❤️“𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞." - Matthew 18:5❤️ On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, we stand with Pope Leo in welcoming all immigrants. We especially pray for "minors on the move." ➡️https://buff.ly/fjqHJ0D #worlddayofmigrantsandrefugees2026

✨ The Celebration Guide for the Season of Creation 2026 is now available. Be inspired, organize your community, and join us on this journey of hope and care for our common home. Now available here 👉https://buff.ly/6Y38cZ9 #LaudatoSi #LivingWater #IntegralEcology

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 🌱 Chapter 5: Mercy Continues to Bloom 🌱 Nearly two centuries after Catherine opened the House of Mercy, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas still meet the challenges of our times. 🌼 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.🌼 #MercyDay2026 #RootedinMercy #MakeMercyReal

🥳 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🥳 In our final Mercy Day 2026 reflection, Sister Katherine Doyle tells us more about our "Mercy mothers" who helped Catherine McAuley build the Sisters of Mercy. 🤩 buff.ly/AIo7qTa

☮ On this International Day of Peace, we invite you to consider your role in making the world a more peaceful place. ☮ How would you finish the sentence "𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵..."? Tell us in the comments! ⬇ #internationaldayofpeace🕊️

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 🌱 Chapter 4: Mercy is Planted in Pittsburgh and Beyond🌱 🌎 Frances Warde and six other sisters arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1843. Under Frances' leadership, the roots of Mercy spread throughout the US as the Sisters of Mercy founded over 100 convents and ministries. 🌼

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 🌱 Chapter 3: Mercy Blossoms Across the Sea🌱 🌎 Journey around the world with the Sisters of Mercy to learn how the roots of Mercy extended across the Irish Sea. 🌼 #MercyDay2026 #RootedinMercy #MakeMercyReal

🌱 We're continuing to trace roots of Mercy in anticipation of 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 with a reflection on the role of Frances Warde by Sister Julia Upton. 🌱 🤩 Learn more about the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞: buff.ly/JQHHZKL

🌊 "𝗜𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 … 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘀𝗲𝗮, 𝘀𝗸𝘆, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿.” 🌊 💙 Read more from Sister Angela Perez about why we must protect our sacred oceans: buff.ly/5JOgzoU

💙❤ It's National Voter Registration Day! 💙❤ Our partners at Network Lobby created a page to help you check your registration status and register to vote! ➡ buff.ly/yQhe1TR "𝗔𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴." #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #SeeLoveVote

🤩 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐨 in Rome following her participation in the Fratelli tutti: North-South Socio-Environmental Dialogue, which gathered representatives from organizations in Latin America and the United States. 🤩 ➡ buff.ly/IggeytZ

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 🌱 Chapter 2: Mercy Grows Across Ireland 🌱 🚶‍♀️ Learn how the Sisters of Mercy became known as the "Walking Sisters" as they spread the roots of Mercy throughout Ireland. 🌼 #MercyDay2026 #RootedinMercy #MakeMercyReal

🙏 On the anniversary of 9/11, we pray for the victims and their families. Join us in our unending prayer for peace. 🙏 #NeverForget

As we trace the roots of Mercy in anticipation of 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, we begin with a reflection on the early life of Catherine McAuley by Sister Sheila Carney. 🌱 "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀!" 🌼 buff.ly/WAz9Gt6

Every year, we celebrate when Catherine McAuley planted the seed of Mercy by opening the first House of Mercy on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland, on September 24, 1827. 🌱 We'll be celebrating from now until September 24, so check back for reflections that illustrate how we're 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲!

💙 Happy Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary! 💙

Happy Labor Day! 🙏Let us give thanks to God for the workers of the world. 🙏 May their work be meaningful, justly compensated and glorifying to God.

😍 We are thrilled to share that 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐫é𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐨 and 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡 were received as novices on Saturday, August 29, in the chapel of McAuley Convent in Merion, Pennsylvania! 😍 🥰 To learn more about the process to become a Sister of Mercy, visit: sistersofmercy.org/ways-to-get-...

💧 " 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲." 💧 Sister Marlene Perrotte reminds us that "𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 – 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨" in her reflection for Season of Creation. ➡ buff.ly/yE2WohQ

🌿𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲🌿 This year we will be guided by the vision of the prophet Ezekiel (47:1–12): a river flowing from the temple of God, which grows without stopping and brings life where everything seems barren. 👉https://seasonofcreation.org/resources/ #SeasonofCreation2026 #LaudatoSi

☀ Today we celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for the solar panel installation project on our campus in Belmont, North Carolina! ☀ ➡ This is a major step toward our goal to achieve 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 by 2045. ⬅ #CareforEarth 🌍

Join the Prayer Celebration for the World Day of Creation and let us begin this Season of Creation together with faith, hope, and commitment. 💚 ➡ seasonofcreation.org/events-soc/s... #SeasonofCreation #LaudatoSi #SeasonofCreation

✨Happy #MercyMonday! ✨

⭐Profile in Mercy - 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗮 ⭐ Before she became a Sister of Mercy, Sister Patti served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 20 years! She traveled the Great Lakes, West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, South Korea and the Pacific Rim. ⛴

Meet the first Mercy historian, Mother Austin Carroll! 👋 Mother Austin Carroll researched and published a four-volume set on the history of the Sisters of Mercy, 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮. This work—funded many Mercy ministries on the Gulf Coast.

❤️ Catholics and people of faith love our neighbors by voting. We are all called to participate in shaping our shared future. Together we can build a country where all of us can thrive! ✅Learn more, register to vote, and get ballot information at networkadvocates.org/vote  #SeeLoveVote

⚠️Action Alert⚠️ The Mercy Justice Team is a partner in the 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, a multi-faith, multi-issue campaign to repeal the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) and its harmful impacts on families and communities. ➡ Affirm the covenant: vtr.vc/85CIa1 ⬅

“𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." - Gandhi ☮ 💜 Today's virtual retreat invites us to think of nonviolence as a group effort! 💜 ➡ sistersofmercy.org/spirituality...

🙏 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. 🙏 Who are your champions of nonviolence and peace? Tell us in the comments! ⬇️ ☮ sistersofmercy.org/spirituality... ☮

Today's virtual retreat asks a very important question: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁? ☮ Here's some inspiration for phrases to try to avoid: 🔹 "I hate..." 🔹 "That kills me..." 🔹 "I can't stand them..." ➡ Reflect on this with us: sistersofmercy.org/spirituality...