was what God had sent her to do, what God had made her to be.