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70 years ago, the first Presentation Sisters arrived in Taita in the Hutt Valley. Last Sunday I had the joy of celebrating Mass at St Michael’s church for the sisters to mark this special anniversary. The Mass was followed by a movie – the screening of “The Furthest Lantern”, a documentary about the sisters’ beginnings in New Zealand. The “lantern” refers to the light their foundress, the Venerable Nano Nagle, carried at night as she brought help to the poor and infirm in impoverished parts of Ireland. Her work in educating the children of the poor and tending to the many needs of poor families was recognised in 2000 when she was voted Irish Woman of the Millenium. Congratulations and thanks to the New Zealand Presentations on their anniversary! ... See MoreSee Less