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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...
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...
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...
OLSH Sisters worship with remote communities in Brazil
OLSH Sisters in Mirinzal, in northern Brazil, minister to local communities across the region in a variety of roles. The parish here is responsible for 18 small chapels, where people can meet,...
“React, respond, and rescue”: The MSC Centre for the Poor responds to Typhoon Odette
Fr Richie Gomez MSC, community leader at the MSC Centre for the Poor, located in Butuan, updates us on the current situation in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Odette, which struck on...
“My eyes have seen the abundance of the wonders of God”: A letter from the Amazon region
Luis Carlos Araújo Moraes MSC is a member of the Brazilian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Recently, he spoke with The Irish Catholic newspaper, sharing his experience as a...
Educating the children of Yetsi: A letter from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Over the Christmas period, we were delighted to receive blessings of the season along with a news update from Bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu MSC, who was ordained bishop of the diocese of...
MSC relief outreach continues in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Odette
As relief efforts continue in the Philippines following the devastating impact of Typhoon Odette in December 2021, MSC Mission response programmes are ongoing. [gallery type="square"...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Christmas in South Sudan
"It’s a big shift coming back to South Sudan again. After a few weeks at home in November, sporting a woolly hat, gloves, and my scarf, I’m now back in my shorts and light shirts. All this week the...
Building a laundry for the elderly in Papua New Guinea
At the beginning of this year, the community of Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, appealed for our help in funding a laundry for their aged-care ministry as part of our annual MSC World Projects Appeal. The Hartzer Centre is...
A day of celebration: Congratulations to Giacomo Gelardi MSC on his ordination to the Diaconate
Wednesday, December 8th marked a day of double celebrations for the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and for our extended MSC family around the world, as we celebrated the ordination of Giacomo Gelardi MSC to the Diaconate on the 167th...
Sending festive cheer with MSC Christmas Mass Bouquet Cards
Remind family, friends, and loved ones that they’re always in your thoughts this Christmas with a beautifully designed Mass card from the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In an age of email, text, and social media, it’s something special to find a surprise popping...
Remembering together at our 2021 Light Up a Memory Mass
Our Light Up a Memory Mass has become a much-loved annual tradition to close the Month of the Holy Souls since our first ceremony in 2014, and this year’s candlelight memorial Mass, which took place on the evening of Saturday, November 27th, was another beautiful...
2021 Christmas Blessing from Fr Michael
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 4.00pm on December 23rd to 9.00am on January 4th. With warm wishes to our mission friends everywhere for a happy, healthy, and safe Christmas season. Dear Friends, Christmas...
Christmas gifts of cheer and goodwill from MSC Missions
‘Tis the season of goodwill to all, and of course, the season of giving – and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a gift that gives back to the people who need it most. Our wonderful selection of Christmas keepsakes make the perfect gift for someone special –...
The MSC Indonesian Province celebrates 50 years of ministry
In October, the MSC Indonesian Province celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded on October 6th 1971 by the MSC General Conference in Rome, the Indonesian Province has since gone from strength to strength, working to provide vulnerable communities with everything from...
A new beginning for the MSC Missions Office
As it is written in Ecclesiastes, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (3:1-2) - and with the dawn of the new year comes a new season for the MSC Missions Office. The Irish Provincial Leadership Team has announced that Fr...
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart present our Light Up a Memory Mass 2021
In November, we remember, as we pray especially for loved ones who have gone before us. This year, we invite you once again to take part in a special live streaming of our annual Light Up a Memory Mass, which will be celebrated on Saturday, November 27th by main...
Remembering the MSC Martyrs of Canet de Mar
The beginning of November marked the feast day of the seven MSC martyrs of Canet de Mar, who were the first members of the MSC congregation to be declared blessed, in May 2017. November 6th is the feast day of the seven martyrs, namely Fr Antonio Arribas, Fr Abundio...