NEWS & MEDIA
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...
Christmas in an evacuation centre: MSCs providing typhoon relief aid in the Philippines
MSCs in the Philippines have been working throughout the Christmas season to bring emergency aid to survivors of Typhoon Odette, which hit the country with devastating consequences on December 16th,...
“Share a Christmas Basket” in the Philippines
On December 22nd, the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines hosted a day of community sharing and togetherness, with the Share a Christmas Basket Project in Sta. Quiteria and St Francis of Asissi...
Typhoon Odette hits the Philippines
Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, hit the Philippines on December 16th, and has proved to be the largest storm of the year to date. Over 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes in...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 MSC Christmas Raffle!
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...
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...
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...
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...
MSC students continue COVID-19 volunteer work in Vietnam
In September, four MSC students answered a call from the Saigon Archdiocese for volunteers to help at the COVID-19 treatment hospital in Saigon City, due to rising patient numbers and an urgent need for additional care. Tien Minh NGUYEN, Hung Quoc LE, Thanh Vu NGUYEN,...
A new water system for the people of Tulang Diot in the Philippines
We are delighted to be able to share these wonderful images from Tulang Diot in the Philippines, where the country's MSC Mission Office, in conjunction with the MSC Mission Office Australia, facilitated the installation of new water tanks for the collection and...
“Men of the heart”: MSCs volunteer at COVID-19 treatment centre in Vietnam
At the beginning of September, four MSCs in Vietnam requested permission to volunteer as assistants at a COVID-19 treatment centre in Saigon City. As reported by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Australia website, the Saigon Archdiocese had called for volunteers...
Food Security Frontliners: MSC COVID Response in the Philippines
In response to the continuing needs of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, the community at the MSC Centre for the Poor initiative have established a new campaign which aims to help those in real and urgent need in a sustainable way. The...
2021 Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
This year’s annual Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of the Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place around the country in November, as we remember those who have gone before us in the light of the Lord. Irish Provincial Superior Fr Carl Tranter MSC writes:...
Fr Alan in South Sudan – Vaccine Status: Denied.
"It’s official. Last week a journalist from the Irish Times tweeted that vaccines distributed throughout Africa would not be recognised by the countries of the European Union. This was initially thought to be directed against vaccines manufactured outside of the EU,...
The MSC Message: Winter 2021
Welcome to the Winter 2021 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special seasonal greeting from Fr Michael O’Connell MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Join us as we congratulate Br Giacomo Gelardi on his Perpetual Profession to the Society of the Missionaries...