NEWS & MEDIA
A Christmas Message from Fr John MSC
Please note that the MSC Missions Office will be closed over the Christmas period, from 3.30pm on Friday, December 22nd to 9.00am on Tuesday, January 2nd.With warm wishes to our mission friends...
NEW MSC PROVINCIAL MAILING ADDRESS
Please note our MSC Provincial Office has moved: Our new address is: MSC Provincial Offices, Woodview House, Mt. Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin A94 DW95. T: +353 (0) 1 490 6622
Christmas Services at Sacred Heart Church
🌟Sat Dec 2nd🌟 Vigil 6.30pm Concert in Aid of Simon 7.30pm 🌟Wed Dec 6th🌟 Redemptoris Mater Seminary 7.30pm 🌟Thursday 7th Dec🌟 Vigil 6.30pm 🌟Fri 8th Dec🌟 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virg Mass...
Highs and Lows in South Sudan – Fr Alan MSC
Whistling Tunelessly What is the meaning of happiness? Philosophers have speculated on the topic since the beginning of the human story. The answers provided to date are varied and many, but few...
The MSC Message : Winter 2023
Welcome to this year's Winter edition of the MSC Message! • Read a special greeting from Fr John Fitzgerald MSC, Director of the MSC Missions Office. • We welcome Fr Joe McGee MSC as the new...
An invitation to our 2023 Light Up a Memory Mass
We warmly invite you to join us for an evening of contemplation and tribute, dedicated to the cherished memory of our loved ones who reside eternally in our thoughts and prayers, especially...
Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2023
Our Annual Mass for Deceased Members and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place on Sunday 5th November at 3pm in: Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork. (streamed online...
Congratulations to our Newly Elected General Assistants
The Missionaries of the Sacred would like to proudly congratulate our newly elected General Assistants to the General Team : ● Chris Chaplin, MSC (Australian) from the Province of Australia;...
Pope Francis to the MSC: “Be God’s compassion, sadness ruins consecrated life.”
Image from Vatican Media Article by Francesca Merlo published originally in Vatican News. Pope Francis addresses the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart during their 26th General Chapter and...
An invitation to our 2023 Light Up a Memory Mass
We warmly invite you to join us for an evening of contemplation and tribute, dedicated to the cherished memory of our loved ones who reside eternally in our thoughts and prayers, especially during the month of November. Our annual Light Up A Memory Mass to...
Masses for deceased MSCs and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2023
Our Annual Mass for Deceased Members and Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will take place on Sunday 5th November at 3pm in: Sacred Heart Church, Western Road, Cork. (streamed online here) Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Croí Nua, Galway....
Congratulations to our Newly Elected General Assistants
The Missionaries of the Sacred would like to proudly congratulate our newly elected General Assistants to the General Team : ● Chris Chaplin, MSC (Australian) from the Province of Australia; ● Bernard Mongeau, MSC (Canadian) from the Province of the Dominican...
Pope Francis to the MSC: “Be God’s compassion, sadness ruins consecrated life.”
Image from Vatican Media Article by Francesca Merlo published originally in Vatican News. Pope Francis addresses the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart during their 26th General Chapter and emphasises the importance of knowing Christ through the Gospel, deepening...
Election of Superior General
Fr Abzalón with Fr Joe McGee MSC, Provincial, Fr Carl Tranter MSC, Fr Julius Katjipa MSC and Fr Alan Neville MSC "I am delighted to announce the re-election of Fr Abzalón Alvarado Tovar MSC as our Superior General for a second mandate. On behalf of the...
MSC General Chapter takes place in Rome.
This is a very exciting time for our MSC's as the election process takes place to elect our new Superior General and Leadership Team for the worldwide congregation.This General Chapter also happens to coincide with the jubilee year of our founder, Fr Jules Chevalier....
Fr Alan MSC : Everyone is included, The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 2
After a torturously long trip including a delayed flight in Addis, as well as a missed flight, an overbooked flight, and militantly disinterested support staff in Istanbul, we finally made it to Lisbon. Pilgrimages are not meant to be easy. In fact, some challenges...
Typhoon Egay survivors receive relief from MSC Missions Office Phillipines
The MSC Mission Office Philippines took part in the distribution of relief goods to the families who were affected by Typhoon Egay in Sitio Nalasin, Camanggaan, Vigan City last August 18, 2023. Super Typhoon Egay, was a highly destructive tropical cyclone that had...
Fr Alan MSC: The Surprising Grace of Hospitality – Part 1
Ten days in Addis Ababa was unavoidable. If you want to get a Schengen Visa for four South Sudanese pilgrims to go to World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon there really is no other way other than through Ethiopia. In fact, conventional wisdom among those familiar...
Centre Faustino in Guatemala thanks our benefactors for all their help
Fr Jairo Uriel Sevilla Mendoza MSC, has got in contact recently with an update of how things are going in the Centro Faustino Villanueva, Guatemala since their appeal for help in the in the World Projects Appeal 2022. "Hello, how nice to greet you. I hope in...