We Sisters of Mercy
who came to Parramatta in 1888
 respectfully remember the Burramattagal
 who were the first people to live in this area.

In honouring the memory of the Burramattagal
we acknowledge with sorrow
the immeasurable suffering
caused to them and to all Aboriginal Australians
by European colonisation.

We recognise with shame
that such suffering
endures to the present generation.

Today
with faith and hope
we pray
for the Aboriginal Peoples and ourselves
that God's Mercy and Justice
will prevail
in all our lives and
in the heart of our nation.