Sisters of Mercy North Sydney

24 September 2021

Mercy Day

"Mercy - giving outward expression to an inner grace."
— Morning and Evening Prayer of the Sisters of Mercy

Catherine McAuley

HAD A DREAM

“We have the privilege of knowing it, we have the responsibility to understand it, we have the duty to protect it and we have the honour of living it!”
— MARIA MCGUINESS

HUMAN DIGNITY

“The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.”
— DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Service of the Poor

“While we place all our confidence in God, we must act as if all depends on our exertion. ”
— CATHERINE MCAULEY

SOCIAL JUSTICE

“Join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until they can safely return home one day.”
— SADAKO OGATA

MERCY & COMPASSION

“While there are no easy answers to homelessness, the issue is multi dimensional. However, evidence has shown us that one of the solutions is to provide permanent supportive housing.”
— MERCY FOUNDATION