Mercy Sisters Promote Catherine McAuley for Sainthood

The Sisters of Mercy are in the process of promoting their foundress Catherine McAuley (1778- 1841) for sainthood. In 1990, Pope John Paul II declared Mother McAuley venerable, the first major step to sainthood.

An article posted by Catholic News Service (CNS) describes the sisters most recent effort to promote Mother McAuley’s cause for sainthood. The sisters have designed prayer cards that are intended to be “a source of spiritual refreshment for people and also call their attention to Catherine’s cause for sainthood” (Sister Bernadette Bell, RSM).

In the article, Sister Teresa Okonski, RSM, describes her experience of Catherine McAuley:

I felt an awesome connection to her … I learned in a new way the tremendous generosity of this woman … She was a woman who lived totally for God. It was because of her holiness that she was able to do so much in such a short period of time.

Read the CNS article “Prayer cards promote sainthood cause for Sisters of Mercy foundress” (August 10, 2006).