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A Minute of Mercy
This page will be updated weekly with brief prayers and reflections that can be read in about a minute and easily incorporated into morning announcements, classroom prayers, liturgies and other gatherings in your school communities. Our hope is to offer a simple way to pause, reflect, and deepen our shared commitment to the Mercy values that guide our work and mission.
The Work of Our Hands
Tender God, as a community of Mercy
we pray for Your blessing.
We pray that the work of our hands will forever
be a sign of Mercy among Your people.
Help us reach out to each other in times of suffering and pain.
Help us give of our time and talents to those who are in need.
We pray that our hands will be instruments of peace, bringing forth Mercy
“Blest Are They Who Show Mercy: Mercy Shall be Theirs”
… I asked: Where are the merciful?
And the merciful answered:
We are the merciful
and we hear you
We are standing at every pathway
ready to heal what needs healing
ready to forgive what needs forgiving
Compassion is our way of life
Forgiveness is our pastime
We throw it around unconditionally
like dew on summer grass
like rain on dry, parched earth …
Wiederkehr, Macrina. Seasons of Your Heart: Prayers and Reflections. New Jersey: Silver Burdett Ginn, 1979. This prayer is included in A Reflection of God’s Mercy, Prayer Services, Liturgies and Resources for Mercy School Communities, Sandy Flaherty, 2019
Heart of Mercy
God of Tenderness and Compassion, You live at the heart of Mercy. You have blessed us with Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy, and all those in our history who have reflected the light of Your Mercy to us. May the example of those who have gone before us instill in us a spirit of hospitality and welcome. May the Mercy tradition of concern for the poor awaken in us compassion for those less fortunate. May the tradition of Mercy challenge us to reach out in love to all those we encounter. We ask this through Your Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen
A Woman of Faith and Dedication
Merciful God,
source of goodness,
You show us in Catherine McAuley,
a woman of faith and dedication.
Teach us we pray:
To embrace her love for all people.
Her compassion for the poor.
Her belief in the power of education.
Her ability to inspire others.
Her courage in defending the
dignity of all people.
May we, like Catherine McAuley,
use our gifts to realize your love in
our lives, our workplace (school) and our
communities. Amen.
Be As Shining Lamps, page 65.
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