On December 12, the Mount St. Mary community joined its Mercy family worldwide in celebrating Foundation Day. On this day in 1831, Sisters of Mercy founder Catherine McAuley, Mary Ann Doyle, and Elizabeth Harley professed their vows in Dublin, Ireland, and formally established the Mercy community that would eventually grow across the world in more than 40 countries.
Respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service. These core Mercy values have permeated the Mount St. Mary Academy community in practical, purposeful, and recognizable ways since the school was founded in 1851. Mount St. Mary represents one of the first centers of education established by the Sisters of Mercy after their arrival in America in 1843 and continues to develop young women with a moral and intellectual foundation rooted in the tradition of its Catholic founders.
A brief video highlighting the history of Mercy education in America, of which Mount St. Mary is proud to be an important part, can be enjoyed here.