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Christmas Greetings 2006

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To the world-wide Mercy family in this special year - Sisters, Associates and Co-Workers 

"We wish you every blessing as you experience anew God's greatest gift"

From: Philomena, Sheila, Patricia, Mary, Ita and
the Union of the Sisters of Mercy ( Great Britain )

“May God preserve and bless you
and grant you all the graces and precious gifts
reserved for this Holy Season”.

Catherine McAuley

December 29, 1837

This, too, is our wish for you as together we prepare to celebrate this great Feast of Mystery and Love; and may the peace, joy, and hope of this Season remain with you throughout the coming year.

Helen, Patricia, Marcella and Diane
Leadership Team
Newfoundland & Labrador

‘Truth’ he said,
and ‘Love’ he said,
but his purest word was ‘Mercy.’
James K Baxter.

Newborn God, fill us with the courage that will allow us to transform the world.

Nga mihi o te wa Christmas greetings to all

from Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand

Jesus came in a crib – A mystery that draws us to nurture the impossible.

May the mystery of the Incarnation continue to birth the tender love of our God that lies deepest within each of us.

Rejoice in this mystery in a way that gives life to you and to our world.

Coirle, Kathy, Susan, Cait, Miriam
Leadership Team of The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Christmas Greetings to our Sisters, Associates and all those committed to bringing Mercy around the world

In the half-light of these troubled times, may we be
Bringers of peace and hope for all peoples;
Bringers of love and caring for the world;
Bringers of justice wherever injustice prevails;
Bringers of openness to the stranger,
new ideas and ways of being together,
creativity in all its forms, and
warm welcome to all God’s creatures.

from the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

As we celebrate the birth of the Christ-child
let's pray for one another…
that our hearts and our world
continue to be charged with the fire of
God's merciful love

Nerida Tinkler rm, Caroline Ryan rsm, Karon Donnellon rsm,
and all at the National Centre
Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia

‘The winds of change whisper in the trees…..tears to laughter, hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour...’
May the hope of the Christmas song be yours this season.

Ethel M Bignell rsm
Mercy International Association, Dublin

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