September 24, 2018
Mercy Day
Over sixty people – Sisters, Associates and friends of Mercy travelled to Baggot Street to celebrate Foundation Day.
The Sisters of Mercy have ministered in Pakistan since January 1981 when Mary Toole rsm (Congregation of Sisters of Mercy, Ireland) arrived in Multan. Four years later in January 1985, the Sisters of Mercy of Australia began a mission in Pakistan.
There is an old tradition that originated with the Iroquois Indians (who lived in what is now New York State along the St. Lawrence River) called the Great Law of the Iroquois.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jn 1:1
In 1959, Sisters of Mercy from Providence Rhode Island (USA) and Belize (Central America) established the first foundation in Honduras, located in La Ceiba.
Sisters of Mercy from three different Mercy families have been involved in ministry in Sudan since 1993. The first to move to this war-torn country was Maureen Limer rsm from the Federation of Sisters of Mercy Great Britain (Sunderland Congregation).
Mercy International Association (MIA) is currently recruiting an Assistant Director Global Action.
To celebrate Foundation Day when Catherine McAuley, Mercy International Association is hosting an afternoon of music, prayer, and meditation on icons.
The Sisters of Mercy went from Australia to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 1956. The first foundation was established in Goroka in the Eastern Highlands.
More than 500 performers participated in the “Circle of Mercy” Concert on Monday, October 18, 2010, in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,500 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA.