Pope Francis: “If we don’t respect women, our society will not progress” In The Pope Video for April, Pope Francis lifts up his prayer “that the dignity and worth of women be recognized in every...
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SMA International News – April 2024
Welcome to SMA International News For the Month of April. In this edition we are happy to feature the work of the SMA in the District of Tanzania that has reached a significant stage in a major...
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Funeral Homily for the late Fr Valentine [Val] Hynes, SMA
Fr Val Hynes, SMA, [late of Skehanagh Upper, Ballintubber, Co Mayo], died peacefully on the afternoon of Friday, 15 March 2024, at St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork. ...
Easter Sunday 2024 – Exploring Easter as Event, Encounter, Evangelisation
It is essential to establish Easter as an event. This emerges in the Gospels themselves when details of the burial of Jesus are recounted and in Matthew where the Roman soldiers are paid a...
Good Friday 2024
A Reflection on Good Friday by Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA Today’s liturgy is simple, even stark. The altar is stripped, the tabernacle left open. There is no pomp, certainly no ceremony in the...
Lenten Reflection – Fr Pat Kelly SMA
In this, the final video Reflection of this series, Fr Pat Kelly reflects on a Palm Sunday procession in the Holy Land that he participated in some years ago. He also speaks about the first Palm...
Ways to Support
Our Projects in Africa
The goals of building up faith communities and church structures, providing education, health care, social development and caring for our environment have been at the heart of the SMA’s missionary work.
Over the years we have supported the care of children at Tanga House, we have helped develop housing for those that were homeless, we have assisted in the building of schools and we have continued to educate Seminarians training to become SMA Missionary Priests.
Missionary Association Cards and prayers for a loved one
You can donate to the SMA by ordering one or more Missionary Association Cards. Our cards are designed to let someone know that you have remembered them in a prayerful way. All prayer intentions received are placed before the altar in the Community Chapel of the SMA House from where you got the Card and will be remembered in our daily prayers and Masses.
We have a number of options available for Birthdays, Sympathy, Get Well, Christmas, etc.
Events in Ireland
Each year we host a selection of events such as Summer schools and camps, climate change and biodiversity conferences and events on human trafficking and advocacy.
We also host Novenas across Ireland.
Sunday Homilies
Homily for the Second Sunday of Year B – 14th January 2024
Readings:1 Samuel 3:3-10,19; 1 Corinthians 6:13-15,17-20; John 1:35-42 Theme: ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening ’ (1 Samuel 3:10) Today’s readings are all about listening and responding to...
Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Year B
Readings: Isaiah 50:1-11; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11 Theme: ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you’ (Mark 1:11) Today, we reach the end of the Christmas season, and come to the third...
Homily for Sunday 31st December 2023 – Feast of the Holy Family
Theme: ‘Let the message of Christ, in all its richness, find a home with you’ (Colossians 3:18) Readings: Genesis:15:1-6 and 21:1-3; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40 On this Feast of the Holy...
Videos
Beginnings provides an historical account of the initiation of the SMA. It is the SMA story on the founder, choices and international expansion.
Fr. Anthony was extremely active in the Twafawne building project; a community housing initiative for women that had lost their homes.
Supporters in Ireland contribute vital funds to sponsor priests in training in Africa. You can hear about the FVC supporters and what is involved.
Each month we share videos regularly on :
- History and occasions
- Prayers and meditations
- Reflections and teachings
- Climate change, biodiversity and human trafficking
- Mindfulness
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