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Lauralton celebrates Mercy Day

Posted on Sep 30, 2008

September 24, 2008 - Mercy Day - is an observance that the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, shares with all other Sister of Mercy institutions and ministries throughout the world. Celebrating this special day in a time-honored tradition, the Lauralton community attended mass and lunched together on the campus grounds.  

Historically, Mercy Day recalls the opening of the House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 1827. This establishment realized Catherine McAuley’s dream of creating a place where the poor, especially women and young girls, would find safe lodging and instruction in their faith and in skills that would lead to honorable employment. This work at the House of Mercy eventually led Catherine McAuley to establish the Sisters of Mercy in 1831.

Liturgically, Mercy Day marks the feast of Mary under her title as Our Lady of Mercy. Because her “settlement house” opened on this feast, Catherine McAuley favored the name “House of Mercy.” It was a fortuitous circumstance that subsequently led to the name of the religious congregation she founded there - the Sisters of Mercy.

In celebrating Mercy Day as the foundational feast of the Sister of Mercy initiators and sponsors, Lauralton Hall highlights values central to her Mercy heritage. Hospitality extended to and by Sisters associated with the school is a part of each Mercy Day celebration. 



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