Sisters, Associates and Friends of Mercy planning to celebrate the Eucharist at 2pm on the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, Sunday, 24 September, at Mercy International Centre are reminded to RSVP by/on Friday 15 September to Madeleine using the subject line ‘Mercy Day’, or ring +353 1 661 8061.

All are welcome to afternoon tea following the Eucharist in the Chapel. All seating for Mass will be in the Chapel.

Street parking is free on Sundays.

Details of the livestream can be found here
 
Download the invitation here (PDF)

Messages to: Madeleine O'Hanlon - Receptionist

Today and in past days we have witnessed a series of disastrous events - vicious hurricanes called Harvey and Irma, a monster earthquake in Mexico, wildfires on the US west coast... We have heard the 'cry of the Earth and the cry of the Poor' in confronting ways in these events and in Myanmar’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority.

Let us continue to pray for and support where we can all affected by these extreme weather events. Organisations handling disaster relief include Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services

Post your own Prayer or Reflection in our online Chapel

Messages to: Mary Reynolds rsm - Executive Director MIA

The Mass booklet for the celebration of Mercy Day Eucharist at Baggot Street is now available for download.

A4 Paper Size Mass Booklet (12 pps; PDF)
US Letter size Mass Booklet (12 pps; PDF)

Messages to: Anna Nicholls rsm - Team Leader Heritage & Spirituality

Image: This oil painting of Our Lady of Mercy hangs in the alcove in the Baggot Street chapel to the right of the sanctuary. Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, it was gifted to the Sisters of Mercy in 1890.

Thank you to those who have already sent in your greeting.

All members and friends of the Mercy family are invited to send in your greetings for posting on our mercyworld.org website for Mercy Day. Greetings will be posted online as they are received. We look forward to posting yours!

Greetings should be sent in by Friday, 22 September to make sure they are published for Mercy Day.

Messages to: Anne Walsh - Mercy eNews Editor

As a Mercy Community, we pray with those in need of physical healing through the intercession of Catherine McAuley.

God of love and mercy, touch with your healing power and restore to full health: Joe Harper, Niamh Flanagan, Frank Bondy Jr and all whose names are on our prayer list.

We ask this with confidence through the intercession of Venerable Catherine McAuley. Amen.

Messages to: the Vice postulators

Join MIA Team members online on 13 or 14 September in discussing the question: In the light of the MIA Vision statement, what priorities might MIA focus on over the next 5 years?

The three sessions are:

Wednesday 13th September, 5.30pm - 6.30pm (Irish time). Check local time here
Thursday 14th September, 7.30am - 8.30am (Irish time). Check local time here
Thursday 14th September, 1.30pm - 2.30pm (Irish time). Check local time here

Further details can be found here

Messages to: Mary Reynolds rsm - Executive Director MIA

Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Congregation welcome the call to Australians to work for an economy that is based on principles of justice and equity – one that is at the service of all, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalised.

The call from Bishop Long OFM Conv. came at the launch of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2017–2018 Social Justice Statement, entitled Everyone’s Business: Developing an inclusive and sustainable economy...

Messages to: Maria Lawton rsm - Congregation Leadership Team

Image: L-r: Commissioner Susan Pascoe OA (Australian Charities); Mr John Ferguson (Australian Catholic Social Justice Council); Most Rev Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv (Chair, Australian Catholic Social Justice Council); Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO (Catholic Social Services Australia) and Aunty Elsie Heiss

The Sisters of Mercy have condemned the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, putting 800,000 young people at risk of deportation.

'We will not stand by as DACA recipients and their families, as well as other undocumented immigrants and vulnerable groups, are scapegoated and blamed for the economic and social problems facing this country.

We will continue to pray and stand in solidarity with immigrant communities. We will work with other coalitions to end the cruel systems of detention and deportation, and advocate for Congress to pass the Dream Act of 2017 and other just bipartisan legislation...'

Mercy High School San Francisco has also issued a Statement in solidarity: 'You have an ally in Mercy SF. We see you. We hear you. We are with you. You are not alone.'

Messages to: Institute Justice Team

Elaine Wainwright rsm provides ecological insights into each of the Sunday gospel readings during September, the Season of Creation. Sr Elaine writes, 'This Season of Creation is an opportune time to bring our growing ecological consciousness to all our scriptural readings as well as our liturgy as a whole.'

Download the article (2pps; PDF)

Messages to: Elaine Wainwright rsm

Editor: In Issue #730, 12 July, we featured the story of An Gairdín Beo (The Garden Alive), its establishment on a two acre site adjacent to St. Leo's Convent Carlow and achievements since 2014. This week we publish a link to the vision for Gairdín Beo in 20 years time.

“As I visit An Gairdín Beo today, almost 20 years on from when it was first established, I look around with great satisfaction.  The growing area is now a hub for grow-it-yourself members.  They come as individuals and as groups to share their knowledge, their produce and their hands.  There is always a great atmosphere in this part of the garden, with young and old involved together...

Messages to: Mary Carmody rsm

CHESTERFIELD, MO September 7, 2017 (STL.NEWS) – Mercy, the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the nation, has signed on to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), becoming the first U.S. health care system to join this network. The PRI is recognized as the leading global network of institutional investors committed to including environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their investment practices. Other signatories of the UN-supported PRI include Harvard University, Summit Strategies Group and Christian Brothers Investment Services...

Messages to: Nancy Corbett -Executive Director of Media Relations & Social Media

Almost 65 years after the Sisters of Mercy opened an all-girls secondary Catholic school in the Sunset, Lakeside and Park Merced districts of San Francisco, Mercy High School is “future-proofing” its legacy with new leadership and a fresh vision linked to the charism of the founding order...a new educational model called Social Advocacy Based Learning, a program designed to prepare students to succeed in the age of innovation while creating social advocates in service of the common good.

Social Advocacy applies Catholic Social Teaching to the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy and puts that into action.  The goal is real-world change achieved collectively through a shared understanding of leadership, service, and activism. Read more

Messages to: Joel Danoy - Director of Marketing & Communications

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Our Mission
Mercy High School, San Francisco, educates women to pursue lives of spiritual and intellectual depth, determination and daring action to improve our world as an inclusive, college preparatory community enlivened by the gospel of Jesus and the charism of the Sister of Mercy.

'While the opening verses of this Sunday’s gospel reading have Jesus advocating endless forgiveness (not seven but seventy-seven times), the parable that follows is anything but consistent with this teaching and the teaching of Jesus in the gospel as a whole...'

Read the Reflection on the Gospel by Veronica Lawson rsm (ISMAPNG)

Listen to the Gospel read by Fr Eamonn O'Connor (Ireland)

With thanks to the South Central Community who updated and adapted this Mercy Day prayer service based on one composed by the Mid-Atlantic Community.

Download the Prayer Service in English (12pps; PDF)
Download the Prayer Service in Spanish (12pps; PDF)

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1882: Death of M Bernard Maguire, Foundress of Longford

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'These are three attitudes that must form our lives as disciples...Firstly, going to what is essential...Secondly, being renewed...Thirdly, getting involved.'