NEWS & MEDIA
An invitation to join us at our 2026 Novena to the Sacred Heart
An invitation to join us at our 2026 Novena to the Sacred Heart Our annual MSC Novena to the Sacred Heart is a blessed time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before the generous love of the Sacred Heart. This year’s Novena of...
Helping school children in rural India
MSCs in India are working to help very vulnerable children in Karankadu, an extremely poor village located close to the Bay of Bengal and populated by just 468 families, with a Catholic community of 1,600 people. Karankadu is a fishing village, and due to its...
Fun, friendship, and fundraising! Cork steps up in aid of the Holy Family Care Centre, South Africa
Sincere thanks to everyone who came along to participate in our annual May fundraising event for the community of the Holy Family Care Centre, a dedicated facility for vulnerable young children run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, with the support of...
A walk down Memory Lane… April 2026
This year, we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the MSC Missions Office on the Western Road, Cork, and as part of our anniversary commemorations, we’re looking back on old issues of our newsletter, the MSC Message, on a walk together down Memory Lane. Fr Jules...
Easter 2026: “A beautiful experience” in Ecuador
Holy Week on our MSC Mission in Ecuador proved to be a very special time indeed, with a host of celebrations throughout the week culminating on the glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday. “It was a beautiful...
A “day of love” on Divine Mercy Sunday in Venezuela
On April 12th, the Venezuelan community marked Divine Mercy Sunday with a special celebration in the parish of La Santa Cruz. On this “day of love”, MSCs and volunteers from Mis Ángeles social visited very vulnerable families, delivering toys to the children along...
A new missionary journey begins in Mozambique
This year sees great promise for our MSC Missions in Mozambique, where five young men are beginning their formation journey on the path to becoming Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In January, Fr José Eduardo Paixão and Fr Roney Lima visited the young men beginning...
Earth Hour in the Philippines
There’s something powerful about these wonderful pictures shared by the Facebook page for the Fr Jules Chevalier MSC Mission Centre in the Philippines. Together, the community at the Centre, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City, celebrated Earth Hour on Saturday, March...
Easter 2026: Welcoming the light at the Sacred Heart Church, Cork
It is with joyful and grateful hearts that we thank everyone who took part in our Holy Week and Easter ceremonies and celebrations this year, at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork. Our well- beloved Easter Dawn Mass took place once again this year, with...
Easter drawings from São Paulo, Brazil
In a wonderful celebration of the Easter season, the First Holy Communion boys and girls at the Colégio Nossa Senhora do Sagrado Coração in São Paulo, Brazil, sent some very special pictures to share with school children here in the Irish Province of the Missionaries...