NEWS & MEDIA
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
A “blessed” visit to Mitepo, Mozambique
We were very pleased to see these wonderful photographs from our MSC mission in Mozambique, when the community of Our Lady of Fatima paid a visit to the village of Mitepo at the end of July. It was especially nice to see so many children and young people join the...
A visit from Sr Jenny Christie FDNSC
We were delighted to welcome Sr Jenny Christie FDNSC to Cork this August, as she kindly took the time to visit the MSC Missions Office during her trip to Ireland. Sr Jenny originally hails from Australia, and now resides in Rome in her role as International...
Gospel Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 18th
Gospel Reflection I am not here to bring peace, but rather division. Reflection & Dialogue: The Church in dialogue with division. The Gospel (Luke 12:49-53) Reflection Today’s readings give us rich material for reflection. We, present-day Christians, are heirs to...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019 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 and will take place from...
The first MSC community retreat takes place on the Mozambique mission
In July, the MSC community in Mozambique celebrated their first retreat together, with the community of Our Lady of Fatima in Meluco. The Mozambique mission began in March 2018, when MSC missionaries from Brazil began ministering in the Pemba diocese, an extremely...
Irish MSCs return to Venezuela
Two of our MSCs from the Irish Province returned to Venezuela in July, to minister to struggling families and communities who are currently trapped in the midst of the country’s extreme social, economic, political, and humanitarian crisis. Fr Christy Coleman MSC Fr...
Blessings to the first MSC African bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu on his ordination
Congratulations and very best wishes to Bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu MSC, who was ordained bishop of the diocese of Bokungu-Ikela in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 21st. His ordination took place in Bokungo, celebrated by Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungo,...
Gospel Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 21st
Gospel Reflection Listening to and living the mystery of Christ and the Church The Gospel (Luke 10:38-42) Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. Mary has chosen the better part. This is a charming narrative on the hospitality offered to Jesus by Martha, sister of Mary....
Educating for a brighter tomorrow in the Philippines
Our Sacred Heart family at the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines recently reported on their current education project in the Hapag Community in Amparo, North Caloocan, where a helping hand has been extended to disadvantaged youths in the community whose parents...
Loreto Schools continue to empower young women in South Sudan
As our friends at Loreto Schools Rumbek draw the old school year to a close and look ahead to the new, we are delighted to hear that the schools are continuing to grow at a great rate, offering renewed hope and new opportunities to young women in South Sudan. There...