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...
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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...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful...
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Fr Valentine [Val] Hynes, SMA [RIP]
Fr Val Hynes, SMA, died peacefully in the St Theresa’s Nursing Unit at the SMA House, African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland on Friday afternoon, 15 March 2024. He was 78 years of age...
A Short Prayer for Sunday
This is the seventh and last in a series of short prayers, one for each day of the week, recorded by Parishioners from SMA Parish Wilton, Cork. Thanksgiving for creation, for life and for what...
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
3rd Sunday of Easter – Year A
Readings: Acts 2: 14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35 Luke’s famous account of the risen Jesus’ meeting with two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus is one of the most captivating stories...
2nd Sunday of Easter – Year A
Readings: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20:19 – 31 Today’s gospel reading from John reports three distinct but related events: a) on the evening of first day of the week (Sunday) the...
EASTER SUNDAY – Year A
Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 Theme: ‘The way is open, death has been deposed…And you are free at last on Easter Day’ (Malcolm Guite) In the early 19th century, gas lamps...
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