Thanksgiving, October 12
Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October, aligning with the early autumn harvest. For this celebration …
Happy Canada Day to All!
Canada Day, which is annually celebrated on July 1 Day, referring to the day July 1 in 1867 when Canada …
Arrival of first Sisters of Mercy in Newfoundland, 3rd June
On the feast of The Sacred Heart, 3rd January 1842, Sisters M. Francis Creedon, Ursula Frayne and Rose Lynch arrived …
National Day of Mourning for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girl
Monday, May 5th is the National Day of Mourning for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, (MMIWG) often called …
Foundation Day – December 12
On 12 December, Sisters of Mercy, Associates, Colleagues and friends celebrate the Foundation Day of the Order of the Sisters …
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It is 80 years since the world’s first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August). …
Sandy Point Foundation – July 1893
In July of 1893 four women from the Sisters of Mercy of Rhode Island – Sisters Antonio Egan, Corsini Dempsey, …
Happy Canada Day
Canada Day, originally known as Dominion Day, marks the anniversary of Confederation when the British North America Act came into …
National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21
National Indigenous Peoples Day recognizes and celebrates the cultures, heritage, contributions, diversity and resiliency of the First Nations, Inuit and …
Anniversary of Death of Sister Joseph Nugent
Sister M. Joseph Nugent, dear companion of Sister Francis Creedon and one of the foundation stones of Newfoundland Mercy, died …