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Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - Heralds Magazine

Father, Guide and Protector of the Virgin

Among the countless graces that the Father bestowed on His beloved Daughter during her time in the Temple, the relationship with Simeon stands out. By virtue of the strong consonance She immediately felt with the righteousness and faith of this priest-prophet, the little one made the firm intention to never …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, October 2020

Consecrated to the Service of the Temple

The journey from Nazareth to the Holy City took three or four days. At any time of the year it was common to find families or groups of pilgrims on the roads of Israel, going up to Jerusalem or returning from it. With her attention always on the future Messiah …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, October 2020

Inspirer of the Victories of Good

“Who is this that looks forth like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army with banners?” (Sg 6:10). The sacred text compares the Blessed Virgin to an army in battle array. Our Lady strikes terror into the powers of evil, for She unmasks …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 28, February 2023

“Be Reconciled with God!”

Jesus said to His disciples: 1“Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. 2 “When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2023

An Ever-Growing Love of the Church

To know the Church in all its resplendence it is necessary, at a certain point, to sense in one’s inmost soul what it is. And the author uses the term sense because, in fact, it would be something like a mystical tasting, hearing, seeing, breathing and, even a touching of …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2023

A Voyage Marked by Suffering

Far across the ocean, the Old Continent beckoned all the lovers of sound tradition and refined customs. And these were not in short supply in the “São Paulinho” of the Belle Époque. While Dona Lucilia, as we have seen, figured in their first ranks, esteem for Europe was neither the …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2023

Innocence Throughout Her Life

The Ribeiro dos Santos family into which Lucilia was born, with their eminently traditional makeup, were monarchists to the core, in the same way that they were Catholics. The affective and psychological dispositions that made them feel at home in the monarchist ambit were similar to those they felt when …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, September 2022

The Reward for Fidelity

When Mary and Joseph arrived at the Temple, they were met by the priest Simeon who, “inspired by the Spirit”, had gone there. Our Lady presented him with her Son, who was most amiable towards him. The venerable old man experienced an indescribable joy at receiving God himself in his …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2023

Grafted in Christ

Jesus said to His Apostles: 37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; 38 and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, May 2020

Jesus’ Unsurpassed Divine and Human Love

1 Jesus said to His disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in Me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, April 2020

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