Today we celebrate the 199th birthday of the founder of the Sisters of Christian Charity, Pauline von Mallinckrodt. As readers of this blog are aware, the Sisters of Christian Charity are involved in three years of preparation for the commemoration of Mother Pauline's 200th birthday next June. We have reported to you about the Pauline 200 mission trip to South America in July 2015 and to the Philippines in January 2016. Additionally, weekly reflections are available on the SCC Generalate website. Today, the Companions of Pauline around the world have committed to Eucharistic Adoration to pray for the intentions of the Congregation, the Church and the world.
In this Year of Mercy as we celebrate the birthday of Blessed Pauline, may we also remember her words in the First Draft toward the Constitutions of the Sisters of Christian Charity, written in 1849: "Called and strengthened by God, the Sisters have chosen the vocation of Christian Charity, of mercy. . . . The Sisters should be merciful not only to those who love them, who are pleasing to them, to those from whom they receive or expect gratitude, but toward all who are in need of their care."
Let us remember Blessed Pauline today by being prayerful and acting mercifully!
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