The Novena at St Joseph’s Church Blackrock Road, Cork, takes place from Monday September 23rd to Tuesday 1st of October. Mass will be at 7.30 pm each evening with the exception of Saturday when it...
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SEPTEMBER 2024 | For the cry of the earth.
The Prayer intention for September coincides with the Season of Creation. Pope Francis invites us to pray for the care of the planet and to listen to “hear the pain of the millions of victims of...
SEASON OF CREATION 2024 – Explainer and Events.
“Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It is a special season where we celebrate God as...
SMA INTERNATIONAL NEWS – Sept 2024
This month we go to Ivory Coast to hear about training of young people, aged between 8 and 16, in the values of peace and non-violence in the school environment. This was part of the third Peace...
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION – 1st Sept 2024
“Hope and Act with Creation” is the theme of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on 1 September 2024. The theme is drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), where the...
Reflection on Readings for Sat 31 August 2024 – Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA
Readings: 1Cor 1:26-31; Ps 32: 12-13, 18-21; Matt 25:14-30. We have a wonderful seam of spirituality in today’s selection of scriptural readings. Paul, the master of paradox, pits the weak against...
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 19th Sunday, Ordinary time Year B, 2024
Readings: I Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30 – 5:2; John 6:41-51 Theme: Food for the Journey of Life We normally think of the prophets as strong, courageous persons, prepared to withstand any opposition...
Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2024
Readings: Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:1-17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 Theme: Jesus, the Bread of life ‘And did you get what you wanted from life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call...
Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2024
Readings: 2 Kings 4: 42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 Theme: Bread, blessed, broken and shared for the life of the world While on a sabbatical programme in Jerusalem in the Spring of 2008, I had...
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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