NEWS & MEDIA
Food Security Frontliners: MSC COVID Response in the Philippines
In response to the continuing needs of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, the community at the MSC Centre for the Poor initiative have established a new campaign which aims to help those in real and urgent need in a sustainable way. The...
2021 Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
This year’s annual Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of the Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place around the country in November, as we remember those who have gone before us in the light of the Lord. Irish Provincial Superior Fr Carl Tranter MSC writes:...
Fr Alan in South Sudan – Vaccine Status: Denied.
"It’s official. Last week a journalist from the Irish Times tweeted that vaccines distributed throughout Africa would not be recognised by the countries of the European Union. This was initially thought to be directed against vaccines manufactured outside of the EU,...
The MSC Message: Winter 2021
Welcome to the Winter 2021 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special seasonal greeting from Fr Michael O’Connell MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Join us as we congratulate Br Giacomo Gelardi on his Perpetual Profession to the Society of the Missionaries...
Reflection: The Way of the Heart
Here, we share The Way of the Heart, a beautiful reflection on the glory of God's love in our world. Each of us has faced our own challenges in the past year and a half, from the fear and stress and uncertainty of living through a global pandemic, to the age-old...
Following in the footsteps of St Bernadette: MSC 2021 Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage
We would like to invite you all to join us for a very special Triduum of Masses on our virtual pilgrimage to Lourdes, which will take place online from Thursday, September 23rd to Saturday, September 25th. For over half a century, the Irish Province of the...
OLSH Sisters ministering through COVID-19 in the Philippines
Sr Ruth S. Yburan FDNSC, Regional Leader of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Philippines, writes from Manila in gratitude for funding provided by the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart to our OLSH Sisters in the Philippines, in...
A virtual celebration: The 2021 MSC Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Heartfelt thanks to all who participated in our 2021 Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, which took place from Tuesday, August 31st to Wednesday, September 8th at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork. While this year's Novena once again took place...
Congratulations to Br Giacomo Gelardi MSC on his Perpetual Profession
On September 8th, 2021, Br Giacomo Gelardi MSC made his Perpetual Profession to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart at the Sacred Heart Church, Killinarden – a truly great occasion for the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and for the Sacred...
A province of hope and love: A letter from the MSC Province of the Pacific Islands
Bro Gerald Warbrooke MSC is stationed in Wailoku, located in Suva, the capital of Fiji. In February 2020, he celebrated his Silver Jubilee, marking 25 years as a Missionary of the Sacred Heart. Here, via the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Australia, he reflects on...