Mercyseat Mercy-seat. Exo 25:17; Exo 37:6; Heb 9:5. This appears to have been, merely, the lid of the Ark of the Covenant, not another surface affixed thereto. (It was a solid plate of gold, 2 1/2 cubits (6 1/3 feet) long by 1 1/2 cubits (2 2/3 feet) wide, representing a kind of throne of … Continue reading “Mercyseat”
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania; founded, 1926; conducted by the Sisters of Mercy; college of arts and sciences. See also: Mercyhurst College New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mercy, Wilhelm
Mercy, Wilhelm a German Roman Catholic theologian, was born Feb. 9, 1753, at Ueberlingen, near the Bodensee, and was educated at Oberschwangar. In 1787 he was called to the court of duke Charles of Wiirtemberg, and in 1798 became minister at Gruol, principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. His advanced age obliged him to resign his position in … Continue reading “Mercy, Wilhelm”
Mercy, Sisters of, of St. Borromeo
Mercy, Sisters of, of St. Borromeo Originally a pious association of ladies formed in 1626 for the care of the sick in the hospital of St. Charles at Nancy, but constituted a religious community in 1652 after being generously endowed by the father of Emmanuel Chauvenel, a young advocate who had given his life in … Continue reading “Mercy, Sisters of, of St. Borromeo”
Mercy, Sisters Of
Mercy, Sisters of A congregation of women founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1827, by Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, born 29 September, 1787, at Stormanstown House, County Dublin. Descended from an ancient and distinguished Catholic family, she was the eldest of three children. At a time when Catholicism was crushed, Mr. McAuley strove as much as was … Continue reading “Mercy, Sisters Of”
Mercy-Seat, The
Mercy-Seat, The mursi-set (, kapporeth; New Testament , hilasterion, Heb 9:5): The name for the lid or covering of the ark of the covenant (Exo 25:17, etc.). The Old Testament term means covering, then, like the New Testament word, propitiatory (compare kipper, to cover guilt, to make atonement). The ark contained the two tables of … Continue reading “Mercy-Seat, The”
Mercy Seat
MERCY-SEAT 1Ch 28:11, the cover of the Ark of the Covenant, which see. The Hebrew word means a cover, but contains an allusion to the covering or forgiving of sins, Psa 32:1 . In the New Testament it is designated by a Greek word meaning “the propitiatory,” or “expiatory,” Heb 9:4,5 . It was approached … Continue reading “Mercy Seat”
MERCY OF GOD
MERCY OF GOD Is his readiness to relieve the miserable and to pardon the guilty. 1.It is essential to his nature, Exo 34:6-7; not, indeed, as a passion or affection, as it is in men, but the result of his sovereign will, and guided by his infinite wisdom. 2.It is free, as nothing out of … Continue reading “MERCY OF GOD”
Mercy, Mother of
Mercy, Mother of A title by which the Church salutes the Blessed Virgin in the Salve Regina: “Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.” Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mercy, Merciful
Mercy, Merciful MERCY, MERCIFUL Mercy (French merci) is traced, through ecclesiastical Latin, to merces (reward); it seems to have got its meaning from the exclamation of the alms-receiver, Merci! i.e. Reward to you (in heaven)! May God reward you!the expression passing from the acknowledgment made to the bounty given, and then to the spirit prompting … Continue reading “Mercy, Merciful”