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MSC Phillipine Province – Celebrating 40 years of Mission Work.
"The Covid-10 Pandemic has affected each of us around the world in different ways. Some have experienced losing loved ones; hunger, idleness, uncertainty and vulnerability, while others are still in...
Letter from Sr Clotilde in Senegal
Dear Father Michael, Greetings from Kaolack in Senegal where we have a school that starts from nursery school to the whole primary school. The total number of pupils is 536 and there are 24...
Burkina Faso OLSH Sisters sincerely thanks their donors
"We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the donors who made it possible for us to send 3000 euro to the Centre." Sister Adjouma...
Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage 2020 :Carrying Our Daily Covid Cross
This Year, a year like no other we have had to cope and adjust to many new ways of doing things. For over fifty years we have organized an Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes but as you are all aware such...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2020
Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady. Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days...
Building for Sustainability in the Phillippines
Our dear friends in the Philippines have been busy during this pandemic. As the United Nation’s secretary general recently noted, the threat from coronavirus is temporary whereas the threat from...
Luca & Paola : God’s plan for us together
Here we want to share with you our story since we moved to Ireland to our wedding: it is the story of two young lovers who, thanks the tireless guidance and help of God, are building up the...
South Sudan’s struggles intensify amid Corona Virus pandemic.
Things are increasingly difficult for our less fortunate friends in South Sudan lately. It has been been recognized among countries most at risk of what the UN World Food Programme (WFP) calls a...
MSC Easter Draw 2020: Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2020 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher J. Murphy, Fermoy, Co. Cork. 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday...

A Prayer from from Archbishop Eamon Martin
Like others in society, our parishes have been introducing restrictions to help keep people safe, especially those who are most vulnerable. I invite you to join me today in praying the beautiful prayer of Saint Patrick, known as his “breastplate” prayer, in...

Gospel Reflection for March 15 2020 | Third Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflection A spring of water welling up to eternal life. The Gospel (John 4:5-42). The theme of water is central to the first reading and the Gospel reading today. Water slakes thirst in the present life and can point to water of another order that looks...

US ambassador visits Loreto Rumbeck in South Sudan
On February 19th, the American Ambassador to South Sudan, Mr. Thomas Hushek visited the Loreto school in Rombeck that is run by the Loreto sisters and commended them for their efforts in keeping the young Sudanese girls in school. The school has been giving support to...

Mission Outreach in the Phillipines aids Batangas Taal Victims
Msc Phillippines shares an appreciative message from their Outreach Programme for for the victims of the Taal volcano eruption earlier in the year where the community of Taal in Batangas were on permanent lockdown. January 27, 2020 – The MSC Mission Office posted A...

Mother’s day Celebrations here with MSC
The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father. Mother's day this year falls on the 22nd of March and it's a great opportunity for us to show our mother some love and gratitude for all she has done for us through the...

Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of the Year | 16 February 2020
Gospel Reflection You have learned how it was said to our ancestors; but I say this to you. The Gospel (Matthew 5:17-37). In this reading he gives a new understanding of the commandments believed to have been revealed to Moses on Sinai, and he does this with...

Ending poverty is our Duty! Pope Francis calls to Financial Leaders.
"A rich world and vibrant economy can and should end poverty" Pope Francis calls on economists and Financial leaders during his impromptu conference in the Vatican last week. His holiness stated in his talk of "New Forms of Solidarity" that "modern resources make...

First Communion and Confirmation Gifts
Young boys and girls all over the country are getting ready for their First Holy Communions and Confirmations that are coming up soon and here at MSC missions we have a wide range of gifts for them to remember their special day. From gold-foil embossed cards to a...

MSC Centre for the poor Philippines addresses plastic waste
The MSC Center for the Poor in the Philippines initiates a project called “Beat the Plastic" in Butuan. "Small-scale activities in respond to global warming may not be the ultimate solution but surely will give a big impact to our environmental problem" says Fr...

MSC Missions in Mozambique welcome Bishop Luís Fernando
November 2019 saw great excitement for our MSC communities in Mozambique, when a visit from Bishop Luís Fernando "revived the faith and strengthened the bonds of friendship" among local parishes, according to the MSC Mozambique Facebook page. Many families in the...