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While the inclement weather interrupted some of our Mercy Day celebrations, we still took the opportunity to mark the occasion and celebrate our Mercy Day assembly. Mercy Day commemorates the opening of Catherine McAuley’s House of Mercy in Baggot Street, Dublin in September 1827. As we celebrated this event, our college was introduced to our new College artwork, a painting titled “Mercy” created by Taungurung, Wotjobaluk, Wemba Wemba & Boon Wurrung artist Aimee McCartney.
Sr Cathy Solano rsm also spoke with our community as a key part of the assembly. Sr Cathy is a Sister of Mercy from Melbourne. Her life has been one of ongoing service to people in all corners of the world. She has served as a school teacher in Australia, as a teacher trainer in Pakistan, as an advocate in Uganda, as an educational coordinator in Sudan, and as a delegate at the United Nations. In her presentation, Sr Cathy shared stories about her life, and offered some of the wisdom that she has gained from her time spent in Mercy communities around the world. Woven throughout her address was an ongoing invitation to see our world through the eyes of Mercy, and to serve as living instruments of Mercy in our communities. There have been some great conversations that have arisen amongst staff and students in response to Sr Cathy’s wisdom, and we thank her for the generosity of her time and her spirit of Mercy companionship.
