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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 153, July 2020

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Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira


Soul Full of Enthusiasm and Logic

St. Ignatius of Loyola - Santa Casa, Loyola (Spain) When we analyse St. Ignatius of Loyola’s way of being and acting, we realize that his love and enthusiasm for the institutions and teachings of the Church imparted reflections of those perfections to his own soul, without, however, impinging on his …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, June 2020

Dona Lucilia


Devastating Disaster, Prodigious Cure

Dona Lucilia Corrêa de Oliveira photographed by Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, shortly before her death In perusing the Gospel narrative, at a certain point we come upon a particularly moving episode: having pity on ten lepers, Our Lord cures them, but only one returns to express his gratitude for …
Sr. Ana Lúcia Iamasaki - 30, June 2020

Heralds Worldwide


Blessing From the Air… and From the Sea!

T he scene unfolded in many of the cities where the Heralds are active, from Asunción, Paraguay, to Lisbon, Portugal; from the Western Brazilian city of Campo Grande to Maputo in Africa, covering São Paulo, Ponta Grossa, Fortaleza, San José (Costa Rica) and San Salvador (El Salvador). By helicopter, boat …
Editorial team - 30, June 2020

Mary, God’s Paradise


Parents of the Messiah’s Mother, Grandparents of God!

The Eternal Word wanted to have need of a Mother in whom He would take on human nature and, summarizing the whole universe within Himself (cf. Eph 1:10), repair our first parents’ sin. From this perspective, Our Lady’s advent not only signified an enhancement of the work of creation, but …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, June 2020

Back Cover


The Reason for Our Confidence

Our Lady of Divine Providence - Turris Eburnea House, Caieiras (Brazil) We could ask why Our Lady is called the Mother of Divine Providence. She bears this title, not because She gave birth to Divine Providence, but because She is entrusted, according to the designs of the Most High, with …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, June 2020

The Voice of the Popes


Grandeur and Fruits of the Holy Mass

A As you well know, venerable brethren, such were the goodness and kindness of our most loving Redeemer Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of God, towards men, that He took on human nature and accepted to endure for our eternal salvation the harshest torments and to suffer the most cruel …
Pope Bl. Pius IX - 30, June 2020

Diverse


Father of Christian Europe

St. Benedict - Monastery of Subiaco (Italy) When we recall the early days of Europe’s evangelization, the figure of the great Patriarch of Western Monasticism immediately comes to mind, St. Benedict of Norcia and his monks. Amidst silence, discipline and work, prayer, study and liturgical ceremony, the Benedictine Order “had …
Fr. Fernando Néstor Gioia, EP - 30, June 2020

Who Is the “Author” of Devotion to Our Lady?

Throughout the centuries, there has been much discussion over the cult paid to Our Lady, which has contributed not only to establishing the doctrinal basis for such piety, but also to boosting the fervour of Mary’s true children. However, although devotion to the heavenly Queen has been approved by the …
Fr. Alex de Brito, EP - 30, June 2020

Gospel Commentary


God’s Kingdom, a Kingdom of Warfare!

24 Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: “The Kingdom of Heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. 26 When the crop grew …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, June 2020

Lives of the Saints


Eucharistic Fervour in an Innocent Heart

In the famous evening conversation narrated by St. John in his Gospel, Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God” (Jn 3:3). Soon afterwards He added that it was necessary to be “born of water and …
Sr. Mary Teresa MacIsaac - 30, June 2020

Inside Front Cover


Sincere and Religious Love

St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola - Church of the Jesuits, Paris To my holy Father in Jesus Christ, Ignatius. O my true Father, I received the letters of your holy charity in Malacca upon my return from Japan. The news that I was awaiting, and which they …
St. Francis Xavier - 30, June 2020

Editorial


Discreet Preparation for Momentous Events

“Nemo summo fit repenter”, says the Latin adage; “no one becomes great suddenly.” This principle, which governs nature and souls, emanates from the wisdom of God, who has disposed all things judiciously and guides history according to His plans. Time was created by God. For Him, everything is present; only …
Editorial team - 30, June 2020

Story for Children


The Wisdom of Little John

Our story begins early in the last century, in a small forest near Baiersdorf, Germany. On a calm and cool morning, Mr. Bier had scheduled an outdoor class there for the schoolchildren. He was a man in his fifties, well-versed in natural sciences, who dedicated himself with utmost patience to …
Sr. Ana Laura Bueno - 30, June 2020

Concluding Pages


“Sentire cum Ecclesia”

Many visitors to the Vatican may be surprised by the huge paintings covering from top to bottom the walls of one of its most famous rooms: the “Gallery of Maps”. In it, monumental frescoes depict the geography of islands and regions of Italy and their surroundings, but also illustrate naval …
Sr. Adriana María Sánchez - 30, June 2020
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