20 Quotes by Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley was an extraordinary Irish Catholic nun whose legacy is deeply rooted in her compassion and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized. In the early 19th century, she founded the Sisters of Mercy, a religious order committed to providing education, healthcare, and support to those in need, especially women and children. Catherine’s mission was inspired by her strong faith and a profound sense of social responsibility.
Her work was characterized by a hands-on approach, where she actively engaged with communities and sought to address both the immediate needs and underlying causes of poverty and suffering. Catherine’s emphasis on empowering women through education was particularly groundbreaking for her time and has had a lasting impact on the advancement of women’s rights. Today, the Sisters of Mercy continue her mission worldwide, running schools, hospitals, and social service programs, embodying Catherine McAuley’s enduring belief in the power of mercy, compassion, and justice to transform lives.
Catherine McAuley Quotes
Let us take one day only in hands at a time. Resolve to do good today and better tomorrow.
No work of charity can be more productive of good to society than the careful instruction of women.
The simplest and most practical lesson I know is to resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow.
We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.
We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us.
State your opinion and always act with courage.
The tender Mercy of God has given us one another.
The poor need help today, not next week.
A community in which this universal charity reigns, is capable of surmounting all difficulties.
If the love of God really reigns in your heart, it will show itself in the exterior.
Each day is a step we make towards eternity and we shall continue thus to step from day to day until we take the last step, which will bring us into the presence of God.
Compassion should be our animating principle when undertaking instruction with children and adults, since they are made in God’s image.
A good beginning is of great importance.
No matter how small the gift, God gives the increase.
Our hearts can always be in the same place, centered on God.
Oh may He look on us with love and pity and then we shall be able to do anything He wishes us to do, no matter how difficult to accomplish or painful to our feeling.
Show your instructions in actions as much as you can.
We have one solid comfort amidst this little tripping about, our hearts can always be in the same place, centered in God, for whom alone we go forward or stay back.
We belong to God. All in us is His.
There has been a most Providential Guidance which the want of prudence, vigilance, or judgement has not impeded, and it is here that we can most clearly see the designs of God.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.
― Catherine McAuley Quotes
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