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Engage in the Season of Creation with Mercy Global Action!

Resources

Engage in the Season of Creation with Mercy Global Action!

Resources

Engage in the Season of Creation with Mercy Global Action!

As the Season of Creation approaches, the Mercy World celebrates the beauty, wisdom, and generosity of all Creation. The theme of the 2021 Season of Creation is ‘A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God.’

In the midst of global turbulence, the Christian family has awakened to the urgent need to heal our relationships with creation and with each other. This year’s invitation to celebrate the Season of Creation is accompanied by a substantial guide filled with prayers, advocacy and more…

MESSAGES TO: Colleen Swain Leadership Development and Advocacy Associate
MIA Prayer Intention: All Who are Continuing to Suffer Greatly in the Pandemic

Prayer

MIA Prayer Intention: All Who are Continuing to Suffer Greatly in the Pandemic

Prayer

MIA Prayer Intention: All Who are Continuing to Suffer Greatly in the Pandemic

We pray for the generosity of spirit that will keep us mindful of all those who are suffering greatly as this pandemic continues: for all who have suffered the loss of those close to them, for those who have experienced serious illness themselves, for all who have suffered economic hardship, for those afflicted by mental illness through their isolation, and for all who have suffered in countless ways.

May I be alert to ways in which I can help even if only a little. Generous God fill my heart. Amen.

An opportunity is coming to join the Mercy World for a special prayer for these COVID times on the Feast of the Holy Cross, September 14. Additional details will be provided in the next Mercy enews.

Members News

Suscipe of Catherine McAuley by Santa Barbara Catholic School (SBCS) Honor Choir in Guam

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Suscipe of Catherine McAuley by Santa Barbara Catholic School (SBCS) Honor Choir in Guam

Guam

Suscipe of Catherine McAuley by Santa Barbara Catholic School (SBCS) Honor Choir in Guam

At the beginning of Pandemic, Santa Barbara Catholic School (SBCS) Honor Choir in Guam prepared a virtual version of Catherine McAuley's Suspice. The video has been shared widely throughout the Mercy community and been featured in many Mercy celebrations and prayer services.

SBCS thanks Mr. Jerry Castro and Mrs. Tara Franquez for stepping up with accompaniment, logistics, and video editing; the Honor Choir and alumna - Marianna Tamayo, for lending their beautiful voices; and, the faculty and staff who've shared their talent with us for this video.

Mercy principal cheers former student to Olympic gold

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Mercy principal cheers former student to Olympic gold

Americas

Mercy principal cheers former student to Olympic gold

Sister of Mercy Percylee Hart was among the 500 pair of eyes glued to televisions at the Stage House Tavern in Mountainside, New Jersey on Aug. 3 cheering area favorite Sydney McLaughlin to a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics. In fact, McLaughlin broke her own world record.

“As I was watching her win the gold it was surreal, it was unbelievable,” recalled Percylee, McLaughlin’s principal when a student at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

“This ultimate joy just burst from me! It was hard to define the magnitude of that joy. I think I let out a ‘Wow!’ and ‘Gold Syd Gold.’ I don’t know how to scream, but I’m sure I yelled,” laughed Percylee.

Mercy Matters

On This Day

Fact

On This Day

31 August 1875: 10 Sisters from Ennis, Ireland arrived in Singleton, Australia to establish a new convent.

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MercyWorks Celebrates Stories of Mercy

Programmes & Events

MercyWorks Celebrates Stories of Mercy

Watch the video of MercyWorks good news stories of their partnership and programs in community development - with Indigenous communities and asylum seekers in Australia, and with our sisters and brothers across the Asia Pacific region in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Timor Leste.

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

“From September 1 to October 4, we join with Christians across the globe in celebrating the Season of Creation. The 2021 theme, “A Home for All, Renewing the Oikos [household] of God” invites us to attend to those rendered homeless, birds and beasts and humankind alike so that there might be a home for all the species of the earth.”

Further Resources

Archbishop Dermot Farrell (Dublin) publishes pastoral letter on the climate crisis

Worth Reading

Archbishop Dermot Farrell (Dublin) publishes pastoral letter on the climate crisis

Archbishop writes “Let us not fool ourselves: there can be no enduring response to the cry of the earth without responding to the need for justice and dignity.”

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Vatican Museums Collection: The Works of Mercy #6

Worth Knowing

Vatican Museums Collection: The Works of Mercy #6

Explore the masterpieces in the papal collections accompanied by the words of the Popes. Today, view The Works of Mercy #6.

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Healthy Planet, Healthy People Petition

Worth Knowing

Healthy Planet, Healthy People Petition

In November, at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), countries will announce their plans to meet the goals of the Paris agreement. Ahead of those meetings, it is our responsibility as Catholics to lift up the voices of the most vulnerable and advocate on their behalf. *This petition was signed by Mercy Global Action!

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Members of Mercy

Members of Mercy International

Members of Mercy International Association share the passion of their foundress, Catherine McAuley, to bring mercy to people who are poor, sick and uneducated.

Mercy eNews

The online newsletter of Mercy International Association is published fortnightly, 24 weeks each year and distributed to subscribers via email.

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