NEWS & MEDIA
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...
“A beautiful encounter with God”: MSCs celebrating Lent in Ecuador
As we approach the blessed season of Easter, we are glad to share these beautiful pictures of Lenten celebrations at the parish of St John the Evangelist in Palmira, Ecuador. Here, Fr Marcelo Campoverde MSC commemorated Lent with his indigenous community, with a...
EASTER DRAW RESULTS 2026
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR 2026 MSC EASTER DRAW WINNERS! 1st Prize: €2,000 A. Kiernan, Portarlington, County. Laois 2nd Prize: €1,500 P. McAdam, Monaghan Town. 3rd Prize: €1,000 P. Dunne, Mornington, County Meath. 4th Prize: €1,000 M. O’Brien,...
A walk down Memory Lane… March 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. This month,...