NEWS & MEDIA
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Advent
It’s Advent in South Sudan, which means that everybody is busy with endings and beginnings. It is a beautiful time here right now, as the rains ended in October and the land is still green. We have...
Candlelight prayer at our Light Up a Memory Mass 2022
Now in its ninth year, our annual Light Up a Memory Mass has become a much-loved and highly anticipated tradition each year, since the first ceremony took place in November of 2014. This year’s...
New beginnings at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork
As we come towards the end of the year, so too do we mark the beginning of a new chapter for the Sacred Heart Parish on the Western Road, Cork, as we bid a fond farewell to outgoing parish priest Fr...
Share the joy of Christmas with gifts and keepsakes from MSC Missions
Christmas is the season of goodwill, giving, and love – and this year, you can embrace the spirit of the season by choosing a gift that gives back. Our festive collection of Christmas keepsakes...
An international celebration: Bishop Fintan Gavin travels from Cork to Italy to ordain Fr Giacomo Gelardi MSC
Warmest congratulations to Fr Giacomo Gelardi MSC, who was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, November 19th, 2022. The ordination ceremony was led by Bishop Fintan Gavin of Cork and Ross, who...
An invitation to join us in prayer at our 2022 Light Up a Memory Mass
November is a sacred time to remember, as we keep in our prayers family, friends, and loved ones who have gone before us. This year, we are glad to invite old friends and new to take part in our...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops at Croi Nua
Croi Nua, our MSC spirituality centre in Co. Galway, are hosting two sessions on mental health and wellbeing as part of their 2022 Autumn programme. The first session will be led by Eoghan...
Planning for a hopeful future in Guatemala
As the school year comes to a close at the MSC-run Centro Faustino Villanueva in Guatemala, Fr Jairo Uriel Sevilla Mendoza MSC, Director of the centre, writes in gratitude for the support of mission...
MSCs ministering to earthquake survivors in Haiti
This summer, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been working with the MSC community in southern Haiti, to support them in the construction of houses in the region of...
A series of weekly reflections from Croi Nua, Co. Galway
All are very welcome to join us on two new series of reflections, led by Fr Patsy Kelly MSC every Tuesday and Thursday. The sessions will take place at Croi Nua Spirituality Centre (Taylor’s Hill, Galway), and those who cannot attend in person are very welcome to join...
The MSC Message: Winter 2022
Welcome to the Winter 2022 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Find out more about the latest updates from the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines, where the MSC Centre for...
MSC Missions supporting Cancer Connect services in Co. Cork
The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is delighted to be able to support the tremendous work being done by the Cancer Connect team in Co. Cork, with a recent donation of €25,000 facilitating the addition of a new car to their fleet. Cancer Connect...
Working together for change in Guatemala
Over the summer months, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart has been working to support our MSC brothers in Guatemala, strengthening our long-standing friendship with the community at Centro Faustino Villanueva. A vocational centre dedicated to...
A Golden Jubilee for Irish MSCs
Warmest congratulations to our MSCs Fr John Jennings, Fr Charles J. Sweeney, and Fr Diarmuid O’Murchu, who each celebrated their Golden Jubilee this summer. On August 23rd, each of the three MSCs celebrated 50 years since their ordination, with their Sacred Heart...
A season of compassion: MSC Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2022
Sincere thanks to all who participated in our 2022 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. It is with great delight that we were able to...
Sharing the sacraments in the Holy Baquita community on our Mozambique mission
On August 21st, Fr José Eduardo Paixão celebrated with the Holy Baquita community in the district of Metuge, posting pictures on the MSC Mozambique Facebook page to mark this wonderful occasion. A very special day for the community, Fr Eduardo presided over the...
Rebuilding a community on Gilutongan Island, in the Philippines
The latest update from the Typhoon Odette mission response team in the Philippines comes from Gilutongan Island, Cordova, where the MSC Typhoon Odette Housing Project is continuing in its work at full force. With the first batch of materials arriving at the end of...
“Beyond expectation”: Celebrating four years of the MSC Centre for the Poor in the Philippines
Our most recent update from the Philippines comes from Fr Richie Gomez MSC, community leader at the MSC Centre for the Poor. The Provincial Conference for the Philippines took place in August, in person for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck, and Fr...
MSC Mozambique mission visits Ibo Island
At the end of July, our MSC Mozambique mission visited Ibo Island, an island situated just off northern Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. Situated over 70km from Pemba, where our mission is based, Ibo Island is also in the province of Cabo Delgado. Fr Eduardo visited...