‘Fan into flame the gift that is given’
Theme for the Young Mercy Leaders Pilgrimage 2013
Tuesday morning July 16th dawned somewhat cloudy here at Baggot Street in Dublin.
However, with the early morning arrival of the first delegation of students from Belize, for the Young Mercy Leaders Pilgrimage (YMLP), the sun broke through and Mercy International Centre was swathed in light and heat for the reminder of the day.
For the past number of months, the YMLP planning committee has worked tirelessly and with great dedication and commitment to design and prepare an experience of Mercy which will remain in the minds and hearts of those who participate, for a long time to come. “Our hope is that Catherine McAuley will become a living presence in the lives of those who participate in this pilgrimage” says Breege Donohoe rsm, a member of the planning committee.
The last few days have been spent in final arrangements and keynote speakers and workshop leaders have arrived and are ready to share their unique talents and skills.
In our Foundress Catherine McAuley’s time, the building that is now Mercy International Centre, Baggot Street, Dublin, was a thriving centre of education and training and it is wonderful that for the next 4 days, the voices of young people from Mercy schools around the world, will once again echo through the corridors and rooms.
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Pilgrimage Communications Team
Congregation
