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MSC World Projects Appeal 2020: MSC Ministry in South Africa
Health and Education at Berea-Albion Football Club Cougar Park in Pretoria, South Africa, is home to Berea-Albion Football Club and Academy, where disadvantaged youths are given hope and...
MSC World Projects Appeal 2020: Riverside communities in the Amazon
Pastoral care for the people of the Amazon The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been operating from the diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, or St Gabriel da Cachoeira, for over 20 years,...
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...
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...
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...
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. [gallery type="square"...
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...
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...
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....
Mozambique mission celebrates the Diocesan Day of Youth
Our Mozambique mission spent a wonderful weekend marking the Diocesan Day of Youth in August, with the Bishop of Pemba, Bishop Luiz Fernando, celebrating the opening Mass. At the opening Mass, Bishop Luiz reminded the young people in attendance that the young Catholic...
Gospel Reflection for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 20th
Gospel Reflection God will see justice done for his chosen who cry to him. Reflection & Dialogue: Prayer without ceasing. Reading the Scriptures The Gospel (Luke 18:1-8) Prayer without ceasing The heading in today’s Gospel reading invites us to a subject on which...
First Professions in the Democratic Republic of Congo
August saw great celebrations for our MSC community in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when four MSC novices came to the end of the novitiate journey and made their First Professions. “First Profession takes place at the conclusion of the Novitiate, which is a...
25th MSC General Conference in Busan, South Korea
The end of September marked the beginning of the 25th MSC General Conference, which took place in the city of Busan, South Korea. Due to start on September 23rd, the opening of the Conference was postponed by a day due to a tropical typhoon passing through the south...
Sacred Heart parishioners fundraising for Venezuela
On Sunday, September 22nd, the parishioners of the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork came out in great style for a family fun day, to raise funds for our Venezuelan mission. Our MSCs have spent over 50 years working in regions of profound hardship in...
MSC Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2019
Each year, the arrival of September heralds an exciting time for the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, as we embark on our annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. This year saw another wonderful pilgrimage group embark on the well-trodden path to Lourdes...
The MSC Message: Winter 2019
Welcome to the Winter 2019 edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special seasonal greeting from Fr Michael O’Connell MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • Catch up with the latest news from the mission fields, with updates from our ongoing projects in Mozambique,...
2019 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. Masses will take place on the following dates: Sunday,...
25 young men welcomed to the Postulancy Programme in the Indonesian Province
On August 12th, the Indonesian Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart officially welcomed 25 young men to their Postulancy Programme in a beautiful Eucharistic celebration, held at the MSC Skolastikat Pineleng Chapel in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Ametur...
Teachers train for Sunday school on our Mozambique mission
The first training session for the coordinators of the local Sunday school for the Mozambique mission took place at the end of June. The training sessions are being held on the island of Ibo, and the Sunday school will cover the wider area of our missionary community,...