NEWS & MEDIA
Notice of changes to our online Mass enrolment books
Dear Mission Friends, Please note that as of May 1st, 2022, there will be some minor changes to suggested donations and delivery charges for Mass enrolment books ordered through our Cards &...
MSC Superior General concelebrates Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Cork
On Sunday, April 24th, we were blessed to have our 10.00am Mass in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork, concelebrated by MSC Superior General Fr Absalón Alvarado, along with MSCs Fr...
“He is Risen!” Easter celebrations in Metuge, Mozambique
Our MSC community in Mozambique have shared wonderful photographs from their ceremonies and celebrations throughout Holy Week and Easter, when local families joined in prayer across the parish of...
MSC Easter Draw results 2022
MSC Easter Draw 2022 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher A Hughes, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan. 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun...
MSC Superior General visits the Irish Province
On Easter Monday, Fr Absalón Alvarado MSC, our Superior General, will arrive in Ireland to spend three weeks visiting our MSC members in England and Ireland. It has been 14 years since the last...
Rebuilding communities in Surigao in the wake of Typhoon Odette
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in the Philippines have begun work on the housing project which will help families whose homes were destroyed by Typhoon Odette, a devastating storm that struck...
OLSH outreach in Alfenas, Brazil, reaches 65 hungry families per month
We were delighted to receive a recent update from the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Brazil, where a second-hand clothing store is run by the Sisters at the Social Centre in Alfenas....
Emergency aid for survivors of fire in Quezon City, Philippines
MSCs in the Philippines joined forces with the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and local volunteers to offer emergency relief aid to survivors of a fire that tore through the community of...
A prayerful Ash Wednesday in Metuge, Mozambique
The beginning of Lent was cause for great prayer and occasion in Metuge, Mozambique, where our MSCs celebrated with communities of the St Anthony of Metuge parish, in the Sede, São Paulo, Santa...
Together in prayer in Mozambique
In early February, MSCs on our Mozambique mission celebrated Mass with the community of St Augustine, in the parish of Saint Anthony in Metuge. As there is no church in the area, Masses and prayers were celebrated by our MSCs in families’ homes, with a great spirit of...
Celebrating the sacraments: A joyful day in Metuge, Mozambique
The end of January marked a day of momentous celebration in Metuge, in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. On Sunday, January 23rd, MSCs in Metuge presided over a host of celebrations in the community of São Mateus of the Parish of Santo Antônio de Metuge, including...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: A Bigger Shovel
It is an Irish truism that if you dig a good ditch, you don’t get time off, you get a bigger shovel. Apparently this is not just Irish wisdom, but South Sudanese as well. In addition to the work in Loreto College, I have been drafted by the Diocese of Rumbek to help...
Farm to table: Sustainable living in the Philippines at the MSC Centre for the Poor
Established in 2018, the MSC Centre for the Poor is located in the city of Butuan in the Philippines, and focuses on harnessing the gifts of the natural world to combat poverty, unemployment, and the exploitation of the ecosystem – work in which “everyone is called to...
Congratulations to Miguel Ibarra and Yordy Blanco: Celebrations for the MSC Missionary Community of Venezuela
The beginning of 2022 has brought great joy for the MSC community in the Venezuelan Region, with Miguel Ibarra MSC renewing his vows on Saturday, January 29th, and Yordy Blanco MSC making his First Profession on Wednesday, February 2nd. Vow renewal of Miguel Ibarra...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: “Bakery Bread at the Table” in Brazil
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Itajubá, located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, are raising funds to launch a new project titled “Bakery Bread at the Table”. The funds raised will purchase the machinery to equip a bakery, which will primarily...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: OLSH Global Outreach
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) are a vital part of our Sacred Heart Family, working all over the world, often in partnership with MSCs, under our shared motto: “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved.” OLSH MINISTRY IN BRAZIL There are...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: MSCs reaching out in Fiji
EDUCATION AT THE CHEVALIER TRAINING CENTRE Established by MSCs in 1992, the Chevalier Training Centre is located in Wainadoi, in Namosi, Fiji, and offers a practical education to up to 75 underprivileged boys and young men, who have no other opportunity to learn the...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: MSCs caring for the elderly in India
MSCs in Coimbatore, India, are raising funds to set up the Chevalier Centre for Change, a day-care centre for the elderly that aims to “change the lives of those who have little hope”. MSCs in Coimbatore are responding to the needs to the local community by setting up...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2022: Sowing seeds of hope in Guatemala
Founded by MSCs in 1984, Centro Faustino Villanueva is a vocational centre dedicated to helping disadvantaged youths, located in the rural region of San Agustin, Alta Verapaz, in Guatemala. With the motto “Open doors to education”, the centre currently works with 215...