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Mercy Day Greetings to all who celebrate this special feast of Mary. The opportunity to receive messages from all over the world in times of sorrow and joy makes me think that Catherine would be repeating what she once said: ‘The blessing of unity still dwells amongst us and oh what a blessing.’
Ethel M Bignell, MIA, Dublin / Ireland
Queridas Hermanas nuestro saludo especial en esta Fiesta de Misericordia.
Que nuestra Señora de la Misericordia nos acompañe en este proceso de cambios. Que nos bendiga con nuevas y buenas vocaciones para que podamos seguir presente entre los empobrecidos. María Madre de Misericordia ruega por nosotras y por todos los que sufren.
Dear Sisters,
Our special greetings in this Feast of Our Lady of Mercy.
Wishing that Our Lady of Mercy will be our companion in the process of changes. That we could be blessed with new and good vocations, so we can be present among the poor. Mary Mother of Mercy pray for us and for all that are suffering.
Angelina Mitre , Mercedes Gómez rsm / Panama
May all the Sisters of Mercy throughout the world be united as one Congregation in Mercy on this beautiful feast.
Mary Lyons rsm, Western Province / Ireland
Greetings to all for Mercy Day.
May God bless you all for the lovely feast of Mercy.
From all the Mercy Tuam Sisters / Ireland
Special greetings of Mercy as we celebrate on 24th September.
Joan Smith rsm. Perth / Australia
Mercy Day greetings to all of our Mercy family from everyone at St Mary's College,
Mary Cook, Wellington / NZ
May God’s mercy touch each of us as we celebrate Mercy Day.
From the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation / Australia
Greetings and Blessings: To all our Mercy family on the occasion of Mercy Day 24 September 2005.
I am trying to imagine how it must have been for our early pioneer sisters in 1846, that first year of arrival in Perth, the first Mercies to enter our lovely Australia. As I sit here at my desk in Victoria Square, Perth, I think 'What a hallowed spot this is!' I work in the Catholic Migrant Centre situated in Vic Square and from my window I have a view of the first and oh so little shingled roofed Church of 1846, which the sisters entered on that hot January day, having walked up Barrack St from the boat on the Swan River. How did they manage their first winter? Did they look forward to spring and begin to notice it was going to be very different from an Irish spring? Did they dread the anticipated heat of another summer or had they begun to acclimatise and rejoice in the sun and warmth of our WA weather? Had they begun to settle in and did they celebrate September 24 as Mercy Day that first year?
Flo O'Sullivan, Perth / Australia
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