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Mercy Day Greetings 2006
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Mercy Day Blessings and heartfelt greetings to all in our Mercy Circle today from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas!
As we stand in witness to great sadness and suffering in our poor dear world, we recall Catherine’s instruction to her sisters, and, were she here today, to Mercy Associates, Companions in Mercy and all our co-ministers.
We should be particularly kind – the kindest people on earth, with the tenderest pity and compassion for the poor.
May our lives bear witness to goodness, kindness and love that still prevail wherever we may be.
Bendiciones y saludos desde lo profundo de nuestro corazón a todas(os) en nuestro Círculo de la Misericordia hoy, Día de la Misericordia de parte de todas las Hermanas de la Misericordia de las Américas!
Al presenciar nosotras el enorme sufrimiento y tristeza en nuestro pobre mundo, recordamos la enseñanza de Catalina a sus hermanas y, si estuviera ella aquí hoy, a Asociadas(os) de la Misericordia, Compañeras en Misericordia y a todas(os) nuestras(os) Colegas en el ministerio:
[Nosotras} deberíamos ser particularmente amables – la gente más amable de la tierra, con la más tierna compasión por los empobrecidos.
Que nuestras vidas sean testimonio de bondad, de gentileza y del amor que aún prevalece donde sea que nosotras estemos.
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas!
On this Mercy Day, in the year in which we celebrate 175 years since the founding of the Sisters of Mercy, let us remain centred in the God of Mercy, as we refocus our Mercy Mission at local and global levels.
With love from the outgoing and incoming Congregational Leadership Teams of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, Ireland.
E Te Atua Atawhai God of unbounded mercy,
W e acknowledge that all mission is yours,
A sharing of your goodness that overflows,
To welcome and embrace,
To reconcile and renew,
Wherever your transforming love may go.
Hari ra atawhai ki a koutou katoa.
Happy Mercy Day to all.
Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa
Sisters of Mercy New Zealand
Holy the name of the Lord!
Whose mercy embraces the faithful,
One generation to the next.
Greetings to the world-wide Mercy family as we prepare to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mercy. May Mercy embrace and surround you and the whole world, especially as we continue to rejoice in, and celebrate, the 17th anniversary of the founding of the Mercy Congregation. Blessings.
Helen, Patricia, Marcella and Dianne
Newfoundland and Labrador
“The tender Mercy of God has given us one another” Venerable Catherine McAuley
The Sisters of Mercy of the Union send warm Mercy Day greetings to all Sisters of Mercy and Associates in this special year of celebration.
Around the Mercy world, special anniversaries are being marked this year. On our feast-day 24 September, 2006, we pray that our many celebrations will
- Awaken our joyful gratitude for all those whose names are already etched on the pages of Catherine"s 175 year old story
- Call us to courageous risk-taking as our lives write today"s chapter of the story;
- Fill us with deep hope that the story will continue to be told in the mission of Mercy women, men and children into the future.
Greeting from Nerida Tinkler rsm, Caroline Ryan rsm, Karon Donnellon rsm (Institute Leadership Team) Australia
Mercy Day - a time to remember that "God"s gracious and compassionate Mercy is the wellspring, the source of never failing supply, for all those who cherish and seek to live out this gift of Mercy. (MIA Visioning Statement 2006)
Warm and sincere greetings as we celebrate this joyful day and birth a future where, in the spirit of Catherine, we can globally connect and where we can connect the rich and the poor for the life of the world.
Ethel M Bignell, rsm, Mercy International Association, Ireland
We are now here six months and settling well into our new lifestyle and home. Thank you to so many of you for your kind good wishes in March, we very much appreciated your thoughts and prayers.
As we celebrate our first Mercy Day here in Addo we unite in love and prayer with our Sisters and Associates throughout the world. Happy feast day to you all.
Mary, Martha & Breda Addo, South Africa
Dear Sisters
Greetings from Lulangilo Formation House Zambia
May Mercy Day be a rich source of Blessing and joy to the world wide Mercy family.
With love
Mary De Largy rsm, Patricia Kyambu rsm, Paschalinah Milimo rsm and Rabecca Soko rsm, Zambia
At this time of Reconfiguration in Australia let us all be united in Prayer on Mercy Day that from the Gathering at the Waters Process some direction may be given to the spirit which will enable us all to move forward in Peace Justice and Mercy for the glory of God and his Kingdom.
Happy Mercy Day!
Margaret Anne Crow rsm, West Wyalong
Mercy Day greetings to all those who are a part of the Circle of Mercy around the world. Blessings for our special day!
Thanks for the privilege of assisting your on-line Mercy communications throughout the year.
From all at Fraynework Multimedia
May the blessings of Mercy and Compassion be ours this Mercy Day!
Angela Hartigan rsm, Nairobi
Greetings to our Sisters and Associates all over our beautiful and hurting world! May God's Mercy touch us and encourage us to be Mercy today.
Love from the Gunnedah Mercies... Australia.
Let us join together as Sisters of Mercy, Associates, and Companions, throughout the world and pray for peace in our world. I wish each one joy and peace in all you do. Let us keep our hearts and enthusiasm as we minister MERCIFULLY to God’s people.
Ruth Mulligan
Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic
May God and Catherine continue to
Encourage and inspire each one of us!
Reflecting on Catherine we are inspired and
Challenged to continuously seek out the poor among us
Yielding to God’s direction in our lives speaking in the voices among us
US Province of the Sisters of Mercy
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