Prayers with the intercession of Venerable Catherine McAuley are asked for all whose names are in our hearts and on our prayer list

Anne Hannon rsm - Vice postulator Europe and Africa
Sheila Carney rsm - Vice postulator Americas
Caroline Ryan rsm - Vice postulator Australia & PNG, Aotearoa New Zealand, Philippine

Fire and water are among the essential elements for survival. Today, however, MIA joins in prayers mindful of the loss of life and of all those affected by recent floods, particularly the people of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, in Ghana and parts of Europe. We remember also the families of the 19 firefighters who died in the massive wildfire in Arizona. 

Messages to: Mary Reynolds rsm - Executive Director MIA

The following dates for 2014 programmes have been confirmed:

1- 28 June: Wellsprings
5-8 August: Young Adult Mercy Leaders pilgrimage (for College and University Students)
6 -12 July: Come Home to Catherine
17-23 August: Come Home to Catherine (repeated)
20-26 July: Catherine and the Mission of Mercy facilitated by Mary Trainer (Americas)

Details of programmes and presenters will be published in Mercy E-news as these are confirmed and then the full 2014 calendar will be published once all programmes are finalised for 2014.

Messages to: Mary Kay Dobrovolny rsm - Assistant Director Heritage & Spirituality

Mercy Beyond Borders touched the lives of nearly 30,000 individuals last year in South Sudan and Haiti: half with direct services and the other half with weekly radio broadcasts raising awareness about the value of girls' education.

' If you don't have time to read through the whole report,' writes Marilyn Lacey rsm,  Executive Director 'at least peek at the photos. They convey the marvelous resilience and beauty and determination of the women and girls with whom we work. What a privilege for us to be involved in their lives!'

Download the 2012 Annual Report here

Messages to: Marilyn Lacey rsm - Executive Director Mercy Beyond Borders

'The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas stand in solidarity with immigrants seeking fullness of life and celebrate the passage of S. 744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act...

“We applaud this bi-partisan effort and victory for just and humane immigration reform,” said Sister Anne Curtis of the Sisters of Mercy Institute Leadership Team. “We recognize how important this vote is as we consider our 180-year history of ministering to and with immigrants in schools, hospitals, parishes and social service centers...'' '

Messages to: Anne Curtis rsm - Institute Leadership Team

Editor: This week ((July 1-3) marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the fight that many historians point to as the turning point of the American Civil War.

Among the wide range of historical articles and features published to commemorate the Sesquicentennial this week is this one in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which recounts something of the involvement of 12 religious orders, including the Sisters of Mercy of Pittsburgh, who sent sisters to battlefields, military hospitals and hospital ships.

Mary Denis Maher rsm book in 'To Bind Up the Wounds: Catholic Sister Nurses in the U.S. Civil War' recounts the work of nearly 600 sisters from 12 different Catholic orders who nursed wounded and sick Union and Confederate soldiers between 1860 and 1865.

Source: Post-Gazette

Messages to: Pat Kenny rsm - Institute Communications Office

Editor: Each month the Sisters of Mercy of the Union of Great Britain post on their website a short reflection based on the writings of Catherine McAuley. The reflections are prepared by by different members and take different forms.

This month the Addo Community from South Africa have taken Catherine's quote  "The Poor need help today, not next week" and invite us to consider: Who are the poor and vulnerable in my life?

Messages to: The Addo Community c/- Kathleen Gooch rsm - CLT

' Sister Ludmilla Benda, a Catholic sister who feeds the hungry on Sunday mornings in Davenport, was inducted Wednesday into the Senior Hall of Fame, sponsored by Senior Voice, a Quad-City nonprofit advocacy organization.

Benda, 87, a member of the Sisters of Mercy, is the sixth recipient of the annual award.

Speaking during a program at the Davenport Public Library's downtown site, former Davenport Mayor Ed Winborn noted that "not all angels are in heaven."

"Sister Ludmilla really is the Mother Teresa of Davenport," he said...'

Messages to: Ludmilla Benda rsm c/- Pat Kenny rsm Institute Communications Office

Source: Quad-City Times

1836: Catherine's niece, M Anne Agnes professed, Baggot St
1842: M Catherine Gogarty professed Baggot St, died Perth 1846

At the age of forty-three Janice Edwards rsm experienced brain surgery to remove a benign but destructive brain tumor. When the doctors woke her after three days of anesthesia, she spoke about Love and its communion. Her body was disabled, yet her spirit soared. Everyone’s spirit can soar; this conviction compelled her to write Wild Dancing. In her recently published book, Janice uses personal stories and those of her spiritual directees to highlight how God’s great-hearted Love transforms us.

This book can be purchased online from Amazon

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