NEWS & MEDIA
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2020: OLSH GLobal Outreach
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) are a vital part of our Sacred Heart Family, working all over the world, often in partnership with MSCs, under our shared motto: “May the Sacred...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2020: Education in the Congo
Educating for the future in Bokungu-Ikela The diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, located in North West of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1961. Coming...
Thank you from the MSC Centre for the Poor, Philippines
A recent letter from Fr Richie Gomez, community leader at the MSC Centre of the Poor in the Philippines, expresses great joy and gratitude to mission friends in the Irish Province for the generosity...
World Projects Appeal 2020: A Parish in need in Nicaragua
Parish of St Joseph of Bocay, Diocese of Jinotega, Nicaragua MSCs in the parish of St Joseph of Bocay in the diocese of Jinotega, Nicaragua, are appealing for funds to build a safe and secure...
“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...
Praying together: 2019 Pastoral Assembly in Mozambique
At the end of October, the 2019 pastoral assembly took place over a period of three days in the missionary area of Melquibi, Mozambique. Over 70 people from the surrounding regions joined in the assembly, celebrating the...
An evening of remembrance at the MSC Light Up a Memory Mass 2019
The evening of Saturday, November 30th, saw the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork filled with the light of hundreds of candles, each flame marking the memory of a treasured loved one who is no longer with us. November is traditionally a time to remember,...
Ongoing cyclone aid in Mozambique
MSC missionaries in Mozambique are continuing their ongoing work in providing relief to families who were affected by the ferocious cyclones that tore across the country earlier this year. In mid-March, Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc in north-eastern Mozambique, killing...
A joyous Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre
It is a pleasure to share these wonderful pictures from a recent Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, South Africa, which took place at the end of September. Founded in 2002 and run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) with...
A “revolution of tenderness” for Our Lady of Fatima de Meluco, Mozambique
At the end of September, our MSC mission in Mozambique had their first youth meeting in the community of Our Lady of Fatima de Meluco, bringing together young people from the region in a celebration of faith and unity. Together, the youths and their leaders prayed...
Gospel Reflection for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time | November 10th
Gospel Reflection He is God, not of the dead, but of the living. Reflection & Dialogue: The Resurrection of the Dead and Life Everlasting The Gospel (Luke 20:27-38) The Nicene Creed ends with the words: “We look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life...
Literacy programme for disadvantaged Badjao children in the Philippines
At the end of September, the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines paid a visit to the Badjao community in Canlanipa, Surigao City. The Philippine Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart support a literacy programme for disadvantaged children in the area,...
Celebrating the Feast of St Matthew with a day of baptism on our Mozambique mission
This year, our MSC mission in Mozambique marked the Feast of St Matthew with a wonderful day of baptisms in the community of Ravia. On September 21st, the people of Ravia and beyond joined together to mark St Matthew’s feast day. It was a joyous day indeed, as 80% of...