April 10, 2014

April 10, 2014 Easter Message from the Institute Leadership Team Dear Sisters, Mercy associates, companions, Mercy volunteers and Staff, As we move toward Holy Week we are reminded of the many people throughout our world who witness to the suffering of... More

April 10, 2014 Easter Message from the Institute Leadership Team Dear Sisters, Mercy associates, companions, Mercy volunteers and Staff, As we move toward Holy Week we are reminded of the many people throughout our world who witness to the suffering of Jesus in their own lives of suffering: our sisters and brothers in Syria, Pakistan, and other war-torn countries; our immigrant sisters and brothers seeking a better life for their families; those missing from Malaysian flight 370 and their grieving families and friends; and all the people we each know living through their own personal anguish. It is these same people who, like Jesus, offer us hope and new life. Their faith in a God who is ever present and to whom they commend their spirit inspires us to believe beyond what we can understand. We are blessed by the sacred rituals of this Holy Week that mark Jesus’ sacred journey from death to new life. Even while he was accompanied by faithful friends, he was betrayed by some whom he thou Less