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A joyous Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre
It is a pleasure to share these wonderful pictures from a recent Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, South Africa, which took place at the end of September. Founded in 2002 and run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) with...
A “revolution of tenderness” for Our Lady of Fatima de Meluco, Mozambique
At the end of September, our MSC mission in Mozambique had their first youth meeting in the community of Our Lady of Fatima de Meluco, bringing together young people from the region in a celebration of faith and unity. Together, the youths and their leaders prayed...
Gospel Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | November 10th
Gospel Reflection He is God, not of the dead, but of the living. Reflection & Dialogue: The Resurrection of the Dead and Life Everlasting The Gospel (Luke 20:27-38) The Nicene Creed ends with the words: “We look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life...
Literacy programme for disadvantaged Badjao children in the Philippines
At the end of September, the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines paid a visit to the Badjao community in Canlanipa, Surigao City. The Philippine Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart support a literacy programme for disadvantaged children in the area,...
Celebrating the Feast of St Matthew with a day of baptism on our Mozambique mission
This year, our MSC mission in Mozambique marked the Feast of St Matthew with a wonderful day of baptisms in the community of Ravia. On September 21st, the people of Ravia and beyond joined together to mark St Matthew’s feast day. It was a joyous day indeed, as 80% of...
Mozambique mission celebrates the Diocesan Day of Youth
Our Mozambique mission spent a wonderful weekend marking the Diocesan Day of Youth in August, with the Bishop of Pemba, Bishop Luiz Fernando, celebrating the opening Mass. At the opening Mass, Bishop Luiz reminded the young people in attendance that the young Catholic...
Gospel Reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 20th
Gospel Reflection God will see justice done for his chosen who cry to him. Reflection & Dialogue: Prayer without ceasing. Reading the Scriptures The Gospel (Luke 18:1-8) Prayer without ceasing The heading in today’s Gospel reading invites us to a subject on which...
First Professions in the Democratic Republic of Congo
August saw great celebrations for our MSC community in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when four MSC novices came to the end of the novitiate journey and made their First Professions. “First Profession takes place at the conclusion of the Novitiate, which is a...
25th MSC General Conference in Busan, South Korea
The end of September marked the beginning of the 25th MSC General Conference, which took place in the city of Busan, South Korea. Due to start on September 23rd, the opening of the Conference was postponed by a day due to a tropical typhoon passing through the south...
Sacred Heart parishioners fundraising for Venezuela
On Sunday, September 22nd, the parishioners of the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork came out in great style for a family fun day, to raise funds for our Venezuelan mission. Our MSCs have spent over 50 years working in regions of profound hardship in...