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William Callahan was thrilled with the skills in which Catherine was handled his contributions to the poor. He was a christian man, he gave his responsiblity to give 10% to charity. He know she would do remarkable works with her money she had. After William death in 1824 he made Catherine his sole heiress. Catherine got his estate that in modern inflationary times to $1,000,000.

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Ireland was a land made wretched in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Ireland was a land made wretched in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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The Penal Code held citizens very poorly, it was a penalty that had been implemented since the 17th century to those who would not recognize the English ruler as head of the Church. Catholics who had opposed such recognition had their commodities taken away.(land confiscated, education denied, worship forbidden, and religious institutions demolished.)Progressively smaller fragments were granted to each future generation. It was believed that the Catholics were betrayers. The Removal of the Penal Laws began in 1798, when Catherine
McAuley was around 20.

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Catherine had many experiences at the Coolock House was when needing help and not getting it. One in specific was when she wanted to find a resume to needs without red tape, the situation haunted her. it included young domestic servant in serious danger at her place of employment, the girl needed a place to stay, she had her pride and did not want charity but a place to stay so she asked Miss McAuley for help, and she did help the young women, as she was put off until the committee should meet to examine the request. Catherine attended the meeting of the committee to no avail, The girl was victimized.

When Catherine McAuley was an heiress, she made two resolutions, She made sure that her inheritance was used for the relief and that she would build a refuge for distressed women of good character.

The House of Mercy, a some what huge building on the corner of Baggot and Herbert Streets, Dublin, officially opened on September 24, 1827, Feast of Our Lady of Mercy. The house is where the poor would be visible to the rich, at the House of Mercy, young hopefuls were trained in needlework, laundry, and other domestic services, Careful training improved job possibilities and provided a ladder upwards. education of women was also acknowledged to incalculable good not only to them, but also to society. in her mission of service, she wanted to provide means for unprotected girls and women to develop beyond that criticism.

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Catherine had been appointed first superior of the Sisters of Mercy by Archbishop Murray, but spirits weren't high due to death catching many loved Sisters of Mercy including her two nieces who worked with her. Catherine still proceeded with her tasks, organizing the Sisters of Mercy and disregarding her status, as she believed it was not important for her work; this vision was followed by all Sisters of Mercy. Speculation arose in the church regarding the fact that the sisters were on the street doing their services, praying and revering God as they went, so Catherine sought approval from Rome for their efforts. It was approved, and Catherine would later state her group to be growing in interest, while following the ideology of equality and justice, and not stopping despite the numerous talented sisters passing away. The influence of the Sisters of Mercy allowed for petitions to be made for different parts of Ireland to gain a branch, which Catherine approved of whilst ensuring that the poor received adequate treatment in those establishments. She continued to preach, aiming for the rich to find sympathy with her ideology and to help fund the endeavors of her movement so that she could continue expanding the Sisters of Mercy group, even building schools, distributing medicine, food, clothing, and many other necessities for the poor.

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Catherine used all means of transportation available to her and her fellow Sisters to traverse Ireland and eventually England in order to visit the poor, expand their mission and commit corporal and spiritual works of Mercy wherever they went. In her travels, she was praised as a person sent from God himself, and she eventually stumbled upon some promising nuns. She sent the trainees to Ireland to delve into training to become future Sisters of Mercy for their areas. Catherine had the influence to judge the design of the architect Pugin, and she did not like how it was designed to view primarily the inside of the church. She wished for people to be able to see the world around them, and to see the needs of the people on the other side of the wall. This wish was accommodated, and the windows were brought down to eye level.

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Catherine gave on job training to her subordinates which would take up important roles in the future. Sister Elizabeth Moore expressed her vision of a good superior through Limerick. It read how a good superior must be composed, not give in to mental distraught, meet problems with positivity and faith in God, while always thinking of the poor and loving others. Catherine was different from others, even though she did not think she was. She would find non conformant ways to deal with issues involving the poor, how she managed her organization, and even had a different approach to problems. She would always dance in the evening to forget all the problems, truly enjoying life as it was through the work that she was doing.

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Proverbs 16:3
"Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts shall be established."
This bible verse in particular pertains to this set of sub topics due to it being about committing actions through the lord instead of through your own will, and it all working out. Catherine's movement was extremely successful, mostly due to her profound faith and belief in God. Most of what she did was driven by the force of faith, and she thought she was doing God's work when she was working. She genuinely believed in the life she felt throughout her work, acting in God's will. She thought that her will was God's will, and it somehow worked out. This goes to show that through faith, anything is possible, especially if it is in God's will.

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At the age of five, in 1783, Catherine's father dies and their lives started to change as they lose everything.  With the sale of Stormanstown House the family move to the small house on Mary Street where it is thought that Catherine probably did her First Communion and Confirmation. Catherine realizes that her religious education is inadequate and that her mother was leaning towards the Protestants. Catherine does her best to take care of her mom and while her mom did her best to grow up her three children she did not know how the manage the estate her husband left. So when she died there was nothing left for the children. The death of Catherine's mother leads Sister Catherine to visit the sick poor at their homes and helped them to die peacefully.

