NEWS & MEDIA
25 young men welcomed to the Postulancy Programme in the Indonesian Province
On August 12th, the Indonesian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart officially welcomed 25 young men to their Postulancy Programme in a beautiful Eucharistic celebration, held at the MSC Skolastikat Pineleng Chapel in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Ametur...
Teachers train for Sunday school on our Mozambique mission
The first training session for the coordinators of the local Sunday school for the Mozambique mission took place at the end of June. The training sessions are being held on the island of Ibo, and the Sunday school will cover the wider area of our missionary community,...
Gospel Reflection for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time | September 15th
Gospel Reflection Reflection & Dialogue: Searching for the lost sheep and the prodigal son today The Gospel (Luke 15:1-32) There will be rejoicing in heaven over one repentant sinner. It was once easy to identify “lost sheep” and have a ministry to them. They were...
Celebrating a blessed 2019 Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Our 2019 Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took place from Saturday, August 31st to Sunday, September 8th, at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork. A number of MSCs celebrated our daily Novena Masses over the nine-day period, including Fr Michael...
A new MSC College Formation House & Profession Day in the Philippines
At the end of July, the Philippine Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart unveiled their newly renovated MSC house in Surigao City, which now takes the form of the new MSC College Formation House. The launch of the new MSC Formation House also saw the formal...
A “blessed” visit to Mitepo, Mozambique
We were very pleased to see these wonderful photographs from our MSC mission in Mozambique, when the community of Our Lady of Fatima paid a visit to the village of Mitepo at the end of July. It was especially nice to see so many children and young people join the...
A visit from Sr Jenny Christie FDNSC
We were delighted to welcome Sr Jenny Christie FDNSC to Cork this August, as she kindly took the time to visit the MSC Missions Office during her trip to Ireland. Sr Jenny originally hails from Australia, and now resides in Rome in her role as International...
Gospel Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 18th
Gospel Reflection I am not here to bring peace, but rather division. Reflection & Dialogue: The Church in dialogue with division. The Gospel (Luke 12:49-53) Reflection Today’s readings give us rich material for reflection. We, present-day Christians, are heirs to...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019 Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady. Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days and will take place from...
The first MSC community retreat takes place on the Mozambique mission
In July, the MSC community in Mozambique celebrated their first retreat together, with the community of Our Lady of Fatima in Meluco. The Mozambique mission began in March 2018, when MSC missionaries from Brazil began ministering in the Pemba diocese, an extremely...