Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP

Due to her magnanimity of soul, Dona Lucilia easily adapted to the will of others. Nothing disturbed her well-ordered inner equanimity. It was reminiscent of certain characteristically Brazilian rivers of the Amazon Basin. Tranquil in their banks, they serenely surround and cover the obstacles that arise along their course. Those …

“Everything is grace!” St. Therese of the Child Jesus used to say, without an in-depth knowledge of theology… This happens with the saints: they are assisted by a special action of the Holy Spirit, which leads them to affirm lofty doctrinal principles without having studied them. And the maxim of …

We read in Scripture that Moses asked God how he should answer the Israelites’ questions regarding His name. And the Lord said: “I am Who am” (Ex 3:14). He did not call Himself “the one who was, who is and who will be,” but “I am Who am”! Yes, because …

One of Lucilia’s favourite places to practise her piety toward the Mother of God was the Luz Convent in São Paulo. She had visited this wellspring of blessings since earliest childhood, on journeys from Pirassununga, her birthplace. It was there that her soul felt most in contact with the supernatural. …

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 2 Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. …

The day will come, and it is not far off, when Mary will embrace her faithful children, as She had the goodness to embrace me. Here is a promise that, based on what grace breathes within me, I make to those who read these lines: “If you are true children …

33b Pilate said to Jesus, “Are You the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about Me?” 35 Pilate answered: “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to …

“My attitude of soul with Mama was, without a doubt, one of tremendous and complete resonance,” commented Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira about his relationship with Dona Lucilia. The physical phenomenon of resonance consists in the simultaneous vibration of same-pitched sounds. If, for example, a set of crystal glasses or …

26 The Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a Virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And coming to her he said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is …

27 Jesus and His disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” 29 And He asked them, “But who …