Missionaries of the Sacred Heart "To be on earth the heart of God!"

We believe in the love of God for each one of us, a love that is individual, concrete, and eternal. We go out to people to tell them this good news and we work together with people of similar minds, because we know that Jesus' heart and the love of God, revealed in the heart of Christ, are the only way forward. We are people of the heart, we are lovers of the gifts that God has given us. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart form a brotherhood - and by extension - a brotherhood and sisterhood in mission focused on Jesus who shows us how much God loves us. We are people of hope and courage. We believe in compassion - a Church of compassion, not of fear. We see the hand of God in the times we live. We believe that love is the only way. Like Christ, it is compassionate, tender and merciful.

MSC stands for Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (originally in Latin) founded by Fr. Jules Chevalier at Issodun in 1854. We are a group of Brothers and Priests (Catholic Church) and are an International Order of about 2,500 working in over fify-five countries, including many Third World Countries. Here in Australia we number about 210 and we work in Parishes, Colleges, Retreat Centres, in specialised ministry among urban and traditional aborigines, chaplains to the Armed Services, Universities, Hospitals, working in the Media, in ministry to people living with HIV+/AIDS and in many other areas.

Australian MSC are also working overseas in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, the Central Pacific Islands, Japan, India and South Africa, Vietnam and China. As well as overseas missions we have worked for many years among the Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory. Our MSC extended family also includes The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the MSC Association. 

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