NEWS & MEDIA
The MSC Message : Winter 2023
Welcome to this year's Winter edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • We welcome Fr Joe McGee MSC as the new Provincial Superior along with our new Provincial team, Fr Dave Nixon MSC...
An invitation to our 2023 Light Up a Memory Mass
We warmly invite you to join us for an evening of contemplation and tribute, dedicated to the cherished memory of our loved ones who reside eternally in our thoughts and prayers, especially during the month of November. Our annual Light Up A Memory Mass to...
Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2023
Our Annual Mass for Deceased Members and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place on Sunday 5th November at 3pm in: Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork. (streamed online here) Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Croí Nua, Galway....
Congratulations to our Newly Elected General Assistants
The Missionaries of the Sacred would like to proudly congratulate our newly elected General Assistants to the General Team : ● Chris Chaplin, MSC (Australian) from the Province of Australia; ● Bernard Mongeau, MSC (Canadian) from the Province of the Dominican...
Pope Francis to the MSC: “Be God’s compassion, sadness ruins consecrated life.”
Image from Vatican Media Article by Francesca Merlo published originally in Vatican News. Pope Francis addresses the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart during their 26th General Chapter and emphasises the importance of knowing Christ through the Gospel, deepening...
Election of Superior General
Fr Abzalón with Fr Joe McGee MSC, Provincial, Fr Carl Tranter MSC, Fr Julius Katjipa MSC and Fr Alan Neville MSC "I am delighted to announce the re-election of Fr Abzalón Alvarado Tovar MSC as our Superior General for a second mandate. On behalf of the...
MSC General Chapter takes place in Rome.
This is a very exciting time for our MSC's as the election process takes place to elect our new Superior General and Leadership Team for the worldwide congregation.This General Chapter also happens to coincide with the jubilee year of our founder, Fr Jules Chevalier....
Fr Alan MSC : Everyone is included, The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 2
After a torturously long trip including a delayed flight in Addis, as well as a missed flight, an overbooked flight, and militantly disinterested support staff in Istanbul, we finally made it to Lisbon. Pilgrimages are not meant to be easy. In fact, some challenges...
Typhoon Egay survivors receive relief from MSC Missions Office Phillipines
The MSC Mission Office Philippines took part in the distribution of relief goods to the families who were affected by Typhoon Egay in Sitio Nalasin, Camanggaan, Vigan City last August 18, 2023. Super Typhoon Egay, was a highly destructive tropical cyclone that had...
Fr Alan MSC: The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 1
Ten days in Addis Ababa was unavoidable. If you want to get a Schengen Visa for four South Sudanese pilgrims to go to World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon there really is no other way other than through Ethiopia. In fact, conventional wisdom among those familiar...