Be sure you have a comfortable cup of tea” Catherine McAuley
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As I was searching around the web looking for special days in January, I came across a page that had January as "Hot Tea Month". It reminded me of a quote that Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM), said to one of her sisters on her deathbed: "Be sure you have a comfortable cup of tea for them when I am gone.” Since then a tea cup has become the symbol of Mercy hospitality. From…
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Catherine's Cup of Tea Monthly Giving Society - St. Mary Academy
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The Power of Tea - Sisters of Mercy
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Mercy High students bond, share struggles, find comfort over cups
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A Good Cup of Tea
Tea cups - St Catherine's College
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Calaméo - Spring 2023
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University announces the creation of McAuley Day, April 14
Comfortable Cup of Tea - When - Villa Maria College
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Mercy Ministries – Institute of Our Lady of Mercy
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A Comfortable Cup of Tea – Tea Time
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Catherine's Tea Reaches Mercy Health – Big Heart Tea Co.
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A Nice Cup of Tea - Irish Chaplaincy
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A Good Cup of Tea
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Comfortable Cup of Tea