Mercy Associates

Catherine McAuley began her work of mercy in Baggot St in 1827. From the beginning she sought for and enjoyed the support of many women and men of her day. For the past 176 years sisters have experienced the day to day support and collaboration of countless co-workers who have shared with them her compassionate vision and values.

Mercy Association is an invitation to be a more integral part of the Mercy family, to make a more formal commitment to prayer and a compassionate way of living one's daily life.

The anchor is a symbol of trust in the steadfastness of God.

"Have confidence in God,
He will never fail you." Catherine McAuley"

Mercy Association is A Way of Living

It's a way of looking at life
Trying to see it
From the point of view
Of the loving God
Who loves and cares for each of us totally
And who has a special tenderness
And compassion for those who find life difficult
Because of poverty , illness
Lack of education or opportunity
And being impelled
To try and respond as He would
In the circumstances of our everyday life...
As Catherine McAuley did
In the Dublin of her day

It is very simple and ordinary really
But it demands real dedication to prayer
and a compassionate heart for others

and so it's a way of living.

How to become an Associate

Be willing to commit yourself :

To pray regularly.

To promote the values of justice and compassion particularly in your place of work and in your ordinary life.

Together with the sisters of Mercy, seek to find new ways of being compassionate in this 21st century.

Contact any of the groups whose addresses are listed under Associate Groups or

Sr Esther Murphy,
Mercy Provincial Office,
South Central Province,
Oldtown,
Sallins Rd,
Naas, Co Kildare.

or

Sr Caitriona O Hara,
Mercy Convent, Cork St,
Dublin 8.
caitrionaohara@eircom.net

Associate Groups - Contact sisters

Becoming an Associate by Ann Montague

 

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