18 Jul 2017
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were delighted to welcome His Eminence Cardinal Christoph Schönborn OP to the Sacred Heart Church, Cork, on Friday, 14th June 2017.
Cardinal Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna and editorial secretary for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, celebrated Mass in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road to mark the 25th anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism. Cardinal Schönborn was joined in the celebration by Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, and Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore.
The 3.00pm Mass followed a day-long event at the Kingsley Hotel in Cork, where students of the Catechism gathered for a day of music, reflection, prayer, and a keynote address from Cardinal Schönborn. 
The Cardinal also preached a moving homily at the afternoon Mass as he reflected on the significance of the Catechism in today’s world and for generations to come.
Cardinal Schönborn spent some time studying with Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), and together, the pair co-edited the Catechism of the Catholic Church ahead of its publication in 1992.
“Having the general editor of the Catechism in Ireland is a great blessing,” said Máirín Ní Shúilleabháin, national co-ordinator of Adult Studies of the Catechism. “The opportunity to listen to Cardinal Schönborn reflect on the Catechism will give us further insight into the Gospel of the family at this moment in our history… This event will help us to increase our knowledge of what we believe as Catholics and will help us to enrich our understanding of the dignity of the Christian family.”
A full house at the Sacred Heart Church marked the 25th anniversary Mass as a resounding success, proudly celebrated by the MSC community, local parishioners, and adult students of the Catechism from near and far.
