The wider community of Mercy that Jamaica belongs to: Catholic women serving across the Americas and beyond, in the spirit of Catherine McAuley.
The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas are an international community of Roman Catholic women who dedicate their lives to the Gospel of Jesus. Their work is shaped by one hope: a just world for people who are poor, sick and uneducated.
It all began in Dublin, Ireland, where Catherine McAuley opened the first House of Mercy in 1827. On December 12, 1831, she and two companions became the first Sisters of Mercy. Today more than 2,900 Sisters carry that same mission forward.
Like other religious women, the Sisters take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Theirs has a fourth that is theirs alone.
Living simply, in solidarity with those who have least.
Loving freely and widely, within a shared community life.
Listening together for where the mission calls.
The distinctive fourth vow: to serve people who are poor, sick and uneducated.
Sisters of Mercy minister in North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Guam and the Philippines, with a presence in communities around the world. Jamaica is proudly one of them.
Explore their history, vocations, and their work for justice on the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas website.
