For us, a life in union with the Heart of Christ is not just a devotion - it is the very core of our spirituality. The heart of Christ is the source of living water, that is, of the Spirit.
In 1950 the Irish MSC established their first mission in the Transvaal area of the very north of South Africa.
While initial efforts were focused in that remote part of what is now called Limpopo Province, new ministries were later established in the apartheid townships between Pretoria and Johannesburg, in the mixed race communities of Cape Town and in Namibia.
With the continuous arrival of more MSCs from Ireland, the mission area developed slowly but surely into the present day Dioceses of Tzaneen.
Although they were assisting in the wider MSC mission to New Guinea, by 1948 the Irish MSCs were ready to take on a missionary territory of their own. Following an invitation from Rome and the Belgian Benedictine monks of the Northern Transvaal of South Africa (present day Limpopo Province) Fr. Richard Scriven MSC, the then Superior of the Irish MSCs went to the Northern Transvaal and discussed possible mission areas to be given over to the care of the Irish MSCs.
"May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be loved everywhere!"
The ‘Breaking Bread’ Newsletter was published quarterly: March, June and September. We have now revamped the Newsletter and the publication is called 'MSC World'. This newsletter keeps you up to date with news about the projects in our care and news from the MSC family in Southern Africa. The Newsletter is distributed free of charge and can either be downloaded from this site or posted to you. Please contact the MSC Promotion Office so we can add your postal address to our database.
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