| Missionaries Celebrate 300 Years of Priesthood |
 Seven priests from Missionaries of the Sacred Heart celebrated the diamond, golden, ruby, and silver jubilees of their ordinations at a ceremony at Western Road in Cork on June 27th 2009. Between them they have served three hundred years of priesthood. One of them, Fr. William Fleming msc, from Carraignavar celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination. Missionaries Celebrate 300 Years of Priesthood This year's jubilarians with the Provincial, Fr Pat Courtney MSC, in the centre Seven priests from Missionaries of the Sacred Heart celebrated the diamond, golden, ruby, and silver jubilees of their ordinations at a ceremony at Western Road in Cork on 27th June 2009. Between them they have served three hundred years of priesthood. One of them, Fr. William Fleming msc, from Carraignavar celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination. The MSC Provincial, Fr. Pat Courtney gave thanks for the large numbers of young men who entered the MSC priesthood over the years, especially from Cork city and county. “The mission of our founder” he said “was to make known the love of the Heart of Christ to people everywhere. We know this love ourselves as persons, and we strive to enable people to experience it in their lives situation”. Encouraging young men to think about the MSC missionary way of life Fr. Courtney asked them “to reflect on the calling and mission that MSCs have received and our belief that that mission is relevant and enriching for our times and our world”. He invited men thinking about a vocation to the priesthood to contact the MSC Director of Vocations, Fr. John Fitzgerald who is based at Western Road, Cork or to visit www.mscvocations.com for more information. The most recent ordination in MSC was Cork man, Fr. Alan Neville. The Society is celebrating the centenary of their arrival in Cork in 1909. As part of the centenary celebrations they will broadcast Mass from the RTE studios in Dublin on Sunday, 19 July. |