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𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. - 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬

➡ Join us in taking action to extend healthcare tax credits here: vtr.vc/sdR102
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For today's #Advent gift, Sister Patricia Moriarty reflects on how walking 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ miles as a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago forever changed how she thinks about the hope of Advent. 💜

➡ Read her reflection here: buff.ly/KPK7ndi
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 “𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞” 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞.

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December 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🙏Join us this #Advent as we pray for peace. 🙏
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🤩 Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! 🤩

On this day, we celebrate when the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531.

As an #Advent gift, enjoy 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐩𝐞 by Sister Claudia Cano 💜
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
💜 We're sharing the gift of Catherine McAuley's Suscipe for #Advent today! 💜
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 “𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞” 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞.

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December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
💜 Today's #Advent calendar gift is a quote from our founder, Mother Catherine McAuley. 💜
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
💜 We continue our #Advent celebration with words from Pope Leo XIV. 💜
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A delegation of Sisters of Mercy, associates and staff have traveled to Honduras to visit our Mercy community and advocate for our Critical Concerns. 💙

🙏 Blessings on these travelers and the people of Honduras! 🙏
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
💜 In the midst of this #Advent season, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception! 💜
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
💜For our #Advent calendar, Sister Angelina Mitre reflects on the ways the shepherds were transformed by the coming of the Child Jesus: "𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡." 💜

➡ Read the reflection here: sistersofmercy.org/advent-a-tim...
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sister Rosita Sidasmed led prayer on a procession to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Martyrdom in El Salvador of Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay missioner Jean Donovan.
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
💜 Today's #Advent calendar gift is the Jubilee Prayer written by Pope Francis! 💜
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“No group has affected my life more. The Sisters of Mercy are my church. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵.”

Amy Keller's life has been shaped by the Sisters of Mercy. Read about her reasons for giving: buff.ly/TKjaBjR

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December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🥳 Happy #GivingTuesday! 🥳

Mercy Associate Christine Jurisich gives in gratitude to the Sisters of Mercy who helped her through her son's death: “We were profoundly moved by how caring they were and are to us." 💜

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🎁 Make your gift now! buff.ly/EAwcN3x
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
💜 We open today's #Advent calendar with prayerful hearts. 💜

Join in the Week 1, Day 3 prayer from the Morning and Evening Prayers of the Sisters of Mercy. 🙏
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
💜This #WorldAIDSDay, we're shining the spotlight on Sister Carmelita Hagan. 💜

She has been ministering to people with AIDS and HIV for over two decades at the House of Mercy.

“They would often ask, ‘Where is God?’ and I would talk with them about God being present wherever.”

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December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Today's #Advent calendar surprise is a quote from Hebrews, reminding us of the importance of #hope! 💜
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
✨ Happy #MercyMonday! ✨
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📆 Enjoy our virtual #Advent calendar as we prepare for the birth of Jesus! 📆

We begin with a reflection from our #PilgrimsofHope series.

Sister Francis Jerome Cruz shares how the story of the #Visitation is a reminder to hasten to bear God's love, mercy and justice to all. 💜

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November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#Advent reflection series Pilgrims of Hope.

In the Gospels of both Matthew and Luke, we hear of various pilgrimages of hope surrounding the Nativity:
💜 Visitation
💜 Adoration of the Shepherds
🩷 Adoration of the Magi
💜 Flight into Egypt

Four sisters will provide reflections. Stay tuned!
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🥳 November is #BlackCatholicHistoryMonth! 🥳 Celebrate the diversity of the Catholic Church with us! 🎉
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Sisters of Mercy have selected Nov. 28 as our day of participation in “The Next 100 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy.”
💜Pray for victims of exploitation, both workers & our planet;
💜Protest social and physical extractivism by abstaining from shopping;
💜Find businesses that value workers
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📆 Save the date! 📆

#GivingTuesday is December 2, and we invite you to consider supporting the Sisters of Mercy as we continue to embody the mercy of God for a better world.

🎁 Make your Giving Tuesday gift now! sistersofmercy.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM