NEWS & MEDIA
Looking to the future at Our Lady of Victory, Tsakane
Great plans are in place for the community of Our Lady of Victory in Tsakane, South Africa. Under the leadership of parish priest Fr Martin Morrissey MSC, the purchase of a new building for the...
Heartwarming Christmas gifts from MSC Missions
Christmas is the season of giving, and what better way to celebrate than with a gift that gives back to the people who need it most? Our wonderful selection of Christmas keepsakes make the perfect...
Remembering together at the MSC Light Up a Memory Mass 2018
On Saturday, November 24th, the Sacred Heart Church in Cork was aglow with the light of hundreds of candles, each flame commemorating a beloved soul who is now with the Lord. Since our first...
The MSC Message: Winter 2018
Welcome to the Winter edition of the MSC Message! • Read all about MSC Missions at the World Meeting of Families 2018. • Catch up with the latest news from the mission fields, with updates from our...
Share some festive cheer with MSC Christmas Mass Bouquet Cards
Remind family, friends, and loved ones that they’re always in your thoughts this Christmas with a beautifully designed Mass card from the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In an age of email, text,...
New beginnings at St Francis Xavier, Tsakane
A project that began two years ago is now nearing its final stages of completion at the church of St Francis Xavier in Tsakane, South Africa. Parish priest Fr Martin Morrissey MSC is leading the...
Loreto Rumbek: The challenges of school holidays in South Sudan
While many children all over the world look forward to the school holidays with anticipation and delight, this is not always the case in regions where an education is not something students can take...
A Candlelight Memorial: Light Up a Memory Mass 2018
During the month of November, we take time to remember specially loved ones who have gone before us, and whose memory still burns brightly in our hearts and minds. Every year, the Missionaries of...
Fr Michael’s Camino Diary: Day 5
In September, MSC Missons Office Director Fr Michael O'Connell MSC walked the Camino de Santiago for the first time. Walking approximately 113 km over five days, Fr Michael undertook the final stage...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2018
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2018 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...
Celebrating old friends and new: World Meeting of Families 2018
After a whirlwind week of WMOF celebrations in Dublin, this weekend’s Papal visit was the crowning glory on a truly wonderful occasion. Saturday’s Festival of Families was a triumph, featuring a joyous, vibrant programme of music, song, and prayer. “One of the most...
MSC Missions hit the ground running at WMOF 2018!
Festivities for this year’s World Meeting of Families kicked off on Tuesday, August 21st – and our Vocations Director, Fr Alan Neville MSC, has been at the heart of the action all week long! Preparations began in earnest on Sunday, as Fr Alan joined Maura, Cini, and...
Congratulations to the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines!
Congratulations to the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines, who were recently awarded Social Welfare and Development Agencies Certification from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila “in recognition of their efforts to contribute to the...
Gospel Reflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 19th
Reflection: In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Jesus Christ the Bread of Life. Redemption. Murmuring. A Sign to be Contradicted. Gospel (John 6:51-58). My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 1. While the discourse on Jesus as the Bread of Life in...
Celebrating WMOF 2018 with MSC Missions
Commemorate Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families 2018 with a beautiful Holy Family Entrustment Book from MSC Missions. The WMOF festivities will commence on Tuesday, August 21st, as Ireland prepares to welcome Pope Francis to our shores for...
Scripture Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 5th
THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE "I am the bread of life," says Jesus. The life that Jesus offers is a full life. It is not just existing. Today’s first reading portrays the manna in the desert as food that just kept people alive. The life that Jesus offers, the life that...
Sacred Heart Students in Cameroon: Michel’s Story
This summer, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are raising funds to help the Sacred Heart College in Cameroon, where students gather every day in classrooms that are still under construction. For most of these students, poverty and hardship...
Making A Difference with MSC Volunteering 2018
Roisin Brennan, a childcare worker from Kilkenny, shares some of her experiences on the MSC Volunteering Project 2018: "Where to start ... Well I’m already considering returning in the future. The people here are so welcoming. You are guaranteed to have a great laugh...
Sacred Heart Students in Cameroon: Justin’s Story
This summer, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are raising funds to help the Sacred Heart College in Cameroon, where students gather every day in classrooms that are still under construction. For most of these students, poverty and hardship...