“He is Risen!”
Every year, as the spring blossoms begin to bloom, we look ahead to the glorious celebration of the Resurrection at Easter time. Holy Week brings reverential services held in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork, leading up to a joyous dawn Mass on Easter Sunday morning.
The Family Tree of Life Book
The Easter Garden at the Sacred Heart Church is an especially beautiful one with the addition of the Family Tree of Life Book. Every Easter, we invite our mission friends to enrol their families, friends, and loved ones, and our MSC priests remember those enrolled in their Masses and prayers.
The Family Tree of Life book sits on the altar of our Easter Garden throughout the Easter season, in a truly lovely acknowledgement of those we love at this very special time of year.
Easter Dawn Mass
At daybreak on Easter Sunday, the MSC community in Cork come together to celebrate a special Mass, heralding the end of Holy Week and welcoming the dawn of this joyous day and the resurrection of the risen Lord.
As the sun rises over the grounds of the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork, MSC priests gather together with the local congregation to rejoice in the blessings of Easter Sunday morning. Candlelight gives way to sunlight as the dawn breaks over the horizon, uniting all those present in faith and gratitude in this spiritual celebration.
Friends and benefactors of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are remembered specially in this dawn blessing, in acknowledgement of the joint effort that allows our MSC missionaries across the world to provide support, encouragement, and help to vulnerable people who live in the shadow of fear, poverty, illness, and injustice.
From darkness into light, the Easter Dawn Mass is a beautifully symbolic ceremony where we give thanks for our daily blessings, and look to the future with faith and hope.
Take part in our Easter celebrations
At Easter time, you can help us to help others by supporting our ongoing mission projects, and in gratitude for your contribution, we will be glad to to remember your intentions at our Easter Dawn Mass.
You can then email us with your intentions at info@mscmissions.ie, or submit your personal prayers and intentions online, and our MSC priests will remember your petitions especially on Easter Sunday.
Holy Week Ceremonies at the Sacred Heart Church
All are welcome to join us for our Holy Week and Easter ceremonies, which will be streamed online here.
Holy Week & Easter Mass times for 2025
Palm Sunday April 13th
Blessing of Palms at 9.45am
Masses Vigil 6.30pm, 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am
Joint (Family of Parishes)Penitential Service
5pm in Dennehy’s Cross
Holy Thursday April 17th
Confessions 7pm—7.45pm
Concelebrated Mass of the Last Supper 8.00pm
“Watch one hour with Me ” 9.00pm
Good Friday April 18th
Confessions 11am—1pm
Stations of the Cross 12.00 noon
Liturgy of the Passion 3.00pm
(beginning with Novena to Divine Mercy Day 1)
Confession 4.00pm—5pm
Holy Saturday April 19th
Easter Vigil – 9.00pm
Easter Sunday April 20th
Easter Dawn Mass 6.00am
Masses 8.30am, 10.00am, 11.30am
Easter Monday
April 21st One Mass only 10am
MSC Easter Draw
Our annual MSC Easter Draw is now online. Each year, our Easter Draw raises vital funds for our ongoing mission projects around the world, bringing the light of Christ and Easter hope to people in real and urgent need. All are welcome to take part in our annual draw, which takes place on April 16th.