Feast Day of Our Lady of Mercy - 24 September

On 24 September the Sisters of Mercy celebrate the feast day of their patroness, Our Lady of Mercy. We encourage all parishioners to make a special act of thanksgiving on this day as the Sisters of Mercy play an important role in the education history of Inverell.

133 years ago on the 12th of January in 1891 the Sisters of Mercy commenced teaching in Inverell after the departure of the Sisters of St Joseph in 1890. Since that time Inverell has been particularly blessed to have had the continuous presence of the Sisters.

Prayer to Our Lady of Mercy (St Augustine of Hippo)

Blessed Virgin Mary, who can worthily repay you with praise and thanks for having rescued a fallen world by your generous consent. Receive our gratitude, and by your prayers obtain the pardon of our sins. Take our prayers into the sanctuary of heaven and enable them to make our peace with God. Holy Mary, help the miserable, strengthen the discouraged, comfort the sorrowful, pray for your people, plead for the clergy, intercede for all women consecrated to God. May all who venerate you feel now your help and protection. Be ready to help us when we pray, and bring back to us the answers to our prayers. Make it your continual concern to pray for the people of God, for you were blessed by God and were made worthy to bear the Redeemer of the world, who lives and reigns forever. Amen. 🙏💖💐