NEWS & MEDIA
Sacred Heart Novena 2022: A note from Fr Paul
Preparations are well underway at the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork, as we look ahead to our much-beloved annual Novena to the Sacred Heart, which will take place this year from...
The MSC Message: Summer 2022
Welcome to the Summer 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 visit of our MSC Superior...
Journeying together in the Way of the Heart: Our Superior General concludes his visit to the Irish Province
The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart has bid farewell to MSC Superior General Fr AbsalĂłn Alvarado, following a three-week visit throughout April and May. Spending a great...
Sacred Heart Novena 2022
Novena to the Sacred Heart 2022 The Feast of the Sacred Heart is fast approaching, and with it comes our special Novena to the Sacred Heart – a beautiful time of reflection when we bring our prayers...
Hope springs with a new rainwater filtration system in the Philippines
The community at the MSC Centre for the Poor, located in Butuan, in the Philippines, continues in its ongoing ministry to help survivors of Typhoon Odette, which struck in December of last year and...
“We dare to hope”: Celebrating Easter 2022
It is with grateful hearts that we thank all who joined us in prayer throughout the glorious Easter season this year – a triumphant celebration of the Resurrection that was all the more beautiful...
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 AbsalĂłn 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...
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. All money raised from sales in the store is used to buy food for the...
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 St Teresa of Calcutta in Quezon City on Tuesday, March 8th. The MSC...
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, SĂŁo Paulo, Santa Terezinha, and SĂŁo Tiago regions. Masses and prayers took place across the...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: A Week in the Life of Loreto – Bishops, graduations, an ambassador, and the Pope.
"It has been a busy week. There are rarely quiet weeks in Loreto, but this last one has certainly kept us all on our toes. Thankfully it has all been positive, and in light of the challenges we see on the news now, we are especially grateful. Last Monday the Irish...
MSC COVID-19 ministry continues in the Province of the Pacific Islands
While restrictions may be easing here in Ireland, the COVID-19 pandemic remains an urgent issue in many parts of the world. The Facebook page for the MSC Province of the Pacific Islands has shared a collection of images taken by Fr Martin Everi MSC, demonstrating the...
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 SĂŁo Mateus of the Parish of Santo AntĂ´nio 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...