Mercy Programmes for 2023 Announced
Mercy International Centre is eager to announce a full offering of programmes scheduled for 2023. Programmes will focus on heritage, spirituality, Mercy, and justice and create space for all who visit Baggot Street to learn more about our history, connect more deeply with Catherine, and experience what Mercy is today.
As you plan your retreat or pilgrimage for 2023, please connect with MIA’s Heritage and Spirituality team who can assist in booking your programme. For questions or bookings email programmes@mercyinternational.ie or ring MIC at +353.1.661.8061.
Vision in Action
Mercy Global Action
MGA reflects on the MELF Programme during the Season of Creation
Mercy Global Action
MGA reflects on the MELF Programme during the Season of Creation
As the Season of Creation comes to an end, MGA reflects on how we have celebrated the beauty and generosity of nature and integrated creation related themes into the Mercy Global Action Emerging Leaders Fellowship. Central to the MELF programme are the objectives to develop critical thinking about environmental destruction – both human and natural - through the lens of Mercy, and to take an integral ecological approach to understand the intersections of social, economic, and environmental decline. Throughout the Fellowship, participants are educated on eco-spirituality and mindful and simple living while also being equipped with the skills, tools, and knowledge to lead advocacy movements for climate justice in their local, national, and international spheres.
In August 2022, our second cohort of MELF Fellows embarked on an international immersion trip to Cambodia to commence their leadership journeys and further their passion for Mercy and Justice. On a day trip to Preah Vihear, a northern province, the fellows joined Fr. Jub, SJ, and local parishioners at a tree restoration project called ‘Harmony in the Forest’…
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: All Those Effected by Natural Disaster
Prayer
MIA Prayer Intention: All Those Effected by Natural Disaster
Mercy International prays this week in community with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas for all those effected by natural disasters, mindful of the many impacted by Hurricane Ian.
God is Our Refuge
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;
God will help it when the morning dawns.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
- From Psalm 46
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Fact
On This Day
October 5, 1917: Fire partially destroyed St Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona (it was rebuilt within three months).
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St. Leo’s College (Ireland) Performs on RTÉ 1
St. Leo’s College was delighted to be invited to lead Sunday Worship on RTÉ 1 (Ireland) on 18th September. The mass was broadcast from the RTÉ studios in Donnybrook with students and staff,mfrom St. Leo’s College Carlow in attendance.
The staff and students were thrilled to have Sr. Kathleen Kennedy (Convent of Mercy Carlow) and Ms. Margaret Farrell, Chairperson of the Board of Management present at the liturgy. Sr. Kathleen Kennedy is a former principal of St. Leo’s College and the last member of the Mercy Congregation to serve as principal.
Mercy International Centre
Reminder: New MGA Migration Publication
The Mercy Global Action Migration Task Force is pleased to launch a new publication, Breaking Boundaries: A Mercy Response to People on the Move. This document is the culmination of a year-long process that has offered the Mercy World an opportunity to reflect on, learn from, and celebrate Mercy's engagement with people on the move. Despite the many challenges people face on the migration journey, Mercy Sisters, Associates, and Partners embrace a culture of encounter that not only provides support and accompaniment but also enriches the lives of our communities.
Further Resources
Worth Watching
Pope Video October: For a Church open to everyone
In this synodal process “It’s not about gathering opinions, nor holding a parliament,” Francis explains in his Pope Video for this month, but rather “listening to each other in our diversity and opening doors to those who are outside the Church.” And by listening to “the protagonist, the Holy Spirit,” which requires prayer, the Synod can become an “opportunity to be a Church of closeness, which is God’s style.”
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Worth Reading
Resisting: The Road Toward Environmental Justice
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas continue their blog series by celebrating Mercy in Justice. Sister Ana María Siufi (Argentina) writes about her experience living in “a small town called Loncopué, in the beautiful Andean mountain range of the Argentine Patagonia” where “the original people of the region, have resisted colonization for centuries.”
Read the Reflection
Worth Watching
Gender equality can’t wait – we must achieve it now for current and future generations
The UN DESA released a new video with highlights from the SDG Gender Snapshot 2022 Report. They note, “It will take 286 years to close gender gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws against women, 140 years for equal representation in positions of power and at least 40 years to achieve gender parity in national parliaments. These numbers are truly alarming and call for the world’s urgent action.”
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