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After the death of Elinor, Mary and James went to live with their mother's cousins who were Protestants but Catherine chose to go with her mother's brother who was a practicing Catholic.  There Catherine was happy as she could visit the poor, tend to the sick and teach the children of Dublin.  But when her uncle lost his wealth, Catherine had to experience hunger, cold and other hardships.  The Armstrongs then offered Catherine a home which she accepted event though they were Protestants.Caught in the tension Catherine decides to become a student of Protestant and Catholic teachings.  These studies strengthen her Catholic faith as it cleared her doubts.  Catherine loved her relatives and Protestant friends although they couldn't accept what she so loved. She learnt to live with them and endure the attacks. She continues at work in what she understood as love and tender courage.

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The Irish Catholics were not all inexcusably low. There was less use of the penal code in urban areas. Catherine's father, James McAuley, was sufficiently blessed with fortune. Finally, James McAuley, Gent, the latter suggests an individual of wealth. This new community of affluent Catholics appeared to be Anglo-Irish.

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The Irish Catholics were not all inexcusably low. There was less use of the penal code in urban areas. Catherine's father, James McAuley, was sufficiently blessed with fortune. Finally, James McAuley, Gent, the latter suggests an individual of wealth. This new community of affluent Catholics appeared to be Anglo-Irish.

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Catherine, raised to exceptionally rich parents, had a distinct approaching the vulnerable from the elite society. The Christian task was to give alms to  the poor. It was an obligation of a lady to offer these alms. Catherine's understanding of heart and life when she was five years old was the way James McAuley collected the waifs and strays to her home at Stormanstown House on Sundays and holidays. She noticed the best methods of taking care of their urgent needs, applied to the children that her father thought lesser ones. The start of her providing the poor as per their needs was the collaboration of her dad with these children instead of her own comfort.

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Catherine, raised to exceptionally rich parents, had a distinct approaching the vulnerable from the elite society. The Christian task was to give alms to  the poor. It was an obligation of a lady to offer these alms. Catherine's understanding of heart and life when she was five years old was the way James McAuley collected the waifs and strays to her home at Stormanstown House on Sundays and holidays. She noticed the best methods of taking care of their urgent needs, applied to the children that her father thought lesser ones. The start of her providing the poor as per their needs was the collaboration of her dad with these children instead of her own comfort.

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to give education to the children of the poor of Dublin, Catherine made herself with current techniques and procedures at schools in France and Ireland. When she showed herself at the prestigious Kildare School, she found a vigorous and thinly disguised proselytizing at work. she provided for the inclusion of a large schoolroom in building a House of Mercy where, along with up-to-date schooling, the Catholic faith would be taught and practiced.

She turned her attention also to the patients of Sir Patrick Dunn's Hospital, confinement in early 19th Century hospitals was a last resort. Patients were sent when they were expected to die. Catherine who had nursed so many through their last illness knew first hand the fears that beset the sick and dying. She wanted to comfort and assist hospitalized Catholics whose spiritual needs were so neglected. To gain permission of Protestant officialdom, she arrived in her carriage accompanied by other ladies of fashion. Later these visitors from the House of Mercy became the first Catholic religious to minister there. When cholera struck Dublin in 1832, Catherine and her sisters nursed the sick day and night. Sir Patrick Dunn's hospital had the lowest death rate of the epidemic. He attributed much of this success to the unflagging care of the Sisters. (This pattern of response brought Sisters of Mercy to the field hospitals of Crimea in Europe and those of the Civil and Spanish American Wars in the United States.)

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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." 

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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." 

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Hebrews 13:5

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1 Chronicles 28:20
"David said to Solomon his son, " be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD god, my God is with you. He will not fail you or Forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished."

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" we are tender and fierce. We are soft and strong. We are Fragile and courageous. Sometimes all in one day"

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Catherine's  project was getting a lot of criticism, although she had a rapid success in the increase of many things such as: The number residing in the House , The works of Mercy from Baggot Street , The number of associates and also the number of poor who were served, visited , nursed, and instructed. It was a good deed but such rarely tends to occur on the face of the earth that doesn’t call out for both misunderstanding and opposition. The faithful would drain financial support from the House of Mercy thinking that they rivaled the works of the Sisters of Charity. Also they were clerks who took to offenses that women were doing freely and under self direction. The builder of the House of Mercy had an idea, the women would have to adapt to wearing  simple dresses and address each other affectionately as sisters. Catherine was very devastated by the criticism that she didn't attend the opening mass in 1829 that the House of Mercy Chapel held, instead she prayed alone by herself quietly. During the furor that the House of Mercy held, a priest went and informed Catherine that the Archbishop wanted the House of Mercy handed over immediately. After a lot of thinking Catherine wrote to Archbishop Murray offering the House of mercy to him. This might have been the moment which gave birth to the Sisters of Mercy. On September 8, 1830 three set out for the presentation convent ate George's Hill, Dublin, to be schooled in religious communal life: Catherine McAuley , Mary Ann Doyle, and Elizabeth Harley.

