SISTERS OF MERCY

WHO, WHEN,WHERE?

• Sisters of mercy was founded by Catherine McAuley.
• Founded in 1831 in Dublin,Ireland.

The mission
The mission of sisters of mercy was to help the poor, the sick, education, and pastoral and social services. They established schools and hospitals.

GETTING TO AMERICA

• Mother Frances Xavier Warde along with 6 other sisters boarded a boat
• They Disembarked on december 1843 in New York
• Bishop Quarter urged the sisters to go to Chicago to start there works

WHY AMERICA?

• When: 1843
• Where: Chicago
• Why: invited by the Bishop of Pittsburg,Pennsylvania

THE RESULT

• Over 82 mercy convents established
• Along with schools and hospitals
• Over 20 cities in 9 states

WORKS OF MERCY PRESENT DAY

• The sisters of mercy has expanded all over the country.
• The northeast community works in our areas continuing the mission.
• Our own school bishop feehan high school was founded by the sisters of mercy

SISTER CATHERINE McAuley

TRADITIONAL HABITTS

MOTHERHOUSE OF SISTERS OF MERCY

PRESENT DAY SISTER PAT

Insight
After learning about this order of the sisters of mercy, the most interesting insight I've learned is how influential they were, they ended up expanding all over the country and it amazes me that they did so much like schools and hospitals and helping the poor. We at Bishop Feehan are so lucky ourselves to go to a school founded under the sisters of mercy and so blessed to have sister pat with us. She continues to mission throughout our school.

Citations
http://www.sistersofmercy.org/spirituality/
http://www.bishopfeehan.com/catholicidentity/mcauley.htm