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September 22
The bishop of Cork urged at a profession in 1837 that they add a fourth vow - the service of the poor, the sick and the ignorant - as both integral to their dedication and descriptive of it.
July 04
Let us never think any one individual necessary for carrying on the work of God…we can all be done without.
July 03
One has to try to espouse Catherine's two-fold commitment to trust and urgency: "While we place all our confidence in God - we must act as if all depended on our exertion".
July 02
At times of crisis, Mercy people have realigned and dreamt of new ways of implementing the spirit and vision – indeed – taken the greatest risks.
July 01
The choice for a life in union with Christ is a choice for a life within Christ’s church.
June 30
One question proposed with simplicity is often the occasion of many instructions.
June 29
Catherine was energised by friendship, that choicest of all human gifts.
June 28
Heaven’s the prize, so why should one be anxious? God’s eyes are ever towards us.
June 27
Confidence in God causes us to hope for everything from His paternal goodness.
June 26
It is well for us that God is all-merciful.
June 25
The matter which causes the greatest interior upheaval is the very thing which, if properly used, will bring you nearer to God.
June 24
Never let anything cause you trouble or anxiety which is not an offence against God.
June 23
May God bless and protect you and make you the instrument of His glory.
June 22
The journey itself is the place of redemption and revelation.
June 21
Catherine’s instructions were the fruit of prayer, to which she had recourse in every difficulty.
June 20
Catherine’s dream did find fulfilment within the boundaries of religious life…but of a new style.
June 19
Catherine’s spirit of mercy ... made her adopt plans for the relief of the poor which to some appeared beyond the limits of prudence.