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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 152, June 2020

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Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira


Christ in Us through the Holy Eucharist

When I was a boy, children were asked, in catechism classes, if they believed that Our Lord Jesus Christ was really present in the Holy Eucharist. They were supposed to give an answer that still echoes in my memory today. It was very beautiful, like all the responses from the …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, May 2020

Nova et Vetera


Let Us Love the Blessed Sacrament Passionately!

“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself” (Jn 12:32). It was first from the height of the Cross that Our Lord Jesus Christ drew all souls to Himself, redeeming them. However, in pronouncing these words, He undoubtedly also had in view …
St. Peter Julian Eymard - 31, May 2020

Mary, God’s Paradise


 Exalted Mother of God and Advocate of Sinners

The Salve Regina prayer refers to three important titles of Our Lady: “hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope.” Is there any connection between these invocations and the prior ones? Or, are they merely literary adornments? If examined carefully, it can be seen that they are the result or …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, May 2020

The Voice of the Popes


The Mystery of the Holy Eucharist

The mystery of the most Holy Eucharist which Christ, the High Priest instituted, and which He commands to be continually renewed in the Church by His ministers, is the culmination and centre, as it were, of the Christian religion. We consider it opportune in speaking about the crowning act of …
Pope Pius XII - 31, May 2020

Back Cover


Mother of Perpetual Help

Virgin of Perpetual Help - Church of the Blessed Trinity, Mexico City What is being specifically praised in the invocation of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is not that the Blessed Virgin Mary helps us often, liberally and tenderly, but the fact that this help is perpetual. Whatever evil we …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, May 2020

Diverse


Jesus Is There: Why Doubt?

“Ah… But I don’t believe this story!” “Well, I’m telling you the honest truth! Come with me and you’ll see!” Heading to the town square, the two friends were able to watch the extraordinary event that took place there. We are in Rimini, in the mid-13th century, during a troubled …
Sr. Luciana Niday - 31, May 2020

Gospel Commentary


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

Lives of the Saints


St. Boniface of Mainz - Father of the Germanic Peoples

St. Boniface – stained glass in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus, Montevideo Superb military parades, exquisitely organized cities, succulent sausages, forests notable for the impeccable regularity of their arrangement: these are some of the indisputable charms of Germany. They radiate an innocence in battle …
Sr. Maria Teresa Matos - 31, May 2020

Inside Front Cover


Sanctified by Mary’s Word

St. John the Baptist - Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris One excellent way to become acquainted with Mary’s spirit and her Immaculate Heart is to study the life of St. John the Baptist. Since he was sanctified in St. Elizabeth’s womb by a word of Our Lady, one sees that She, in …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, May 2020

Editorial


The Eucharist, Heart of the Church

Erected by Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Church depends entirely on the life of its Divine Founder, in which humanity participates through the Sacraments. The vitality of the Mystical Body lies in the grace they transmit, especially through the Holy Eucharist. A most ardent devotee of this Sacrament, Dr. Plinio …
Editorial team - 31, May 2020

Story for Children


The Lion and the Ant

One day, little Lucy took a walk through her home territory to visit the different fortresses existing in it. Enchanted, she entered each of those marvellous constructions to better contemplate the immense work of her ancestors. Lucy was proud to belong to a dynasty of ants living in that region …
Denise María Ruiz - 31, May 2020

Concluding Pages


A Palace or a Cave?

Sea, rocks and sun... Such disparate elements, but they form such a beautiful combination! Together, they create harmonious scenes conductive to well-being and to filling the admiring soul with joy. The famous Island of Capri, located off the southern coast of the Italian Peninsula, is home to the Blue Grotto, …
Sr. Angelis Ferreira - 31, May 2020
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