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Novena to the Sacred Heart at Galway
Our friends at Croà Nua's schedule for the Novena to the Sacred Heart in Galway. Thursday 11th 10.00am Opening of the Novena Charles Sweeney MSC. Theme: “Not our love for God but God’s Love for us.”...
Gospel Reflection Sixth Sunday of Easter 17 May 2020
Gospel Reflection “I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate” The Gospel (John 14:15-21) Writing to the Romans (Romans 8:14) Paul says: “All who are led by the Spirit of God are...
Adjusting to Coronavirus in South Sudan
The risk of the pandemic virus in a developing country like South Sudan is very high as they have very poor medical facilities and are steeped in traditions that involve the handshake. It represents...
Reflection Second Sunday of Easter 19 April 2020
Gospel Reflection “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe” The Gospel (John 20:19-31) I once heard a playwright being asked what extra experience he would like to have had...
Messages from our MSC’s during Covid-19
This is a testing time for all of us and our missionaries let us know that it is yet another hurdle on the other sides of the world where life is already challenging enough. Here are a few messages...
Update from Fr Richie : Covid 19 in the Phillipines
"Pandemic Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) has paralized all human activities.  The world’s longing to rest indeed happen, unfortunately great crisis on the part of humanity.  This alarming rate of...
Lockdown – A Reflection by Brother Richard Hendrick OFM Cap
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...
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...
Gospel Reflection for the Second Sunday of the Year | January 19th
Gospel Reflection Look, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. The Gospel (John 1:29-34) This is the Second Sunday of the Three Year Liturgical cycle, Year 1 (A) of the cycle, in which the Gospel readings will be from the Gospel of Matthew. But...
MSC Pilgrimages 2020
“The invitation is open to all, so what’s keeping you?” As we begin to settle into the rhythms and routines of 2020, we look ahead to a year full of potential, with new opportunities just waiting to be discovered. Many of us will decide that this will be the year to...
MSCs educating for a brighter tomorrow in the Philippines
Members of the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines recently paid a visit to the students at an MSC-run educational programme in Saints Peter and Paul Parish Learning Centre, in Tubod, Surigao del Norte. For the past two years, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in...
Celebrating the sacraments in Mozambique
November was a busy time for the MSC mission in Mozambique, where the celebrations of Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation took place throughout the month. Early November saw Confirmations taking place in the community...
Things you need to know before becoming a Missionary of the Sacred Heart
If you really want to become a Missionary of the Sacred Heart you should know from start that during your religious life you have to proclaim that God is Love (1Jn 4:18). At the beginning they will teach you that “as Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, we must be...
A Restless Heart Looking For God
A Hole in Your Heart I thought to share with you the story of my vocation. My vocation began in my heart. A hole in my heart. Maybe you heard Pascal’s intuition of a God-shaped hole in the heart of each human being that only God can fill it. Or more likely Saint...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 MSC Christmas Raffle!
MSC Christmas Raffle 2019 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 J. & J. Cassidy Nenagh, Co. Tipperary 2nd Prize: Festive Feast Hamper O. McGahon Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 3rd Prize: Supreme Christmas Hamper J. Dunne Dundalk, Co....
A 2019 Christmas Blessing from Fr Michael
Dear Friends, As we prepare to bid farewell to another year, I wanted to take a moment to pause in reflection and gratitude for the blessings that 2019 brought, and of course, for your friendship to our missionaries. 2019 has been another year to remember. Beginning...
“Thank you for your great generosity of heart!”: A message from Yaoundé, Cameroon
It is with great joy that we recently received an update from our MSC brothers at the Sacred Heart Bilingual College in Lada II, a small village situated 25km from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Back in the summer of...
Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent | December 15th
Gospel Reflection Jesus Christ, the cause of our joy. Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone else? The Gospel (Matthew 11:2-11) In that Gospel passage, John, the precursor of the One who was to come, proclaimed that One to Come would have...