By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Mercy Hospital workers Mariana Finizio, right, and Elizabeth Hernandez hand out cards and buttons before the Mass. Mercy Hospital is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, who also are celebrating 150 years in Florida.
Sister Margaret Mary Lyons, a retired teacher and member of the Sisters of St. Joseph who founded Mercy Hospital, was among those in attendance for the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mercy.
Sister Jane Stoecker, general superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, and Sister Michelle Fernandez of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, share a big smile before the celebration. Sister Michelle is Sister Jane's successor as principal of St. Mary Cathedral School. The Servants of the Pierced Hearts provided the music at the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy at Mercy Hospital.
Posing for a photo, from left: Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Michael Joseph, president of HCA East Florida Division; Msgr. Gabriel Ghanoum, coordinator of spiritual care for HCA East Florida; and Dale Alward, CEO of Mercy Hospital.
Hundreds attend the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami.
Msgr. Gabriel Ghanoum, coordinator of spiritual care for the East Florida Division of HCA, welcomes participants to the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy at Mercy Hospital.
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino processes out at the conclusion of the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the Mercy Hospital grounds.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses the faithful at the conclusion of the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the Mercy Hospital grounds.
Sister Margaret Mary Lyons, a retired teacher and member of the Sisters of St. Joseph who founded Mercy Hospital, was among those in attendance for the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mercy.
Sister Jane Stoecker, general superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, and Sister Michelle Fernandez of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, share a big smile before the celebration. Sister Michelle is Sister Jane's successor as principal of St. Mary Cathedral School. The Servants of the Pierced Hearts provided the music at the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy at Mercy Hospital.
Posing for a photo, from left: Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Michael Joseph, president of HCA East Florida Division; Msgr. Gabriel Ghanoum, coordinator of spiritual care for HCA East Florida; and Dale Alward, CEO of Mercy Hospital.
Hundreds attend the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami.
Msgr. Gabriel Ghanoum, coordinator of spiritual care for the East Florida Division of HCA, welcomes participants to the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy at Mercy Hospital.
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino processes out at the conclusion of the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the Mercy Hospital grounds.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses the faithful at the conclusion of the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on the Mercy Hospital grounds.
Photography: ROBERTO AGUIRRE | FC
MIAMI | Mercy Hospital was a hub of activity this past weekend as it hosted the annual celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy Sept. 24, and the premiere the night before of a documentary marking the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine.
The Sisters of St. Joseph founded and still sponsor Mercy Hospital. The facility is now owned by HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) but operates according to Catholic moral principles.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski, along with Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino and priests who serve as chaplains at the hospital, celebrated the 29th annual Mass for Our Lady of Mercy in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. His homily is posted here.