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Catherine was directing the affairs of three households when she initiated the school, the visitation of the sick, and the house of refuge which fast became a training school and an employment agency. She was still responsible for Coolock. Catherine went to live with her sister's family because Mary was very ill. While living there she took care of the home for Dr. William McAuley and their five children while and also nursed her sister Mary. Although she had to take care of that she made time everyday to visit Baggot Street to see its development. Even when staying at her sister Catherine was under attack by her relatives and so called 'friends' for sharing her fortune to the ungrateful poor , for building a plain building in the heart of a fashionable neighborhood , and also for her persistence about Catholicism. Whenever she was deeply hurt she would remained still and kept to herself. She some how attracted her nephews an nieces to embrace the teaching of Catholicism by the way she lived he daily life among them. Time passed and both Mary and William passed away not long from each other. Catherine was happy to see her sister past away in peace. The children of Mary and William were left free to choose their guardian. They ended up choosing Catherine, somehow those who drew close to her wanted to share in the source of her strength, goodness, and tender courage.

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During Catherine's stay she had two major superiors with different attitudes. The first one treated her as an older, mature woman giving her the specific training required for a major religious superior. The other one taught that Catherine should experience what every novice experiences. She sought to exercise her humility, patience, and charity. Catherine was troubled by reports of sickness at Baggot Street. During her absence things started to go down hill due to the excess fervor. Many of the little band had became ill  in long fasts, prolonged prayers, and all night vigils added on to long hours of work. Catherine's practical zeal was sorely needed.

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The tale of "Obligation of wealth" is best illustrated by this bible verse. It says how God will never forsake us irrespective of what we do or who we are. While she came from a family that was rich, she did not think she should be higher than the poor, yes, she still supported them. She didn't have the trouble of associating with the needy, because we're all equal to God because that doesn't make her more or less.

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The tale of "Obligation of wealth" is best illustrated by this bible verse. It says how God will never forsake us irrespective of what we do or who we are. While she came from a family that was rich, she did not think she should be higher than the poor, yes, she still supported them. She didn't have the trouble of associating with the needy, because we're all equal to God because that doesn't make her more or less.

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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.-Deuteronomy 31:6

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In 1803, the Callahans, offered 20 year old Catherine to live with them and be a daughter to them.  They soon gave her the management of their Coolock home and estates which allowed Catherine to do good for the poor in their name.  However Catherine was not permitted to to show any visible signs of Catholicism so she trained herself to see the reflection of God's presence in nature and artifacts.  The cross beams of the doors became her cross which she prayed infront of.  Catherine found herself praying "below stairs" with the servants. During these 20 years, Catherine met holy priests who told her to read the scriptures and the writing of many saints. Mrs. Callahan fell ill and Catherine took very good care of her. While Mrs. Callahan would be sleeping Catherine would pass her time reading these sacred readings so she can find a way of life. Catherine had to hide her faith among those she lived and loved. Catherine had endured the hardship of being poor but she continued to care for the poor and sick and to teach the children of Coolock. However, she still felt that she needed to do more and she needed to do something permanent for the poor of Ireland.

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Be on Guard;
Stand firm in Faith;
Be of Courage;
Be Strong.
1 Cor 16:13

Don't panic.
I'm with you. There's no need to fear I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I am not letting go.
Isaiah 41:10-13

Reflection:
These quotations are related to the pain and suffering that Catherine endured but never lose her faith..  Even when she was forced not to practice her religion she found a way to pray.  God was with her, giving her the strength and courage she needed.

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Jin (BTS)  - Awake (ENGLISH LYRICS PERFORMANCE VIDEO)

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Catherin's earlier years had to depend on her early associates but her life as foundress of the Sisters of Mercy breathes forth from her. More than two hundred letters pulsate with the ardor of a vibrant woman who called forth dynamic response.  As a result of these beliefs, her appearance emanating from integrated spirituality she urged on all. When she engaged with discourse of any kind, she herself is described as compelling admiration for liveliness, graciousness, and scope. Her spiritual teachings revolve about three themes: trust.

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In every country where Mercy convents exist, Catherine's own spirit lives. She desired to animate to patient, humble, compassionate service those who gave life and fortune to the poor and needy. She would rather be "cold and hungry herself than the poor.

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In Catherine's day, the very few were wealthy but most were poor. Not a lot of people thought anything could be done. Some thought nothing should be done. In Catherine's day, the new rich were thought to be English sympathizers.

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1 Peter 4:12-13 "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed."
This bible verse is saying that no matter what we go through life, we must always rejoice in the lord's name. It may be the strangest thing that has ever happened to you but always believe in the lord.

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Brantley Gilbert - Hard Days (Lyric Video)

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Brantley Gilbert - Hard Days (Lyric Video)