NEWS & MEDIA
MSC Missions: Venezuela in Crisis
In the summer of 2017, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart marked their Golden Jubilee in Venezuela, 50 years after our missionaries first started their work in this troubled country. Today,...
MSC Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2018
Each year, the coming of September sees a flurry of activity at the MSC Missions Office as we prepare for our annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. This year’s pilgrimage took place from September 17th to...
MSCs battle floods in Kerala, India
In August, much of the state of Kerala, India, was submerged following devastating floods with the highest recorded rainfall in almost 100 years. Indian Union Secretary Fr Syam Kumar MSC writes to...
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time | September 16th
Gospel Reflection In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: When the Church is weak, then she is strong. In our own day, the Church, particularly in Europe and the English-speaking world, is undergoing...
New beginnings at the Sacred Heart College, Cameroon
September marks back-to-school season for students all over the world, and the Sacred Heart College in the village of Lada II in Cameroon is no exception! This year, not only are the Sacred Heart...
WMOF 2018: Fr Alan Neville MSC talks to Vatican News
Fr Alan Neville MSC spoke with Lydia O’Kane, Vatican News correspondent, at the Festival of Families in Croke Park on Saturday, August 25th. Reflecting on the sheer joy of this momentous occasion,...
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time | September 2nd
THE LAW PROTECTS THE LITTLE ONES In today's Gospel reading, Jesus is accused of being a law-breaker. On many occasions the religious elite accused Jesus of breaking the law of Moses. Jesus points...
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...
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...
Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge in South Sudan
Over the past six months, the Loreto Rumbek community has been working in tandem with Misean Cara and the local community of Maker Kuei on their new Seeds of Knowledge project. This project focused on helping 100 participants who have come from families that have been...
Perseverance and Pride: Salome’s Story
Having graduated from the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, Salome Piath Gum began work in the Loreto Primary School as part of the Loreto Graduate Programme. In this role, she is gaining invaluable skills and taking the next steps towards a positive...
MSC Missions in the Philippines: Mayon Mission Outreach Programme
Since February, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines have been working to bring aid to families affected by the eruption of Mount Mayon. Between January 13th and February 1st 2018, the volcano of Mount Mayon erupted more than 35 times, and over 85,000 people were...
Dedication and Diligence: Marius’ Story
Marius Rahayaan is a student at Siwa Lima St Joseph’s Technical School in Langgur, Indonesia. Built in 1970, the school is run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart with the aim of educating young people in the region so “they can do something good for themselves...
Gospel Reflection for Pentecost Sunday | May 20th
Reflection: The Holy Spirit and Dialogue with the Modern Age Gospel (John 15:26-27; 16:12-16). The Spirit of truth will lead you to complete truth. In recent decades, in Catholic spirituality and liturgy there has been renewed interest in the role of the Holy Spirit...
Courage and Confidence: Elizabeth’s Story
Elizabeth Aghar Mark is a graduate of the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. She has remained with the Loreto community as part of their graduate programme, where the care, guidance, and tuition given have provided Elizabeth with the potential for a...
Thank you from Saratov, Russia
At the end of April, the MSC Missions Office in Cork received a lovely letter from Fr Ondrej Slavik in Saratov, Russia. Fr Ondrej got in touch to extend his thanks to the mission friends of the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for their kindness...
Opening the door to the MSC Graduate House & Women’s Shelter in Rumbek
We are delighted to hear that the first group of Loreto graduates have moved into the MSC Graduate House & Women’s Shelter! Last summer, we asked our mission friends in the Irish Province to join with us and reach out to help the Loreto Sisters to transform lives...
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, May 6th
Reflection: God Loves Our readings today turn things upside down a bit. In our first reading, we see Cornelius and his household receiving the Holy Spirit first and then being baptized. The second reading tells us that God loves us before we love God or our neighbour....
The MSC Message: Summer 2018
The summer edition of the MSC Message has arrived! • Catch up with the latest news from the mission fields, with updates from our ongoing projects in South Africa and South Sudan. • Discover more about new mission projects in Mozambique and Cameroon. • Read a special...